Chapter 14 Flashcards
Egg tempera
Pigments mixed with egg yolk
Low Countries
Areas known today as Belgium and the Netherlands
Oil paint
Pigments mixed with linseed oil
Illuminated manuscripts
A text supplemented with decoration like initials, borders and miniature illustrations
Finial
An ornament at the top, end, or corner of an object
Triptych
A three paneled painting
Polyptych
A painting consisting of multiple panels
Iconographic
An object that has a symbolic meaning
Disguised symbolism
Giving spiritual meaning to ordinary objects
Alla prima
Without preliminary drawing
Wain
Wagon
Utopia
Thomas more wrote his utopian idea of society
Disputation
Debates
Dispensation
Distinctive arrangement or period in history that forms the framework through which God relates to mankind
Theses
A statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or prove
Hymn
A type of song usually religious
Theocracy
A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God, or a god
Iconophile
A person who loves using religious images
Iconoclast
The systematic destruction of religious icons because of their religious connotations
Reformation
The 16th century religious, political, intellectual and cultural upheaval that splintered catholic Europe
Elector
Any of the German Princes entitled to take part in choosing the Holy Roman Empire
Orthodox
Conforming to what is generally or traditionally accepted as right or true
Calvinism
Protestant theological system of John Calvin and his successors, which develops Luther’s doctrine of justification by faith alone and emphasizes the grace of God.
Woodcut
Prints made of wood
Etching
Design comes from incisions made in the surface
Burin
Incising tool to do metal engravings
Genre painting
Paintings that depict the daily life of ordinary people
Chateaux
French castles
Secular music
Music not associated with religious meanings or ceremonies
Chanson
4-6 part harmony, French
Madrigal
4-6 part Harmony, Italian/ English
Homophonic texture
Single melody, not several
Sonnet
14 lined poem, written in iambic pentameter, 10 syllables per line.
Blank verse
Unrhymed iambic pentameter
Iambic pentameter
Each line as 10 syllables with alternating stresses
Soliloquy
An act of speaking ones thoughts aloud when oneself is disregardful or oblivious to any hearers.
Groundling
Spectator, member of a theater audience who traditionally stood in the pit below the stage
Habsburgs
Royal sponsor
Word painting
Reflects the literal meaning of a song
Deus ex machina
An unexpected power or event saving a seemingly hopeless situation (plot device in play)
