Renaissance

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Renaissance

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“Rebirth”; The term used to describe the history, culture, and art of 14th-16th century Western Europe

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Altarpiece

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A panel situated above and behind an Altar

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Buon Fresco

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A painting technique in which water-based pigments are applied to a surface of wet plaster

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Stigmata

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The wounds Christ received at his crucifixion that miraculously appears on the body of a saint

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Giornata

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“Day”; The section of plaster that a fresco painter expects to complete in one session

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Triptych

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A 3-paneled Altarpiece; Small, portable shrine with hinged wings used for private devotion

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Pulpit

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A raised platform in a church where a priest stands while leading the religious service

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Mystery Plays

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A dramatic enactment of the Holy mysteries of the Christian Faith; performed at city squares

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Secular Art

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Art that has no religious theme

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Humanism

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focus on the value and potential of individual humans

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Prefiguration

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early indication of something, in biblical usage the coming of Jesus Christ as the Messiah

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Linear Perspective

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All parallel lines converge on one vanishing point

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Vanishing Point

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A single point on the horizon line where parallel lines seem to meet

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Horizon Line

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The visual boundary where the sky meets the land or water; the height of the viewer’s eye

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City-State

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An independent, self-governing city

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Dome (Architecture)

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A hemispherical vault; arch rotated on its vertical axis

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Altar

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A table for the presentation of religious offerings

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Nave (Architecture)

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The central area of a church

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Lantern (Architecture)

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A small towerlike structure, usually with windows, capping the tip of a dome and admitting light to the interior

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Cinquecento

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“500”; 16th century (1500s) in Italy

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Tempera

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A technique of painting using pigment mixed with egg yolk

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Maniera Greca

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“Greek Manner”; The Italo-Byzantine painting style of the 13th century

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Gold Leaf

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Gold beaten into tissue-paper-thin sheets that then can be applied to surfaces

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Cartoon

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a full-size drawing used to transfer a design to a finished work

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Feudalism

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People work and fight for nobles who give them protection and the use of land in return.

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Byzantium

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A continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395

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Donors

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Someone who commissions and pays for a work of art

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Iconography

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"The writing of images"; Refers both to the subject of an artwork and the study of content in art

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Quattrocento

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"400"; The 15th century (1400s) in Italy

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Renaissance Man

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A person with many talents/areas of knowledge

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Contrapposto

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A graceful arrangement of the body based on titled shoulders and hips and bent knees

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Equestrian

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A rider or performer on horseback

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Neo-Platonism

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A philosophical school that reinterpreted Plato's ideas and combined them with other ideas to create a comprehensive understanding of the universe

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Foreshortening

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show an object or view as closer than it is or as having less depth or distance, as an effect of perspective

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Sfumato

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"Smokey"; A smokelike haziness that subtly softens outlines in paintings

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Pyramidal Composition

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Subjects organized in a triangle

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Trompe l'oeil

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"Fools the eye"; Illusionistic painting that aims to deceive viewers into believing that they are seeing real objects rather than a representation of those objects

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Basilica (Architecture)

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A public building for legal proceedings

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Pieta

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A painted or sculpted representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ

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Oil Painting

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A painting technique using oil-based pigments that rose to prominence in Northern Europe in the 15th century