Terms for Quiz Flashcards
Maniera Greca
The Greek manner, (Byzantine)- medieval, non naturalistic style. (Vasarie)
Tempera
(Egg), a non malleable, suspension paint in egg yolk.
Buon Fresco
True/Good Fresco,-> When a pigment is painted directly into the wet plaster. Must be very skilled because it dries quickly.
Fresco a secco
A painting on top of a wall (secco- dry)
Arriccio
Bumpy, hard plaster layer (first layer)
Intonaco
The second layer, the wet plaster that gets painted into and eventually becomes the wall.
Giornata
The one day painted section
Enrico Scrovegni
Called Giotto to paint in his Arena Chapel to ensure his salvation.
Polyptych
A painting, usually at an altar, with 3 or more panels put together by hinges.
Quattrocento
14th Century (1300’s)
Cinquecento
15th Century (1400’s)
Duomo
The Cathedral of Florence
Campanile
Bell Tower
Oculus
The opening in the middle of the Dome to let light in.
Column
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Capital
The top of a column
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Arch
Coeffer
Squares in the parthenon, Create a harmonious pattern and helps to elevate the weight.
Leon Battista Alberti
Writes a Tretus (1435) and writes out the mathematical formula of 1-point perspective.
Pietra Serena
Serene stone, subtle light grey stone.
Cosmino de’ Medici
Not noble, very powerful head of banking.
Rustication
To go away to the country.
Relievo Schiacciato
Squashed relief, low marble relief, allows for more gradation in space.
Predella
A step or platform an alter is placed on.
Foreshortening
An object that looks like its coming off the page and into our space.
One-Point Perspective
A picture where all the angles disappear into one vanishing point.
Chiaroscuro
Light to dark contrast
Memento Mori
Remember your death (try to ensure your salvation)
Pala quadrata
A single square picture field.
Sacra Conversazione
Sacred conversation, holy figures who may not have been alive all at the same time having a round facing conversation.
