Chapter 14 Flashcards

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Egg tempera

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Pigments mixed with egg yolk

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Low Countries

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Areas known today as Belgium and the Netherlands

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Oil paint

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Pigments mixed with linseed oil

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Illuminated manuscripts

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A text supplemented with decoration like initials, borders and miniature illustrations

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Finial

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An ornament at the top, end, or corner of an object

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Triptych

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A three paneled painting

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Polyptych

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A painting consisting of multiple panels

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Iconographic

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An object that has a symbolic meaning

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Disguised symbolism

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Giving spiritual meaning to ordinary objects

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Alla prima

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Without preliminary drawing

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Wain

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Wagon

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Utopia

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Thomas more wrote his utopian idea of society

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Disputation

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Debates

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Dispensation

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Distinctive arrangement or period in history that forms the framework through which God relates to mankind

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Theses

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A statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or prove

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Hymn

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A type of song usually religious

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Theocracy

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A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God, or a god

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Iconophile

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A person who loves using religious images

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Iconoclast

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The systematic destruction of religious icons because of their religious connotations

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Reformation

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The 16th century religious, political, intellectual and cultural upheaval that splintered catholic Europe

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Elector

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Any of the German Princes entitled to take part in choosing the Holy Roman Empire

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Orthodox

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Conforming to what is generally or traditionally accepted as right or true

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Calvinism

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Protestant theological system of John Calvin and his successors, which develops Luther’s doctrine of justification by faith alone and emphasizes the grace of God.

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Woodcut

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Prints made of wood

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Etching
Design comes from incisions made in the surface
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Burin
Incising tool to do metal engravings
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Genre painting
Paintings that depict the daily life of ordinary people
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Chateaux
French castles
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Secular music
Music not associated with religious meanings or ceremonies
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Chanson
4-6 part harmony, French
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Madrigal
4-6 part Harmony, Italian/ English
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Homophonic texture
Single melody, not several
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Sonnet
14 lined poem, written in iambic pentameter, 10 syllables per line.
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Blank verse
Unrhymed iambic pentameter
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Iambic pentameter
Each line as 10 syllables with alternating stresses
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Soliloquy
An act of speaking ones thoughts aloud when oneself is disregardful or oblivious to any hearers.
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Groundling
Spectator, member of a theater audience who traditionally stood in the pit below the stage
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Habsburgs
Royal sponsor
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Word painting
Reflects the literal meaning of a song
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Deus ex machina
An unexpected power or event saving a seemingly hopeless situation (plot device in play)