ARTH*1520 Midterm 1
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Italian term for a gallery. Often used as a corridor between
Loggia buildings or around a courtyard, a ______ usually features
an arcade or colonnade.
Signoria Ruling body, from signore, meaning "Lord"
Maniera greca Greek style
Fresco is a painting technique in which water-based pig-
Buon Fresco
ments are applied to a plaster surface.
In fresco painting, the last layer of smooth lime plaster
Intonaco
applied to the wall; the painting layer
Italian word taken from Sinope, the ancient city in Asia
Minor that was famous for its red-brick pigment. In fresco
Sinopia
paintings, a full-sized, preliminary sketch done in this color
on the first rough coat of plaster or arriccio.
A style of monochromatic painting in shades of gray. Also:
Grisaille
a painting made in this style.
A primer made from glue, gypsum, and/or chalk, used
Gesso as the ground of a wood panel or the priming layer of a
canvas. Provides a smooth surface for painting.
A prayer book for private use, containing a calendar,
Book of Hours services for the canonical hours, and sometimes special
prayers.
The English had been renowned for pictorial needlework,
using colored silk and gold threads to create images as
Opus Anglicanum
detailed as contemporary painters produced in manu-
scripts. English Work
Devotional images, known as ______________ in Ger-
Andachtsbilder man, inspired worshipers to contemplate Jesus's first and
last hours, especially during evening prayers, or vespers,
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_611vmt
Italian term for a gallery. Often used as a corridor between
Loggia buildings or around a courtyard, a ______ usually features
an arcade or colonnade.
Signoria Ruling body, from signore, meaning "Lord"
Maniera greca Greek style
Fresco is a painting technique in which water-based pig-
Buon Fresco
ments are applied to a plaster surface.
In fresco painting, the last layer of smooth lime plaster
Intonaco
applied to the wall; the painting layer
Italian word taken from Sinope, the ancient city in Asia
Minor that was famous for its red-brick pigment. In fresco
Sinopia
paintings, a full-sized, preliminary sketch done in this color
on the first rough coat of plaster or arriccio.
A style of monochromatic painting in shades of gray. Also:
Grisaille
a painting made in this style.
A primer made from glue, gypsum, and/or chalk, used
Gesso as the ground of a wood panel or the priming layer of a
canvas. Provides a smooth surface for painting.
A prayer book for private use, containing a calendar,
Book of Hours services for the canonical hours, and sometimes special
prayers.
The English had been renowned for pictorial needlework,
using colored silk and gold threads to create images as
Opus Anglicanum
detailed as contemporary painters produced in manu-
scripts. English Work
Devotional images, known as ______________ in Ger-
Andachtsbilder man, inspired worshipers to contemplate Jesus's first and
last hours, especially during evening prayers, or vespers,
1/4
