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22 Cards in this Set
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"Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife" Jan Van Eyck 1425-1450 |
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" Mary at her Devotions, Hours of Mary of Burgundy" Mary of Burgundy Painter
1475-1500 |
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" Workshop of the Master of Flemalle" Mérode Altarpiece 1425-1450 |
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"Man in a Red Turban" Jan Van Eyck 1425-1450 |
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"Ghent Altarpiece (closed), Annunciation with Donors" Jan and Hubert van Eyck
1425-1450 |
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"Ghent Altarpiece (open), Adoration of the Mystic Lamb" Jan and Hubert van Eyck 1425-1450 |
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"Deposition" Rogier van der Weyden 1425-1450 |
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GIORNATTA |
A section of a fresco plastered and painted in a single day ("a days work") |
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SINOPIA |
Red brick pigment ( full sized preliminary sketches of frescos were done in this colour on the first rough coat of plaster) |
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TRIPTYCH |
An artwork made of three panels, panels may be hinged together in such a way that the "wings" fold over the central panel.
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PREDELLA |
The base of an altarpiece, often decorated with small scenes that are related in subject to that of the main panel or panels. |
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HORIZON LINE |
A horizontal "line" formed by the implied meeting point of land and sky. |
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PICTURE PLANE |
The theoretical plane corresponding with the actual surface of a painting, separating the spacial world evoked by the painting from the spatial world occupied by the viewer. |
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OIL PAINTING |
A painting created with pigments suspended in a medium of oil. |
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POLYPTYCH |
An altarpiece constructed from multiple panels, sometimes with hinges to allow for moveable wings. |
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ALTAR |
A table or flat-topped block used as the focus for a religious ritual, especially for making sacrifices or offerings to a deity. |
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MATTE |
A smooth surface without shine. |
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WOOD BLOCKS |
A type of printing books where each page was cut in relief into a single block of wood. (this method was much more efficient than hand writing multiple books) |
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ENGRAVING |
A printmaking process of inscribing an image, design, or letters onto a metal or wood surface from which a print is made. ( engraving is drawn using a sharp tool "burin") |
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INTAGLIO |
A technique in which the design is carved out of the surface of an object. ( see engraving) |
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BURINS |
A sharp tool used for engraving. |
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TEMPERA |
A painting medium made by blending egg yolks with water, pigment, and occasionally other materials such as glue. |
