The farther objects are from us, the more bluish gray they appear and the less detail we see. Also called atmospheric perspective, it imitates the way distant objects appear to the human eye. Something worn as a charm against evil or injury. An arrangement of forms that do not appear to be the same on either side of an imaginary center line. That part of an image that appears to be farthest from view.
Baroque art is characterized by theatrical emotion, drama, and illusionistic effects.
Some artists used dramatic lighting to spotlight scenes of ordinary life, while others chose inherently dramatic subjects and enhanced them through theatrical interpretation. Describing an object produced or reproduced by pouring plaster or molten metal into a mold. Much sculpture, jewelry, and decorative art is cast. In art history, a term describing the arts of ancient Greece and Rome. Many later periods in European art referred to these antique arts as standards of excellence.