16th Century Renaissance
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AustinKurkowski on April 25, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 coffered | recessed decorative panels on the inside surface of a dome or ceiling |
| picture plane | the plane that is in the foreground of a drawing or painting |
| one-point perspective | A method of realistic drawing in which the part of an object closest to the viewer is a planar face, and all the lines describing sides perpendicular to that face can be extended back to converge at one point, the vanishing point |
| chiaroscuro | using dark and light to create the illusion of depth |
| cartoon | Full-scale preparatory drawing for a fresco or mural. |
| sfumato | Painting technique in which contours are enveloped in a suggestive, smoke-like haze |
| spandrels | the roughly triangular space enclosed by the curves of adjacent arches and a horizontal member connecting their vertexes |
| lunettes | A semi-circular wall area, framed by an arch over a door or window. Can be either plain or decorated. |
| cornice | a molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall |
| pilasters | A flat, rectangular, vertical member projecting from a wall of which it forms a part. It usually has a base and a capital and is often fluted |
| architraves | In classical architecture, the lintel or lowest part of an entablature, sometimes called the epistyle. |
| loggia | a roofed arcade or gallery with open sides stretching along the front or side of a building |
| motif | a design that consists of recurring shapes or colors |
| tempera | pigment mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such as size and egg yolk |
| predella | the painted or sculpted lower portion of an altarpiece that relates to the subjects of the upper portion |
| engravings | etching designs on a metal plate |
| moldings | a shaped or sculpted strip with varying contours and patterns. Used as decoration on architecture, furniture, frames, and other objects |
| cartouches | an oval around a name that magicaly protected it, used for high ranking people |
| cycles | series of paintings on a single allegorical subject |
| turrets | tower-shaped projections on a castle |
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