Chapter 16 (Definitions) Flashcards
What is the meaning of renaissance man
A universally engaged person
What is a Greek cross
A cross that is equal in length from all arms
What does monumentality mean
Something that appears to be with greatness
What is idealism
Plato’s idea that reality is a mental concept
What is empiricism
Aristotle’s opinion that reality must be experienced
What is peristyle
A colonnade fronting or surrounding a structure
What is a sculptured wall
A wall that is heavily carved out
What is a colossal order
Columns that extend over many floors
What is a pilaster
A flat attached support
What is an attic
A floor just below the roof
What is a cupola
A small dome
What is an apse
A semicircular extension in a wall
What is a sfumato
A misty smoky appearance
What is synthesis
Leonardo’s ability to combine elements
What is ignudi
Nude figures (Italian)
What does Sistine mean
Vatical chapel of popes, named after pope sixtus
What is the apocalypse
The end of the world
What does heroic mean
Exaggerated muscular style
What does sacra conversazion mean
A holy conversation
What does attribution mean
The act of establishing someone as the creator of an artwork
What is iconography
The meaning of the subject matter of the art work
What is a glaze
A translucent layer of varnish mixed with pigment
