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Unit 3 Vocabulary Flashcards

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animal style

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a medieval art form where animals are depicted in stylized and complicated pattern; usually fighting

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chasing

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ornamentation of metal by indenting into a surface with a hammer

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cloisonne

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enamelwork in which colored areas are separated by thin bands of metal, usually gold or bronze

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codex

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a manuscript book

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colophon

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commentary at the end of Chinese scrolls; any inscription at the end of a manuscript with information about its publication

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fibula

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clasp used to fasten garments

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gospels

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first four books of the New Testament and chronical the life of Jesus

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horror vacui

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“fear of empty spaces”; type of artwork where all space is filled, sometimes in a crowded, congested way

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illuminated manuscript

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manuscript that is decorated with painted initials, marginal illustrations, and large images that add pictorial element to written text

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parchment

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writing surface made from animal skins

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vellum

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fine parchment made from calf skin

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scriptorium

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place in a monastery where monks wrote manuscripts

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zoomorphic

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having elements of animal shapes

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abbey

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monastery for monks/convent for nuns and the connecting church

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ambulatory

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passageway against apse of a church

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apse

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end point of a church where the altar is

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arcade

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series of arches supported by columns

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blind arcade

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when arches face a wall and are not self-supporting

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archivolt

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series of concentric moldings around an arch

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axial plan (basilican plan, longitudinal plan)

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church with long nave whose function is the apse, designed along an axis

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baptistery

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in medieval architecture; separate chapel or building generally in front of church used for baptism

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bay

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vertical section of church that is embraced by set of columns, usually composed of arches and aligned windows

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campanile

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a bell tower of an Italian building

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cathedral

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principal church of a diocese, where the bishop sits

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clerestory

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the window story of a church

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compound pier

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gathering of engaged shafts around a pier

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continuous narrative

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work of art that contains several scenes of same story painted or sculpted in continuous succession

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embroidery

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woven product in which design is stitched into premade fabric

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gallery

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passageway inside or outside church characterized by having a colonnade or arcade

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jamb

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side posts of a medieval portal

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Last Judgement

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Christian scene of judgement at the end of the world

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mandorla

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almond-shaped circle around Christ, Buddha, other holy figures

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narthex

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vestibule/lobby of a church

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portal

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doorway, heavily decorated in Medieval tradition

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radiating chapel

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chapel that extends in radial pattern from centre

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reliquary

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vessel for holding sacred relics

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rib vault

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vault where diagonal arches form riblike patterns, typically supporting a roof

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tapestry

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woven product where design and backing are produced on a loom at the same time

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transept

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aisle in church perpendicular to the nave

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transverse arch

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arch that spans interior space connecting opposite walls by crossing from side to side

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triforium

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narrow passageway with arches opening into nave

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trumeau

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central pillar of portal that stabilizes structure, often elaborately decorated

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tympanum

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rounded sculpture place over poral of medieval church

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vault

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roof constructed with arches

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barrel vault

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when arch is extended to form a tunnel

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groin vault

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when two barrel vaults intersect at right angles

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voussoir

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wedge-shaped stone that forms curved part of arch

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keystone

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central voussoir

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andachtsbild

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image for private contemplation and devotion

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apocalypse

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the end of the world, God’s destruction of evil and final judgement of good and evil

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bay

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vertical section of a church that is embraced by set of columns and usually composed of arches and aligned windows

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chevet

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east end of a Gothic church

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choir

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space between transept and apse for a choir or clergymen

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close

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enclosed garden-like space around a cathedral

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compound pier

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pier that appears to be group/gathering of smaller piers put together

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flying buttress

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stone arch and pier that supports roof from pillar outside building

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haggadah

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“narration”, book containing Jewish story of Passover and ritual of Seder

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hammerbeam

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type of roof in English Gothic architecture where timber braces curve out from walls and meet high over middle of floor

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lancet

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tall, narrow window with pointed arch usually filled with stained glass

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moralized Bible

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Bible where Old and New Testament stories are paralleled with one another in illustrations, text, and commentary

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ogee arch

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arch formed by S-shaped curves that meet at the top

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Passover

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8-day Jewish festival that commemorates exodus of Jews from Egypt

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Pieta

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depiction of crucified Christ on the lap of Mary

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pinnacle

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pointed sculpture on piers or flying buttresses

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seder

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ceremonial meal celebrated on first two nights of Passover; marked by reading of the Haggadah

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spire/steeple

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tall pointed tower on a church

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triforium

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narrow passageway with arches opening into a nave, usually directly below a clerestory

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lamentation

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scene mourning Jesus’ death, often with Mother Mary, St. John, and Mary Magdalene

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maniera greca

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“greek manner”, style of painting based on Byzantine models poplar in 12th and 13th century Italy

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tempera

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type of paint made with egg yolk as binder, known for quick drying rate and opa

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tempera

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type of paint made with egg yolk as binder, known for quick drying rate and opaque colours

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trecento

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14th century in Italian art

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altarpiece

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painted or sculpted panel set on an altar of a church

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annunciation

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where Gabriel tells Mary she will be the mother of Jesus

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donor

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patron of art who is often seen in that work

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engraving

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printmaking process where burin is used to carve into a metal plate, causing impressions in the surface

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burin

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tool used for engraving

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etching

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metal plate covered with wax, and designs are cut into the wax, and an acid bath eats away at exposed portions of the plate; produces the finest details

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oil paint

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paint in which pigments are suspending in oil-based medium; allows for corrections, additions, and greater range of detail

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polyptych

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many-paneled altarpiece

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redella

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base of an altarpiece that is filled with small paintings

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reformation

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division in Christianity that occurred with the emergence of Protestantism

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triptych

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three-paneled painting or sculpture

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woodcut

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printmaking where wood tablet is carved into with a tool; strong, angular surfaces with sharp lines

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bottega

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studio of an Italian artist

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chapter house

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building next to a church used for meetings

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humanism

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Renaissance intellectual movement that emphasized secular alongside religious; power and ability of man

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Madonna

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Virgin Mary

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mullion

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central post or column that is support element in window or door

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Neoplatonism

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school of ancient Greek philosophy revived by Italian humanists

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orthogonal

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lines that appear to recede toward vanishing point in linear perspectives

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perspective

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depth and recession in a painting or relief sculpture

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atmospheric/aerial perspective

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landscape that gives illusion of distance

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pietra serena

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dark-gray stone used for columns, arches, and trim details in Renaissance buildings

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pilaster

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flattened column attached to wall with capital, shaft, and base

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quattrocento

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1400s in Italian art

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trompe l’oeil

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“fools the eye”; form of painting that attempts to represent object as existing in three dimensions

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Arcadian

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simple rural and rustic setting used in Venetian paintings

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canvas

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heavy woven material used as surface of a painting

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cassone

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trunk for storing a wife’s clothes

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chiaroscuro

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gradual transition from light to dark in painting

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cinquecento

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1500s in Italian art

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entombment

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painting or scene of Jesus’ burial

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flood story

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story of Noah, his family, and the ark

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genre painting

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painting in which scenes of everyday life are depicted

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glazes

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thin layers put over painting to sharpen colour and create sonorous effect

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ignudi

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nude corner figures on Sistine Chapel ceiling

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Last Supper

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meal shared by Jesus and disciples before crucifixion

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sfumato

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hazy effect that distances viewer from painting subject

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sibyl

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Greco-Roman prophetess whom Christians saw as prefiguring arrival of Christ

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still life

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painting of a group of inanimate objects

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di sotto in su

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‘form the bottom up’; type of ceiling painting where figures seem to over above the viewers

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impasto

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thick and visible application of paint on painting surface

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tenebroso/tenebrism

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dramatic dark and light contrast in painting

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biombos

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freestanding screens

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casta paintings

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paintings from New Spain showing people of mixed races

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enconchados

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shell-inlay paintings

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escudo

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framed painting worn below the neck in Spanish colonial painting

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mestizo

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someone of mixed European and Native American descent

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