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| Italian for 300; generally used to refer to the 1300’s or the 14th century |
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| Italian for 300; generally used to refer to the 1300’s or the 14th century |
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| Italian for 400; generally used to refer to the 1400’s or the 15th century |
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| talian for 500; generally used to refer to the 1400’s or the 16th century |
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| talian for 500; generally used to refer to the 1400’s or the 16th century |
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| talian word for majesty; designates an iconic formula of the enthroned Madonna with the child Jesus, whether or not accompanied with angels and saints |
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| pictorial or sculptured representations of Mary, Mother of Jesus, either alone, or more frequently, with the infant Jesus. |
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| term used to describe depictions of Mary holding the dead Christ in her arms |
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| term used to describe depictions of Mary holding the dead Christ in her arms |
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| wall painting on moist plaster |
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| wall painting on moist plaster |
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| ircular vault made up of a series of arches intersecting each other around a central axis |
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| ircular vault made up of a series of arches intersecting each other around a central axis |
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| The intersection of two or three barrel vaults |
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| The intersection of two or three barrel vaults |
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| supporting structure for a dome |
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| supporting structure for a dome |
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| egular Latin word for “eye” used to describe the empty round hole at the top of the dome |
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| egular Latin word for “eye” used to describe the empty round hole at the top of the dome |
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| The term used for a thin, transparent layer of paint, particularly in oil painting and acrylics |
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| strong contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole composition |
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| Italian for to vanish” or “to shade”. The painting appears as though a veil of smoke had drifted between the subject of the painting and the viewer, adding some brightness to the pure darks and blocking some of the pure brights of the subject |
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| a picture or relief representing a religious subject and suspended in a frame behind the altar of a church |
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| a picture or relief representing a religious subject and suspended in a frame behind the altar of a church |
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| the practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it |
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| the practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it |
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| a Latin phrase translated as "Remember your mortality", "Remember you must die" or "Remember you will die" |
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| a Latin phrase translated as "Remember your mortality", "Remember you must die" or "Remember you will die" |
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| a distorted projection or perspective requiring the viewer to occupy a specific vantage point to reconstitute the image |
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| a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of pure color are applied in patterns to form an image |
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| a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of pure color are applied in patterns to form an image |
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| a French expression which means "in the open air", and is particularly used to describe the act of painting outdoors |
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| a French expression which means "in the open air", and is particularly used to describe the act of painting outdoors |
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| a work of formal art, primarily in the visual arts, made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole. |
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| a work of formal art, primarily in the visual arts, made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole. |
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| refers to a popular form of photography used to chronicle significant and historical events |
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| refers to a popular form of photography used to chronicle significant and historical events |
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