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Patina
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thin usually green layer that forms naturally on the metals copper and bronze when they are exposed to the air for a long time.
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vehicle
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another term for medium, in the sense of a liquid compounded with pigment to make paint.
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oculus
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a circular opening in a wall or at the top of a dome.
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iconography
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the identification, description, and interpretation of subject matter in art.
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Intaglio
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printmaking techniques in which the lines or areas that will take the ink are incised into the printing plate, rather than raised above it.
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Triptych
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a composition consisting of three panels side by side, generally hinged in such a way that the outer two panels can close like shutters over the central one.
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Chiaroscuro
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italian for "light-dark" . in two dimensional, representational art, the technique of using values to record light and shadow, especially as they provide information about three-dimensional form.
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cantilever
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in architecture, the decorative sculpted block surmounting a column. in classical architecture, the form of the capital is the most distinctive element of the various orders.
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Collage
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from the french word for "glue" the process of pasting shapes cut from such real-world sources as mag. newspapers, wallpaper, and fabric onto a surface. also a work of art made in this way.
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