Chapter 16 (Definitions) Flashcards by Faysal F | Brainscape

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What is the meaning of renaissance man

A

A universally engaged person

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What is a Greek cross

A

A cross that is equal in length from all arms

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What does monumentality mean

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Something that appears to be with greatness

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What is idealism

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Plato’s idea that reality is a mental concept

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What is empiricism

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Aristotle’s opinion that reality must be experienced

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What is peristyle

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A colonnade fronting or surrounding a structure

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What is a sculptured wall

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A wall that is heavily carved out

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What is a colossal order

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Columns that extend over many floors

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What is a pilaster

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A flat attached support

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What is an attic

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A floor just below the roof

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What is a cupola

A

A small dome

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What is an apse

A

A semicircular extension in a wall

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What is a sfumato

A

A misty smoky appearance

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What is synthesis

A

Leonardo’s ability to combine elements

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What is ignudi

A

Nude figures (Italian)

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What does Sistine mean

A

Vatical chapel of popes, named after pope sixtus

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What is the apocalypse

A

The end of the world

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What does heroic mean

A

Exaggerated muscular style

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What does sacra conversazion mean

A

A holy conversation

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What does attribution mean

A

The act of establishing someone as the creator of an artwork

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What is iconography

A

The meaning of the subject matter of the art work

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What is a glaze

A

A translucent layer of varnish mixed with pigment