D lettered words Flashcards

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Dada

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An early-20th-century art movement prompted by a revulsion against the horror of World War I. Dada embraced political anarchy, the irrational, and the intuitive. A disdain for convention, often enlivened by humor or whimsy, is characteristic of the art the Dadaists produced.

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Daegwan

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Korean “crown.”

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Daguerreotype

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A type of early photograph, developed by Daguerre, which is characterized by a shiny surface, meticulous finish, and clarity of detail. A daguerreotype is a unique photograph; it has no negative.

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Darshan

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In Hinduism, the ability of a worshipper to see a deity and the deity to see the worshipper.

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De Stijl

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Dutch, “the style.” An early-20th-century art movement (and magazine), founded by Piet Mondrian and Theo van Doesurg, whose members promoted utopian ideals and developeda simplified geometric style.

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Deconstructivist Architecture

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An architectural movement or style influenced by deconstruction that encourages radical freedom of form and the open manifestation of complexity in a building rather than strict attention to functional concerns and conventional design elements (such as right angles or grids).

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Deity

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A god.

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Di Sotto In Su

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“From bottom up” a type of ceiling painting in which the figures seem to be hovering above the viewers, often looking down at us.

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Diptych

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A two-paneled painting or altarpiece; also, an ancient Roman, Early Christian, or Byzantine hinged writing tablet, often of ivory and carved on the external sides.

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Dome

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A concave shape whose concavity faces downward.

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Donor

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A patron of a work of art who is often seen in that work.

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Doric

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An order of ancient Greek architecture that features grooved columns and no grooved bases and an upper story with square sculpture called metopes.

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Drum

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Any of the cylindrical stone blocks composing a column that is not a monolith.

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Drypoint

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An engraving technique in which a steel needle is used to incise lines in a metal plate. The rough burr at the sides of the incised lines yield a velvety black tone in the print.

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Dynasty

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A succession of rulers of the same line of descent.

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