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35 Cards in this Set
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tempera
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fast-drying painting medium mixed with egg yolk
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predella
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the platform an altar stands upon
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gesso
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white paint mixture made up of chalk, gypsum and/or pigment
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arriccio
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a second coat of plaster
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intonaco
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final thin layer of plaster on which a fresco is painted
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giornata
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amount of painting done in a day
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Book of Hours
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illuminated, Christian devotional book
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module
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joining together smaller pieces to form larger compositions
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colossal order
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an order whose columns or pilasters span two (or more) stories
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ignudi
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20 nude men in the Sistine ceiling
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painterly
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seeable brushstrokes, outside the lines
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figura serpentinata
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snake-like angled figures, typical style of Mannerism
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aedicule
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a small shrine
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rusticated
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bricks sticking out of walls
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vanitas
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symbolic work of art associated with still-life painting
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one-point perspective
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a scene composed entirely of linear elements that intersect only at right angles
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orthogonal lines
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perspective/imagined lines pointing to the vanishing point
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vanishing point
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where the parallel lines converge
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memento mori
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symbolic reminder of inevitability of death
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chiaroscuro
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strong contrasts between light and dark
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atmosphere perspective
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aspects are indistinguishable because of the distance between the viewer and the piece
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condottiere
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professional soldiers employed by the state
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tondo
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circular work of art, either a painting or a sculpture
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putti
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chubby male child, usually nude and sometimes winged.
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polyptych
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multi-paneled painting
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grisaille
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monochrome-painted, usually grey-colored
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loggia
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gallery on the façade of a building open to the air on one side
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sfumato
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no harsh outlines, full strokes that enhance color and light
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spandrel
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triangular space between an arch and a rectangular enclosure
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sacra conversazione
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sacred conversation, an informal group encounter of saints, Jesus Christ
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baldachin
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a canopy of state over an altar or throne
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tenebrism
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painting with chiaroscuro with violent contrasts of light and dark
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aquatint
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printmaking technique to add shading
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artist proof
ready to pull |
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intaglio
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opposite of relief printing
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