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UCSB art history 6b terms
ucsb art history 6b terms winter 2012
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02/14/2012

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liturgical
Definition
referring to the performance of mass
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priest
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ordained to celebrate mass
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mass
Definition
reenactment of Christ's death
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altarpiece
Definition
work behind the altar, shows significance of the mass
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corporal
Definition
piece of cloth at the altar
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host
Definition
bread>body
wine>blood
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transubstantiation
Definition
when bread turns into body, wine into blood
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devotional
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a work of art interrelated with liturgical art
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book of hours
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collection of prayers, what day and time to say them
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diptych
Definition
work of art across two panels
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exemplum justice
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justice by example
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frescos
Definition
painting on wet plaster
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fresco secco
Definition
paint applied after plaster dries
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attribute
Definition
identifying feature of a person in a painting (ie mary's dark blue robe)
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criteria for religious images
Definition
to teach
to remember
to move
to delite
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sinopia
Definition
amount of plaster that can be painted in one day
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orthogonals
Definition
leading lines which go to the vanishing point
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panel painting by tempura
Definition
pigments are ground and mixed with egg yolk to become opaque
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humanism
Definition
reconstruction of humanities from the ancient world
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Contra posto
Definition
posing the body in which one leg is engaged, and the opposite arm is engaged.
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illumination
Definition
illustrations in the book of hours
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cloth of honor
Definition
hung behind someone of high social standing
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triptych
Definition
painting across three panels, opens up
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delectare
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to delight: people become responsive to a message being conveyed by a good painting
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aniconic devotion
Definition
without images
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prie dieu
Definition
prayer stool
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mandorla
Definition
almond shaped halo around someone appearing in a vision
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bust length
Definition
typical length for a portrait
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contrafete
Definition
counterfeit: to take the place of... sometimes portraits would stand trial in place of their owners
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trompe l'oeil
Definition
fooling the eye
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ubiquitous gaze
Definition
appears to be looking everywhere at once
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secular image
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non-religious
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sacristy
Definition
room in which priests prepares to say mass
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arma christi
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"Arms of christ" instruments that identify christ as the sacrifice, held by angels
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censors
Definition
specialized containers for burning incense
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deposition
Definition
taking down "remembering"
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passion
Definition
refers to the events surrounding Christ's Crucifixion
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