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1) In a work of art, the relationship in size of one component to another.2) A bell tower, usually near a church.4) A statue of the human body without head and limbs.6) A decorative canopy over a
tomb, throne, or altar.8) A portrait that deliberately exaggerates the subject’s distinctive features
to produce a sarcastic or comic effect.10) A slab of wood, ceramic, plastic, glass, metal, or paper on which an
artist mixes paint.12) The technique of shortening or lengthening proportions to increase
the illusion of depth.14) A painting with natural elements: mountains, trees, rivers, etc.15) Supporting the entablature, the portion of a column above the shaft.17) Art seeking to look truly like what it is representing.18) Late 19th-century school of painting, inspired especially by the
vibrant lights and colors in nature. Notables: Degas, Monet, Renoir.19) c. 12th–16th centuries, more linear, elegant artworks than previously
in Europe. Notables: Giotto, Jan van Eyck.24) A coffin, usually stone, often decorated with carvings or inscriptions.26) A technique that creates a sense of receding space.27) A painting, often a triptych, above and behind an altar.28) Usually a wall hanging, a textile with a handwoven design or scene.33) A porch with a roof, supported by columns, leading to a building’s
entrance.34) Basic components of art: line, space, shape, value, color, texture.35) Design concept #1. Determination of incremental units of measurement
for a structure.36) Sculpted, cast, or carved three-dimensional persons or animals.39) Design concept #3. The refined effect of a structure, in light of its
purpose.40) Using light and shadow to create the illusion of a three-dimensional
solid form on a two-dimensional surface.42) 17th-cent. movement that sought drama, contrast of light. Notables:
Bernini, Caravaggio, Carracci, Rembrandt, Rubens, Velasquez.44) A painting that communicates a likeness of a person or a group.45) A court enclosed on all sides by columns.49) Finely powdered natural or synthetic color material that becomes
paint, ink, or dye when mixed with oil or water.52) Period of art and learning during the reign of Charlemagne.54) Small decorative feature at the top of a pinnacle.55) To make a raised design on a flat surface such as paper, by pressing
the design into the back side.58) Design concept #4. The graceful arrangements of elements of a building,
due to the elements’ symmetria.59) Design concept #5. Arising from appropriately dignified lighting and
site, the pleasing appearance of a room or building.64) Painting or sculpture of a person’s head, neck, upper chest, and
shoulders.65) Regarded as an object of veneration, a panel with a picture of a sanctified
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3) Covered walkways surrounding a monastic quadrangle.5) Design concept #6. Managing construction expenses and designing
with owners’ economic means in mind.7) A picture or design comprising tiny pieces of stone, glass, or tile set
in a matrix.9) An image incised in rock, especially by Neolithic people.11) The lightness or darkness of a color.13) Surrounded by a row of columns.15) Visual perception of a surface’s reflection or absorption of light.16) Art of the Mideast c. 330–1450, mostly panels, mosaics, and manuscripts.20) To hold a physical attitude for an artistic purpose.21) Surface artwork directly on a wall.22) 16th-century touchstone era of Western art. Notables: da Vinci,
Holbein, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian.23) Design concept #2. Proper arrangement of the smaller areas in proportion
to overall dimensions.25) Branch of philosophy dealing with the nature and appreciation of
beauty.29) The part of the picture that seems to be farthest from the viewer.30) Representation of an abstract or inanimate thing with human qualities.31) A building of axial plan, adopted by Christian church architects.32) Housing the main altar, the semicircular or polygonal extension of a
church.37) In Eastern Christian
churches, a partition with icons, that separates the sanctuary from the
main body of the church.38) A decorated horizontal band along a wall or on a building.40) The part of a church where sung prayer is offered.41) The style of a building.43) Semicircular area between a doorway’s lintel and the arch above.46) c. 1750s, a revival of Greco-Roman art. Notables: Canova, David.47) A manuscript, especially
of the Middle Ages, with highly ornamented initial letters.48) As in curtains or a costume in an artwork, cloth or a representation of
cloth, arranged to hang in folds.50) 1st-century master architect under Julius Caesar and Augustus.51) The place at which the viewer’s attention centers in an artwork’s
composition.52) Style of 20th-century art concerned with fragmentation and multiple
viewpoints. Notables: Braque, Picasso.53) The face of a building.56) The attribute of color that allows for classification as red, yellow,
blue, or a variation.57) The late 11th-century style of complex and ornamented artworks.60) Small tower on top a building.61) The technique of painting on dry or wet plaster.62) A copy, exact in all details.63) c. 1800s, a style counterbalancing neoclassical reason with dramatic
subjects and brilliant colors. Notables: Delacroix, Turner.64) A mass of masonry that braces against the lateral thrust of an arch or
a vault.66) Imitation of the art of ancient Greece and Rome that idealized
harmony, restraint, balance, and simplicity.67) A painting or carving with three side-by-side hinged panels.68) Moving cartoons. |
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