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Urtech Carravagisti
r efers to those Baroque artists, all distinctly influenced by the art of Caravaggio, who were active mostly in the Dutch city of Utrecht during the early part of the seventeenth century. TERM 2
Rembrants self-portraits
DEFINITION 2 No artist has left a loftier or more penetrating personal testament than Rembrandt van Rijn. In more than 90 portraits of himself that date from the outset of his career in the 1620s to the year of his death in 1669, he created an autobiography in art that is the equal of the finest ever produced in literature even of the intimately analytical Confessions of St. Augustine. TERM 3
Rembrandt as a printmaker
DEFINITION 3 Rembrandt created some 300 etchings and drypoints from about 1626 to 1665. TERM 4
Procuress
DEFINITION 4 girl drinking- man sexual with hand on her breast TERM 5
Dutch Genre Painting
DEFINITION 5 a lot of agricultural pictures, drinking, playing cards, smoking, cooking
Dutch Portrait
a standing pose is usually avoided, as a full-length might also show pride. Poses are undemonstrative, especially for women, though children may be allowed more freedom. TERM 7
camera obscura
DEFINITION 7 is an optical device that projects an image of its surroundings on a screen. It is used in drawing and for entertainment, and was one of the inventions that led to photography. TERM 8
printmaking
DEFINITION 8 is the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio in the metal (the original processin modern manufacturing other chemicals may be used on other types of material). As an intaglio method of printmaking, it is, along with engraving, the most important technique for old master prints, and remains in wide use today. TERM 9
Palladianism/Classicism in England
DEFINITION 9 is a European style of architecture derived from the designs of the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio (15081580). The term "Palladian" normally refers to buildings in a style inspired by Palladio's own work; that which is recognised as Palladian architecture today is an evolution of Palladio's original concepts. TERM 10
Constantijn Huyghens
DEFINITION 10 was a Dutch Golden Age poet and composer.
Rembrandt van Rijn
was a Dutch painter and etcher. He is generally considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art history and the most important in Dutch history TERM 17
Johannes Vermeer
DEFINITION 17 was a Dutch painter who specialized in exquisite, domestic interior scenes of middle class life. Vermeer was a moderately successful provincial genre painter in his lifetime TERM 18
Jan Steen
DEFINITION 18 was a Dutch genre painter of the 17th century (also known as the Dutch Golden Age). Psychological insight, sense of humour and abundance of colour are marks of his trade. TERM 19
De Hooch
DEFINITION 19 was a genre painter during the Dutch Golden Age. He was a contemporary of Dutch Master Jan Vermeer, with whom his work shared themes and style. TERM 20
Inigo Jones
DEFINITION 20 is the first significant British architect of the modern period, and the first to bring Italianate Renaissance architecture to England. He left his mark on London by single buildings, such as the Banqueting House, Whitehall
Christopher Wren
is one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history. He used to be accorded responsibility for rebuilding 51 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including his masterpiece, St. Paul's Cathedral, on Ludgate Hill, completed in 1710.
