What occurred during the Northern Renaissance in France?

rulers, including Francis 1, built palaces called chateaux

chateau

a castle or fortress and the residence or country home of nobility,especially in France

what is true about Leonardo's illustration

careful empirical observation helped shape the notion of scientificillustration

chiaroscuro

an important method of shading using gradations of values and strongcontrasts of light and dark to create a sense of volume. this methodenhances the illusion of 3-d form on a 2-d plane.

conservation

repairing a work of art in order to avoid any further damage

restoration

cleaning and repairing a work of art in order to bring it back to itsoriginal state as much as possible

scientific illustration

drawings made with the goal of communicating information regardingthe structure and appearance of an object

sfumato

a painting technique that involves subtle tones bleeding into one

another without harsh lines, creating a "smoky" appearance

what tools and techniques were used in the painting of the sistinechapel?

michelangelo used grids and cartoons to transfer drawings to the

prepared wall surface

buon fresco

A type of fresco in which the plaster is still wet and the paint

bonds with the plaster.

cartoon

A preparatory drawing for a mural that contains a number of small

holes, allowing the drawing to be transferred to the wall using

powdered charcoal tapped through the holes.

contrapposto

A naturalistic pose in which the figure stands, resting most of theweight on one foot and creating a slight tilt in the pelvis.

giornata