WEEK 1 Flashcards
Patron saint
the protecting or guiding saint of a person or place
Altarpiece
A work of art, especially a painting on wood, set above and behind an altar
Tempera
A method of painting with pigments dispersed in an emulsion miscible with water,
typically egg yolk. The method was used in Europe for fine painting, mainly on wood panels,
from the 12th or early 13th century until the 15th, when it began to give way to oils.
maniera greca- (Italian: “Greek manner”)
A term coined by Giorgio Vasari (1511–74) for 13thcentury Italian painting that was influenced by Byzantine styles. The maniera greca is
characterized by gilded backgrounds, flattened space, and striations to suggest folds of fabric.
Also known as the Italo-Byzantine style.
Enrico Scrovegni
i- was a Paduan money-lender who lived around the time of Giotto and
Dante. Enrico is most famous as the patron of Giotto, commissioning the great painter to paint
the famous Scrovegni Chapel, c. 1303-5, which he also commissioned.
Buon fresco-
Buon fresco is a fresco painting technique in which alkaline-resistant pigments, ground
in water, are applied to wet plaster. It is distinguished from the fresco-secco and finto fresco
techniques, in which paints are applied to dried plaster.
Plenary indulgence
An indulgence may be plenary (remits all temporal “punishment” required
to cleanse the soul from attachment to anything but God) or partial (remits only part of the
temporal “punishment”, i.e. cleansing, due to sin).
Naturalism
Naturalism began in the early Renaissance, and developed itself further
throughout the Renaissance, such as with the Florentine School. … Naturalism is a type of art
that pays attention to very accurate and precise details, and portrays things as they are.
Affetti
Affetti takes its name from the Italian term meaning “human passions and feelings
expressed through gesture.”
Sacra conversazione
- In art, a sacra conversazione, meaning holy conversation, is a genre developed
in Italian Renaissance painting, with a depiction of the Virgin and Child amidst a group of saints in a
relatively informal grouping, as opposed to the more rigid and hierarchical compositions of earlier
periods.
Book of Hours-
- The book of hours is a Christian devotional book popular in the Middle Ages. It is
the most common type of surviving medieval illuminated manuscript.
manuscript illumination
- An illuminated manuscript is a manuscript in which the text is
supplemented with such decoration as initials, borders, and miniature illustrations.
Grisaille
Originating from the French word “gris” meaning “gray”, the term grisaille stands for a
monochrome painting or under-painting usually created in shades of gray or neutral grayish
colors. … Although the term implies quite a particular palette, it has been stretched to include
monochromatic paintings in brown or green.
International Gothic
a style of Gothic art, especially painting, developed in Europe in the late
14th and early 15th centuries, chiefly characterized by details carefully delineated in a
naturalistic manner, elongated and delicately modeled forms, the use of complex
perspective, and an emphasis on the decorative or ornamental aspect of ..
Relic
In religion, a relic usually consists of the physical remains of a saint or the personal
effects of the saint or venerated person preserved for purposes of veneration as a tangible
memorial. Relics are an important aspect of some forms
of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Shamanism, and many other religions. Relic derives
from the Latin reliquiae, meaning “remains”, and a form of the Latin verb relinquere, to “leave
behind, or abandon”. A reliquary is a shrine that houses one or more religious relics
