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Final Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mudejar | a Mudejar Muslim during the Christian reconquest of the Iberian peninsula from the Moors. |
| Arabesque | an ornamental design featuring interlacing organic patterns, such as vines and leaves, that derive from Islamic art |
| Parchment | a writing surface from the skin of certain animals that has been treated, stretched, and polished |
| Anamorphic | a distorted image that is stretched out and must be viewed at an angle or with a mirror to see the image in its correct shape |
| Henry VIII | Henry VIII was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and for his efforts to have his first marriage annulled |
| Anne of Cleves | Anne of Cleves was Queen of England from 6 January to 12 July 1540 as the fourth wife of King Henry VIII. |
| Vellum | a writing surface originally made from calfskin |
| Garniture | typically a collection of matching pieces, often metal objects-either for the decoration of a mantelpiece, or for plate armor or weaponry |
| The Tudor style | The Tudor architectural style is the final development of Medieval architecture in England and Wales, during the Tudor period (1485–1603) and even beyond, and also the tentative introduction of Renaissance architecture to Britain. |
| Francis I | Francis I was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy. |
| Scarification | permanent marks created by incising or irritating the skin; used to enhance beauty, establish status, or identify individuals as initiated members or society |
| Sapi | Sapi is the name given to the tribal peoples found by Portuguese traders during the 15th and 16th centuries, that lived along the coastal region of Sierra Leone. |
| Codpiece | a piece of male dress dating to the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in Europe, designed to cover the crotch and often shaped to emphasize the genital area |
| Salt Cellar | a dish or container for storing salt, now typically a closed container with perforations in the lid for sprinkling. |
| Fetish | a European term for a human-made substitute for god; used inaccurately to refer to objects related to African religious practices or beliefs |
| Asante | Asante, also spelled Ashanti, people of south-central Ghana and adjacent areas of Togo and Côte d’Ivoire. |
| Kente Cloth | Kente refers to a Ghanaian textile, made of handwoven cloth, strips of silk and cotton. [1] Historically the fabric was worn in a toga -like fashion by royalty among the Akan. |
| Sika Dwa Kofi ndop | an ancestral altar, or a solid gold throne thought to be a gift from heaven. it was stolen and hidden a lot |
| Melanesia | is a subregion of Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It extends from Maluku in the west to the Fiji Islands in the east, and includes the Arafura Sea |
| Amulet | an object that is worn or carried with the intention of protecting its owner |
| Timurid | The Timurid Empire, self-designated as Gurkani, was a late medieval, culturally Persianate, Turco-Mongol empire that dominated Greater Iran in the early 15th century |
| Safavid | The Safavid dynasty was one of Iran's most significant ruling dynasties reigning from 1501 to 1736. |
| Ottoman | The Ottoman Empire, historically and colloquially the Turkish Empire, was an empire that controlled much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and Northern Africa between the 14th and early 20th centuries |
| Kufic | one of the oldest Arabic scripts, angular in form, often used to copy the Qur'an |
| Manuscript | a handwritten book or document |
| Woodblock Printing | a relief printing process where the image is carved into a block of wood; the raised areas are inked |
| Pishtaq | in Persian and or Islamic architecture, a gateway consisting of a rectangular frame around an arched opening |
| Chhatri | literally means "canopy"; a dome-shaped pavilion, usually elevated and used as a decorative element in south Asian architecture |
| Jali | a perforated stone or lattice screen, usually featuring a calligraphic or geometric pattern |
| Mughal | The Mughal Empire was an early-modern empire that controlled much of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries. |
| Resist-dying | when dying textiles, the various methods used to create patterns by preventing the dye from reaching the cloth in certain areas |
| Wandjina | The Wandjina, also written Wanjina and Wondjina and also known as Gulingi, are cloud and rain spirits from Australian Aboriginal mythology |
| x-ray style painting | a tradition of painting in Arnhem Land in Australia in which artists depict the internal features as well as external features of their subjects |
| Australia | Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands |
| Micronesia | Micronesia is a subregion of Oceania, consisting of about 2,000 small islands in the North western Pacific Ocean |
| Polynesia | Polynesia is a subregion of Oceania, made up of more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean |
| Nan Madol moai rai | Nan Madol is an archaeological site adjacent to the eastern shore of the island of Pohnpei, now part of the Madolenihmw district of Pohnpei state in the Federated States of Micronesia in the western Pacific Ocean |
| Baroque | a style of art and decoration in western Europe 1600 - 1750, characterized by a sense of drama and splendor achieved through formal exuberance, material opulence, and spatial projection in order to shape the viewers experience |
| Illusionism | making objects and space in two dimensions appear real; achieved using such techniques as foreshortening, shading, and perspective |
| Quadratura | a painting technique that blurs the distinction between painted and architectural space through trompe l'oeil, sculpture, and architectural features |
| Quadro Riportato | Italian term for "carried picture"; describes ceiling frescoes painted to resemble framed easel paintings |
| Paragone | the philosophical rivalry begun during the Italian renaissance that debated the relative merits of painting and sculpture |
| Genre painting | an art historical category for paintings that show scenes of everyday life |
| Raking light | the illumination of objects from a light |
| Chateau of Versailles | a former royal residence built by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about 19 kilometers (12 mi) west of Paris, France |
| Tenebrism | a style of painting using very pronounced chiaroscuro, where there are strong contrasts of light and dark, and where darkness becomes a dominant feature of the image |
| Foreshortening | in two-dimensional artworks, the illusion of a form receding into space: the parts of an object or figure closest to the viewer are depicted as largest, those furthest as smallest |
| Still life | an artwork depicting an arrangement of objects, typically including fruit, flowers, bowls, or glassware |
| History painting | a genre of painting that takes significant historical, mythological, and literary events as its subject matter |
| Maulstick | a long stick used by artists to steady the hand while holding a paintbrush |
| Chinoiserie | objects and images characterized by European tastes and ideas about China |
| Camera Obscura | a precursor of the modern camera, a light-proof box with a small hole in one side through which an inverted image of the world outside is projected onto an opposite wall; from the Latin for "dark room" |
| Enlightenment | a philosophical movement of the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that rejected traditional particularly religious, authority in favor of rational and scientific inquiry into all aspects of human life |
| Empiricism | an epistemological theory that holds that knowledge or justification comes only or primarily from sensory experience. |
| Consumerism | the protection or promotion of the interests of consumers. |
| Industrial revolution | the transition to new manufacturing processes in Great Britain, continental Europe, and the United States, that occurred during the period from around 1760 to about 1820–1840. |
| Conversation piece | an informal group portrait, especially those painted in Britain in the eighteenth century, distinguished by their portrayal of a group engaged in genteel conversation or an outdoor activity |
| Neo-classical | a style of art and architecture that emerged during the eighteenth century in Europe and the Americas, inspired by classical greek and roman examples, and characterized by order, symmetry, and restraint |
| Romanticism | Romanticism was an artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century; in most areas it was at its peak in the approximate period from 1800 to 1850. |
| Rococo | a style of art and architecture that emerged in the eighteenth century, characterized by formal asymmetry, natural forms, scenes of leisure, and sensuous surfaces and materials |
| Engraving | a printmaking technique where the artist gouges or scratches the image into the surface of the prinking plate; the engraved lines are filled with ink, which is transferred to the paper during the printing process |
| Pastel | a powdered pigment mixed with gum and used in stick form for drawing |
| Automaton | a moving mechanical device made in imitation fi a living being |
| Casta Painting | a genre of painting depicting castes of people in colonial Spanish society |
| Pastoral | a work of art portraying rural life or the life of shepherds, especially in an idealized form |
| The salon | an official French exhibition of art held annually or biennially, sponsored by the government through the French Royal Academy of painting and sculpture from 1667 until 1881 |
| Johann Joachim Winklemann | Johann Joachim Winckelmann was a German art historian and archaeologist. He was a pioneering Hellenist who first articulated the differences between Greek, Greco-Roman and Roman art. |
| Jasperware | a fine-grained, unglazed white stoneware ceramic developed in eighteenth century by Josiah Wedgwood, often colored with metallic oxides |
| Wedgewood | Wedgwood is an English fine china, porcelain and luxury accessories manufacturer that was founded on 1 May 1759 by the potter and entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood and was first incorporated in 1895 as Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd. |
| Sublime | an art term first used in the eighteenth century; connected with experiences of grandeur, vastness, or power that inspire awe, terror, or other strong emotions |
| Monotype | a printmaking method where a design is drawn in paint or ink on an unworked plate and transferred to paper by pressure, usually yielding only one strong impression |
| Orientalism | refers to European cultures conceiving of north African, West Asian, and Asian cultures in stereotyped ways, attributing either romanticized or negative qualities to them |
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