Terms

Question 1

apocryphal

Answer 1

stories that are believed to be true but are of doubtful authenticity

Question 2

chapel

Answer 2

a separately dedicated part of a church, or small independent churchlike edifice, devoted to special services

Question 3

foreshortening

Answer 3

the technique of depicting an object or human body in a picture so as to produce an illusion of projection or extension in space

Question 4

hieratic scale

Answer 4

the most important figure(s) is larger in relation to the figures around him or her

Question 5

grisaille

Answer 5

a style of monochromatic painting in limited shades, usually of brown or grey onto a mid-toned background; typically refers to sculpture

Question 6

quatrefoil

Answer 6

four-lobed shape

Question 7

roundels

Answer 7

a picture which is round in format; more commonly used to describe a small round element of a complex picture such as an altarpiece

Question 8

usury

Answer 8

the illegal action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high interest rates, forbidden under ecclesiastical law of the RCC