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Composition |
how does the artist arrange the elements together to make the art |
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Subject |
object; what is the art about |
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Style |
how is he using what he is using |
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low relief |
statue that is close to flat |
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High relief |
statue that is slightly apart from the marble |
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What are the three types of statues? |
Low relief, high relief, and free standing |
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What is a basilica |
1. an ancient Roman building used as a commercial hall 2. Early Christian church 3. A Church that is set apart because of its beauty or importance |
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Four parts of a basilica |
Apse, nave, aisle, and nathex |
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illuminated manuscript |
docment or book that is decorated with drawing or painting |
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Transept |
the section of a Church that crosses the nave |
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Donor statues |
statues of noblemen who have given money to the Church |
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Fresco |
Italian word meaning "fresh", which refers to painting on fresh plaster |
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Perspective |
technique of making 2-D plane appear 3-D |
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Linear technique |
technique of making objects in the distance appear smaller |
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Atmospheric technique |
techinque of making objects in the distance appear blurrier |
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Vanishing point |
point on horizon at which parallel lines appear to converge |
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modeling |
shadowing the volume of a 2-D or 3-D object |
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Provide necessary information regarding |
c.120, Rome |
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The Good Shepherd |
4th century, Catacombs, Rome |
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The Holy Trinity |
Rublev, c 1410-1420,Tretiakov Gallery, Moscow |
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Chi Rho from the book of Kells |
c. 8th century, Trinity College Library, Dublin |
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North Rose Window |
Chartres Cathedral, 1223-1226, diameter 44' |
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St. Francis renouncing his earthly possessions |
Greccio, 1296-1300, fresco, Basilica of Saint Francis, Assisi |
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Expulsion from the Garden of Eden |
Masaccio, c.1427, fresco, Brancacci Chapel, Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence |
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Birth of Venus |
Botticelli, c. 1480, tempera on canvas |
