15th-Century Northern Europe: Vocab Flashcards
What is the Book of Hours? Please provide an example.
A Christian devotional book for private prayer, focused on the series of prayer called the Hours of the Virgin.
EX: The Mary Burgundy Painted, Mary reading, from the Hours of Mary of Burgundy, Before 1482, Colors and Ink on Parchment, Late Medieval/ Proto-Renaissance
What is Engraving?
A printmaking technique where the artist gouges or scratches the image into the surface of the printing plate; the engraved lines are filled with ink, which is then transferred to the paper during the printing process.
What is a Polyptych? Please provide an example.
A work of art with more that three parts or panels, usually attached together.
EX: Micheal Pacher, St. Wolfgang Altarpiece, c. 1471-81, Carved, Painted and Gilt Wood; Oil on Wood Panel, Late Medieval/ Proto-Renaissance.
What s a Triptych? Please provide an example.
A three-part work of art, often three panels attached together.
EX: Robert Campin (Master of Flemalle) and Workshop, Merode altarpiece (Annunciation Triptych), c.1425-30, Oil on Wood Panel, Late Medieval/ Proto-Renaissance.
What is a Woodcut? Please provide an example.
A relief printing process in which the image I carved into a block of wood and the raised areas are inked.
EX: Jan Van Eyck, a Man in a Red Turban, c.1433, Oil on Wood Panel, Late Medieval/ Proto-Renaissance.
