Chapter 14 - The International Style

Question 1

What are some of the characteristics of the international style?

Answer 1

Delicate and refined
Decorative
Gilding
Highly realistic floral and landscape details
Elongated and elegant figures, blonde, sweet, gentle expression

Question 2

Diptych

Answer 2

Two panels hinged together

Question 3

Triptych

Answer 3

Three panels hinged together

Question 4

Polyptych

Answer 4

Many panels hinged together

Question 5

Egg tempera

Answer 5

Mix of egg yolk, pigment, and gum arabic

Question 6

Gilding

Answer 6

Applying gold leaf over a surface

Question 7

Glazes

Answer 7

Thin layers of transparent paint applies on top of one another to build depth and modify colours in a painting

Question 8

Gold leaf

Answer 8

Gold beaten into thin sheets and used to cover surfaces

Question 9

Gold tooling

Answer 9

Embossing a decorative design through a sheet of gold leaf

Question 10

Pigment

Answer 10

Dry colourants made from a variety of natural materials that were ground into a fine powder

Question 11

Gum arabic

Answer 11

Natural gum made from hardened sap of the acasia tree