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Gateways to Art: Introduction
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
07/15/2014

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Medium

Definition
The material on or from which an artist chooses to make a work of art
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Print

Definition
A picture reproduced on paper,
often in multiple copies
Term
Watercolor
Definition
Transparent paint made from pigment
and a binder dissolved in water
Term
Medieval
Definition
Relating to the Middle Ages; roughly, between the fall of the Roman Empire
and the Renaissance
Term
Renaissance
Definition
A period of cultural and artistic change in Eurpope from the 14th to the 17th century
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Calligraphy
Definition
The art of emotive or carefully descriptive hand lettering or handwriting
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Ceramic
Definition
Fire-hardened clay, often painted, and normally sealed with shiny protective coating
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Patron
Definition
An organization or individual who sponsors the creation of works of art
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Manuscripts
Definition
Handwritten texts
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Guilds
Definition
Medieval associations of artists,
craftsmen, or tradesmen
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Academies
Definition
Institutions training artists in both the theory of art and practical techniques
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Provenance
Definition
The record of all known previous owners
and locations of a work of art
Term
Mural
Definition
A painting executed directly on to a wall
Term
Bauhaus
Definition
Design school founded in Weimar, Germany, in 1919
Term
Neutral Tones
Definition
Colors (such as blacks, whites, grays, and dull gray-browns) made by mixing complementary hues
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Oil Paint
Definition
Paint made of pigment suspended in oil
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Ivory
Definition
Hard, creamy-colored material from the tusks of such mammals as elephants
Term
[image]
Definition
Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, 1503. Oil on wood, Musee du Louve, Paris, France
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