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| A picture or relief representing a religious subject suspended in a frame behind the altar of a church. Often made up of 2 or more separate panels created using a technique known as panel painting. |
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| Atmospheric/aerial perspective |
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| applied to landscape scenes. based on observation that distant elements appear less distinct and colorful than things close by. i.e. the Sky becomes paler near the horizon and the distant landscape turns bluish gray |
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| sculptrue recounting heroic deeds of kings |
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| an asymmetrical arrangement of the human figure in which the line of the arms and shoulders contrasts with while balancing those of the hips and legs. Commonly used when depicting the human figure. |
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| Lines are cut into a plate with tools. Ink is then put into the lines. Paper and plate are held tightly against the engraving and the ink transfers to the paper. This way they can be mass produced |
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| A technique used in perspective to create the illusion of an object receding into the distance. For example when you look down a long road and the trees on either side of the road start to move into eachother |
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| painting technique in which water based pigments are applied to a surface of wet platers. the color is absorbed into the plaster, become a permanent part of the wall. |
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| An outlook attaching more importance to human rather than divine matters. INdividuals were encouraged to excel and strive, studying different subjects such as math and science. Manifested itself in in detailed observation and recording of nature |
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| study of the significance and interpretation of subject matter of art |
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| A method of giving the impression of recession by visual instinct, not by the use of an overall program or system |
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| Linear/on-point/scientific perspective |
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| method of creating the illusion of 3D space on a 2D surface by delineating a horizon line and multiple orthogonal lines that recede to a vanishing point |
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| Someone who gives financial support to an artist. They might commission the artist to draw something for them. |
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| An altarpiece constructed from multiple panels, sometimes with hinges to allow for movable wings |
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| revival of literature and art under the influence of classic modles in the 14th-16th centuries. Art developed in this era of interest in antiquity |
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| Any work in which the figures projects from a supporting background, usually a plane surface |
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| a painting medium made by blending egg yolks with water, pigments, and occasionally other materials such as glue |
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| an artwork made up of 3 panels. Usually an altarpiece |
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