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Art Heritage II Terms
Megan Reddicks Pignataro
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
02/12/2018

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Maniera Greca
Definition
Italo-Byzantine form of painting - gold, flat, shallow
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Tempura
Definition
Egg and Pigment (usually on wood)
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International Gothic Style
Definition
stylized manuscripts, mosaics, glass - secular
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Punchwork
Definition
tooled decorative work in gold leaf
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Buon Fresco
Definition
true fresco - paint on wet plaster
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Sinopia
Definition
dark red, brown earthy pigment
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Intonaco
Definition
final, thin layer of plaster on fresco
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Giornata
Definition
a days work
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Quatrefoil
Definition
ornamental design for four leaves in architecture
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Grisaille
Definition
painting in grey monochrome - imitates sculpture
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Book of Hours
Definition
prayers said at the canonical hours of the day
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Altarpiece / Retable
Definition
art honored behind an altar
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Polychromy Sculpture
Definition
practice of decorating architectural elements with several colors
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Diptych/Triptych/Polyptych
Definition
2/3/4 paneled altarpiece
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Silverpoint
Definition
traditional drawing with a silver pointed instrument
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Etching
Definition
engraving
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Cross-Hatching
Definition
intersecting parallel lines
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Contrapposto
Definition
S Curve - asymmetrical human stance
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Humanism
Definition
emphasis on education and expanding knowledge; exploration of individuals to excel
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Atmospheric Perspective
Definition
creates illusion of distance by diminution of color intensity and blurring of contours as distance increases
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Linear Perspective
Definition
all parallel lines converge on a vanishing point at eye level; objects render smaller the farther they are
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Equestrian Monument
Definition
statue of a rider/knight mounted on a horse
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Condottiere
Definition
leader or member of mercenaries
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Pietra Serena
Definition
dark, greenish grey stone
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Tondi
Definition
circular painting or relief
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Pilaster
Definition
a rectangular column, especially projecting from a wall
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Neo-Platonism
Definition
method of abstracting the finite world of forms from the infinite world of the ideal
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Di sotto in sù
Definition
"seen from below" - ceiling paintings
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Sfumato
Definition
colors shaded into one another - producing soft, hazy outlines
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Chiaroscuro
Definition
light vs dark
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Pyramidal Grouping
Definition
figures painted in a triangular formation for movement
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Mannerism
Definition
having a distinctive behavior - skewed perspective + dramatic shadowing
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Disegno vs. Colorito
Definition
fine art using principles of sculpture vs dominant color for sensual purposes
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Protestant Reformation
Definition
Expand beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church
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Anamorphic image
Definition
a skewed image which only appears normal from a very specific angle
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Genre Scene
Definition
details of everyday items/life
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Landschaft
Definition
landscape - sometimes religious for Gods creations
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Baldacchino
Definition
ceremonial canopy of stone/fabric over a shrine/altarpiece
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Tenebrism
Definition
very dramatic lighting/shadow contrast
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Camera Obscura
Definition
darkened box with convex lens to project image
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