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Alterpiece |
A panel, painted and/or sculpted, situated above and behind an alter |
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Classical |
Lowercase: Reverse to the general Greco-roman art and culture Uppercase: the art and culture of ancient Greece between 480 and 323 B.C |
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Cinquecento |
Italian 1500's which is the 16th century |
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Diptych |
A two paneled painting or alterpiece Also an ancient Roman, early Christian, or Byzantine hinged writing tablet |
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Donor portraits |
Portraits of the individuals who commissioned or donated the work, mostly in 15th century |
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Duomo |
Italian cathedral |
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Humanism |
In the renaissance, an emphasis on education and on expanding knowledge (especially of classical antiquity) The exploration of individual potential and a desire to excel, and a commitment to civic responsibility and a moral duty |
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Illuminated manuscript |
A luxurious hand made book with painted illustrations and decorations |
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Maesta |
Italian Virgin enshrined in majesty |
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Maniera Greca |
Latin Greek manner The italo-byzantine painting style of the 13th century |
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Memento mori |
Latin Reminder of death In painting reminder of human mortality usually represented by a skull, fading flowers, fallen petals and unpeeling of fruit |
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Mystery play |
A dramatic enactment of the holy mysteries of the Christian faith preformed at church portals and in the city squares |
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Naturalism |
The style of painted or sculpted representation based on close observation of the natural world that was at the core of the classical traditions |
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Orthoganol |
A line imagined to be behind and perpendicular to the picture plane It creates a vanishing point |
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Predella |
The narrow ledge on which an alterpiece rests on an alter Usuallu painted in scenes which supports the larger imagery of the alterpiece |
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Proto-renaissance |
Italian Art between 1200 and 1400 |
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Piano nobile |
Italian Noble floor The main second floor of a building |
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Pieta |
A painting or sculptured representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ |
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Poesia |
A term to describe poetic art Notably Venetian renaissance painting Which emphasizes the lyrical and sensual |
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Quattrocento |
Italian 1400s (Quattro in Spanish means 4 so 4= 1400s |
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Renaissance |
French Rebirth Culture and art 14th-16th century |
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Rustication |
A surface which has been given a rustic appearance |
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Scupture in the round |
Free standing figures Carved or molded in 3-D |
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Sfumato |
Italian 'Smoky' Smoke like haziness that softens outlines in paintings Particularly applied to paintings of de Vinci and Carreggio |
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Stringcourse |
Architectural term Raised horizontal molding or band in masonry It's principal use his ornamental but it usually reflects interior structure For examples: floor levels |
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Stigmata |
In Christian tradition, marks corresponding to those left on Jesus' body by the crucifixion being found on the hands and feet |
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Triptych |
A 3 paneled painting, ivory plaque or alterpiece Generally having a large center section upon whichbthebtwo side hinged panels can close onto |
