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Fount of life.
Latin title of the chief work of Ibn Gebirol (Avicebron), the Arab Jewish philosopher of the 11th century |
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| A Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine |
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| A painting or other image above and behind an altar. |
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The technique of allowing tones and colors to shade gradually into one another, producing softened outlines or hazy forms.
Example: The Mona Lisa by Leonardo Davinci. |
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A distinctive ornament at the apex of a roof, pinnacle, canopy, or similar structure.
Exmaple: Dome of Florence Cathedral by Brunelleschi.
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| A painting, like an altarpiece, on two hinged wooden panels that may be closed like a book. |
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