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Art HIstory 6B Lectures 1 &2
Week 1
36
Art History
Undergraduate 2
02/06/2013

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Luthirgical
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Where a piece of artwork that serves a ritual function within the church
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Priest
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Mass
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Most important ritual
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Altarpiece
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On the back of the altar/on the altar with the picture of the crucifixion
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Altar
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Corporal
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White cloth on top of the altar
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Host
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Small white disk; wafer made of wheat and water
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Transubstantiation
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Official term for miracle; means "changing substances"
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Devotional (art)
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affecting you by stimulating an emotional response; personal emotional attachment such as the love of Christ; contrition- feeling of guilt
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Book of Hours
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Each day is divided into six hours and there are certain types of prayer during different types of day. There are also changes at different types of the year. Frequently illustrated
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Diptych, Triptych, Polyptych
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2 panels printed on wood. Mary holding Christ. Used as a way of focusing meditation.
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Penitence
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Response to sin; punishment
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Prie Dieu
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French (praying to God); piece of furniture in which people kneel and pray
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Mandorla
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A painted oval figure used as an architectural feature and as an aureole enclosing figures such as Christ or the Virgin Mary in Medieval art
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Fresco
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Plaster is applied to the wall and the plaster is painted directly onto the wet plaster and becomes part of the wall
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Fresco Secco
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Done in dry fresco and tends to peel
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Incipit
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First few words of speech that let one know what the rest of the speech
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Masterpiece
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Patron Saint
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Annuciation
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Incarnation
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Christ becoming physical figure (human); analogous to the wafer becoming flesh
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Passion
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Apostle
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Lapis Lazuli
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Rare stone that gave a deep blue pigment; crushed and used for paintings and also the reason why it was so expensive to have this color in paintings and often associated to be the most important figure in paintings such as Mary
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Pregnant Moment
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The moment before the climax
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Type/Prototype
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Someone being analogous to another person such as Anna being analogous to Mary
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Christian Time
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Cruciform Halo
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Halo with the shape of a cross; often drawn on Christ's halo to distinguish him from apostles
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Ubiquitous Gaze
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Gaze that looks everywhere at the same time . [Personal and makes someone uncomfortable]
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Docere
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To teach
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Movere
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To move with emotion; to have strong emotional responses
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Memoria
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To remember
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Delectare
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To delight; colors show interest and pay closer attention to details
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Quid Pro Quo
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Doing good deeds such as an act of generosity to compensate and get credit into heaven
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Holy Trinity
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Archangel
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High-rank angel
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