18 terms

Terms	Definitions
Tempera	colored pigment mixed with egg yolk
Fresco	mural paintings on plaster walls or ceilings
Linear Perspective	Lines that recede into the distance and converge
Medici	Italian family that commissioned much of the Italian renaissance art
Aniconic	represented without idols, portrayed symbolically rather than realistically
Kufic	An early angular form of the Arabic alphabet found chiefly in decorative inscriptions.
Mihrab	A niche in the wall of a mosque, at the point nearest to Mecca.
Buttress	a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building
Flying Buttress	a masonry structure that typically consists of a straight inclined bar carried on an arch and a solid pier or buttress against which it abuts and that receives the thrust of a roof or vault
Santiago de Compostela
Mecca	Holy City of Islam
Medina	Holy city of Islam #2
Jerusalem	Holy city for Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Pilgrimage	Taking a religious trip to a holy city
Woodcut Painting
Relief Painting
Engraving
Silkscreen

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