Vocab TFG, 15CNE, Q

Question 1

Pulpit

Answer 1

Raised Platform in church or mosque on which a priest stands while leading the religious service

Question 2

Pointed (Ogival) Arch

Answer 2

narrow arch of pointed profile

Question 3

Corinthian Capital

Answer 3

On the top of columns, double row of Acanthus leaves, wrapped around a bell-shaped echinus

Question 4

Relief Sculpture

Answer 4

Figures projecting from the background

Question 5

Simultaneous Narrative

Answer 5

Two stories at once

Question 6

Hierarchy of Scale

Answer 6

Larger objects are more important, or more powerful. Less important appear smaller

Question 7

Illuminated Manuscript

Answer 7

Luxurious Handbook with painted illustrations and decorations

Question 8

Tempera

Answer 8

painting technique/medium using egg yolks, glue, or casein

Question 9

Gold Leaf

Answer 9

beaten gold that becomes as thin as tissue paper

Question 10

Patron

Answer 10

Person or organization that orders the painting, the one who pays the artist, may set certain guidelines

Question 11

True or Buon Fresco

Answer 11

PIgment mixed with water, chemically bonded to wall

Question 12

A Secco

Answer 12

Dry Fresco, painting watercolors on dry wall

Question 13

Duomo/Cathedral

Answer 13

Bishop’s church

Question 14

Predella

Answer 14

Narrow ledge on which an altarpiece rests on

Question 15

Triptych

Answer 15

Three-paneled painting with hingers, outer two parts of the painting are called wings, and can close, hiding the painting from sight

Question 16

Oil Paint

Answer 16

Using oil-based pigments, done on canvas. Not permanent like fresco can be, but brings out rich color and texture

Question 17

Lost-wax Process

Answer 17

Bronze-casting method where a figure is modeled in wax, covered in clay, then fired, melting the wax, but hardens the clay. This then becomes a mold for molten metal.

Question 18

Sculpture in the Round

Answer 18

Freestanding sculptures, carved or modeled in three dimensions.

Question 19

One-Point (Linear Perspective)

Answer 19

Perspective where all parallel lines or surface edges converge on vanishing points, with reference to the horizon line. Foreshortening is also used, as it appears in life.

Question 20

Horizon Line

Answer 20

Line that is the reference to the eye level of the viewer

Question 21

Orthogonals

Answer 21

A line imagined to be perpendicular to the picture plane, they recede to a vanishing point

Question 22

Vanishing Point

Answer 22

Point where orthogonals meet. On Horizon line, where objects get smaller as an illusion of distance is increased

Question 23

Transversals

Answer 23

A line imagined to be perpendicular to orthogonals, and parallel to the picture plane

Question 24

Rib

Answer 24

Masonry arch that projects from a surface, framework of the vaulting

Question 25

Lantern

Answer 25

tower-like structure, usually with windows, capping the top of a dome, stabilizes dome, and lets light in.