D lettered words

Question 1

Dada

Answer 1

An early-20th-century art movement prompted by a revulsion against the horror of World War I. Dada embraced political anarchy, the irrational, and the intuitive. A disdain for convention, often enlivened by humor or whimsy, is characteristic of the art the Dadaists produced.

Question 2

Daegwan

Answer 2

Korean “crown.”

Question 3

Daguerreotype

Answer 3

A type of early photograph, developed by Daguerre, which is characterized by a shiny surface, meticulous finish, and clarity of detail. A daguerreotype is a unique photograph; it has no negative.

Question 4

Darshan

Answer 4

In Hinduism, the ability of a worshipper to see a deity and the deity to see the worshipper.

Question 5

De Stijl

Answer 5

Dutch, “the style.” An early-20th-century art movement (and magazine), founded by Piet Mondrian and Theo van Doesurg, whose members promoted utopian ideals and developeda simplified geometric style.

Question 6

Deconstructivist Architecture

Answer 6

An architectural movement or style influenced by deconstruction that encourages radical freedom of form and the open manifestation of complexity in a building rather than strict attention to functional concerns and conventional design elements (such as right angles or grids).

Question 7

Deity

Answer 7

A god.

Question 8

Di Sotto In Su

Answer 8

“From bottom up” a type of ceiling painting in which the figures seem to be hovering above the viewers, often looking down at us.

Question 9

Diptych

Answer 9

A two-paneled painting or altarpiece; also, an ancient Roman, Early Christian, or Byzantine hinged writing tablet, often of ivory and carved on the external sides.

Question 10

Dome

Answer 10

A concave shape whose concavity faces downward.

Question 11

Donor

Answer 11

A patron of a work of art who is often seen in that work.

Question 12

Doric

Answer 12

An order of ancient Greek architecture that features grooved columns and no grooved bases and an upper story with square sculpture called metopes.

Question 13

Drum

Answer 13

Any of the cylindrical stone blocks composing a column that is not a monolith.

Question 14

Drypoint

Answer 14

An engraving technique in which a steel needle is used to incise lines in a metal plate. The rough burr at the sides of the incised lines yield a velvety black tone in the print.

Question 15

Dynasty

Answer 15

A succession of rulers of the same line of descent.