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
the window story of a church
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compound pier
gathering of engaged shafts around a pier
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continuous narrative
work of art that contains several scenes of same story painted or sculpted in continuous succession
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embroidery
woven product in which design is stitched into premade fabric
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gallery
passageway inside or outside church characterized by having a colonnade or arcade
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jamb
side posts of a medieval portal
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Last Judgement
Christian scene of judgement at the end of the world
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mandorla
almond-shaped circle around Christ, Buddha, other holy figures
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narthex
vestibule/lobby of a church
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portal
doorway, heavily decorated in Medieval tradition
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radiating chapel
chapel that extends in radial pattern from centre
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reliquary
vessel for holding sacred relics
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rib vault
vault where diagonal arches form riblike patterns, typically supporting a roof
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tapestry
woven product where design and backing are produced on a loom at the same time
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transept
aisle in church perpendicular to the nave
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transverse arch
arch that spans interior space connecting opposite walls by crossing from side to side
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triforium
narrow passageway with arches opening into nave
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trumeau
central pillar of portal that stabilizes structure, often elaborately decorated
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tympanum
rounded sculpture place over poral of medieval church
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vault
roof constructed with arches
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barrel vault
when arch is extended to form a tunnel
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groin vault
when two barrel vaults intersect at right angles
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voussoir
wedge-shaped stone that forms curved part of arch
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keystone
central voussoir
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andachtsbild
image for private contemplation and devotion
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apocalypse
the end of the world, God's destruction of evil and final judgement of good and evil
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bay
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
east end of a Gothic church
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choir
space between transept and apse for a choir or clergymen
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close
enclosed garden-like space around a cathedral
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compound pier
pier that appears to be group/gathering of smaller piers put together
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flying buttress
stone arch and pier that supports roof from pillar outside building
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haggadah
"narration", book containing Jewish story of Passover and ritual of Seder
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hammerbeam
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
tall, narrow window with pointed arch usually filled with stained glass
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moralized Bible
Bible where Old and New Testament stories are paralleled with one another in illustrations, text, and commentary
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ogee arch
arch formed by S-shaped curves that meet at the top
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Passover
8-day Jewish festival that commemorates exodus of Jews from Egypt
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Pieta
depiction of crucified Christ on the lap of Mary
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pinnacle
pointed sculpture on piers or flying buttresses
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seder
ceremonial meal celebrated on first two nights of Passover; marked by reading of the Haggadah
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spire/steeple
tall pointed tower on a church
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triforium
narrow passageway with arches opening into a nave, usually directly below a clerestory
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lamentation
scene mourning Jesus' death, often with Mother Mary, St. John, and Mary Magdalene
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maniera greca
"greek manner", style of painting based on Byzantine models poplar in 12th and 13th century Italy
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tempera
type of paint made with egg yolk as binder, known for quick drying rate and opa
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tempera
type of paint made with egg yolk as binder, known for quick drying rate and opaque colours
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trecento
14th century in Italian art
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altarpiece
painted or sculpted panel set on an altar of a church
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annunciation
where Gabriel tells Mary she will be the mother of Jesus
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donor
patron of art who is often seen in that work
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engraving
printmaking process where burin is used to carve into a metal plate, causing impressions in the surface
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burin
tool used for engraving
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etching
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
paint in which pigments are suspending in oil-based medium; allows for corrections, additions, and greater range of detail
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polyptych
many-paneled altarpiece
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redella
base of an altarpiece that is filled with small paintings
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reformation
division in Christianity that occurred with the emergence of Protestantism
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triptych
three-paneled painting or sculpture
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woodcut
printmaking where wood tablet is carved into with a tool; strong, angular surfaces with sharp lines
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bottega
studio of an Italian artist
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chapter house
building next to a church used for meetings
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humanism
Renaissance intellectual movement that emphasized secular alongside religious; power and ability of man
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Madonna
Virgin Mary
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mullion
central post or column that is support element in window or door
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Neoplatonism
school of ancient Greek philosophy revived by Italian humanists
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orthogonal
lines that appear to recede toward vanishing point in linear perspectives
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perspective
depth and recession in a painting or relief sculpture
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atmospheric/aerial perspective
landscape that gives illusion of distance
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pietra serena
dark-gray stone used for columns, arches, and trim details in Renaissance buildings
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pilaster
flattened column attached to wall with capital, shaft, and base
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quattrocento
1400s in Italian art
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trompe l'oeil
"fools the eye"; form of painting that attempts to represent object as existing in three dimensions
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Arcadian
simple rural and rustic setting used in Venetian paintings
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canvas
heavy woven material used as surface of a painting
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cassone
trunk for storing a wife's clothes
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chiaroscuro
gradual transition from light to dark in painting
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cinquecento
1500s in Italian art
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entombment
painting or scene of Jesus' burial
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flood story
story of Noah, his family, and the ark
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genre painting
painting in which scenes of everyday life are depicted
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glazes
thin layers put over painting to sharpen colour and create sonorous effect
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ignudi
nude corner figures on Sistine Chapel ceiling
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Last Supper
meal shared by Jesus and disciples before crucifixion
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sfumato
hazy effect that distances viewer from painting subject
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sibyl
Greco-Roman prophetess whom Christians saw as prefiguring arrival of Christ
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still life
painting of a group of inanimate objects
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di sotto in su
'form the bottom up'; type of ceiling painting where figures seem to over above the viewers
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impasto
thick and visible application of paint on painting surface
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tenebroso/tenebrism
dramatic dark and light contrast in painting
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biombos
freestanding screens
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casta paintings
paintings from New Spain showing people of mixed races
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enconchados
shell-inlay paintings
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escudo
framed painting worn below the neck in Spanish colonial painting
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mestizo
someone of mixed European and Native American descent
