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Chapter 7
The Renaissance
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Patron | a person who pays for a work of art |
| Perspective | a way of painting that gives the illusion of space and distance in a picture |
| Sfumato | a method of painting that makes people look more lifelike by adding shade and colour to the skin |
| Fresco | a painting done on a wall or ceiling when the plaster is still wet |
| Humanism | an interest in the lives of people |
| Vernacular writer | a writer who writes using the common language of the people rather than Latin |
| Anatomy | the study of how the body works |
| Inquisition | a special court set up to question and punish those who questioned the beliefs of the Church |