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Renaissance and Baroque Vocabulary
Christian Doctrinal Terms, Architectural Terms, Painting Terms, and Sculptural Terms
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
10/23/2013

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Trinity
Definition
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God is bearded, Christ is on a cross, Holy Spirit is a dove
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Crucifixion
Definition
Sacrifice of Christ. He is portrayed on a cross
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Transubstantiation
Definition
Turning bread and wine to the body and blood of Christ
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Eucharist
Definition
The blood and body of Christ as represented by wine and bread
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Duomo
Definition
Cathedral
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Campanile
Definition
Tower
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Baptistery
Definition
Building where baptisms happen
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Piazza
Definition
Courtyard
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Ground Plan
Definition
Bird's-eye view
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Elevation
Definition
Side view: see the height
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Nave
Definition
Center of the church; middle aisle
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Side Aisles
Definition
Behind the columns
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Transept
Definition
Left and right of the nave; forms short segments of the cross
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Apse
Definition
Large, central nave at the end of the nave; right before altar
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Altar
Definition
Designated for performance of mass; holds altarpiece; very back of the church
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Chapel
Definition
Small room or niche
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Bay
Definition
Repeated spacial element with beams and their supports
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Crossing
Definition
Where transept and nave meet; right below the dome
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Altarpieces
Definition
Works placed over the altar; open/close wings
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Tempera
Definition
Egg-based paint
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Predella
Definition
Smaller narrative panels at the bottom of the altarpiece
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Diptychs
Definition
Two-panel altarpiece; usually private
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Triptychs
Definition
Three-panel altarpiece
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Polyptych
Definition
Many-panel altarpiece
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Fresco
Definition
Painting on wet plaster; part of the wall
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Relief Sculpture
Definition
Raised against a background
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Narrative Sculpture
Definition
Tells a scene or narrative story
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Figural Sculpture
Definition
3D; human or animal subject
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Frontal
Definition
Seen from one direction; back is against the wall
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In the Round
Definition
Seen from all sides; detailed on all sides
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Freestanding
Definition
Not attached to architecture
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Annunciation
Definition
Angel Gabriel telling the Virgin Mary that she will have God's baby
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Nativity
Definition
Christ being born in the barn
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Last Supper
Definition
Jesus and the apostles; "One of you will betray me"
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Deposition
Definition
Jesus comes down from the cross, both Marys present
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Annunciation
Definition
Angel Gabriel telling the Virgin Mary that she will have God's baby
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Nativity
Definition
Christ being born in the barn
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Last Supper
Definition
Jesus and the apostles; "One of you will betray me"
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Deposition
Definition
Jesus comes down from the cross, both Marys present
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