Chapter 17 (Definitions) Flashcards
What is mannerism
It is a 16th century style which stresses unusual juxtapositions
What is juxtaposition
Contrasting arrangement
What does equilibrium mean
Balance
What does reformation mean
16th century movement to renew the church, Protestantism
What is Protestantism
16th century split from the Catholic Church
What does figure serpentina mean
An S shaped position of a figure
What does allegory mean
Symbolic representation
What is a counter reformation
A campaign by the Catholic church to stop reformation
What is the council of Trent
A 16th century conference that shaped counter reformation
What is mysticism
Personal intuitive attainment of spiritual knowledge
What is the Quattro Libri
Pallado’s four books on architecture
What is a broken pediment
A facade with super imposed or fragmented pediment
