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APAH 16 Century Vcb
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Burin | steel-cutting tool used to make engravings |
| Engraving | metal plate is engraved w/ various lines and designs; the incised lines are filled with (excess wiped away); paper is laid atop the metal plate and pressure is applied to transfer ink to paper |
| Four Humors | ancient Greek system of medicine and later adopted in the Renaissance; excesses or deficiencies of any of 4 bodily fluids will affect attitude and health |
| Genre Scene | painting in which senses of everyday life are shown |
| Polyptych | altarpiece that consists of more than 3 leaves or panels |
| Prendella | decorative platform at the bottom of the altarpiece; often painted |
| Swoon of the Virgin | popular image of a fainting Mary during the Crucifixion and Depostism |
| Woodcut | relief printing; image carved into the surface of a block of wood, w/ the printing parts remaining level w/ the surface while non-printing parts are removed; surface is covered w/ ink, paper is applied on top to transfer the image |
| Canvas | heavy woven material used as the surface for a painting; largely replaces wood; widely first used in Venice |
| Figura Serpentinata | latin for serpentine figure, a spiral pose used in Mannerist era |
| Fresco Secco | dry fresco, paint is applied when plaster is dry ; not durable but artist can take their time |
| Grisailles | method of painting in gray monochrome, typically done as a early layer in oil painting to help create modeling |
| Ignudi | nude corner figures on the Sistine Chapel ceiling |
| Mannerism | style of European art that emerged in Italy after the 16th c. renaissance; characterized by elongation, artifice, tension, and instability |
| Quadro Riportato | Italian for "carried picture"; it is used in art to describe paintings that are seen in a normal perspective and painted in a fresco |
| Refectory | dining rooms, particularly in monasteries |
| Sfumato | forms are rendered subtly with a misty or smoky effect |
| Sibyl | ancient pagan soothsayers who can see the future and for tell the coming of Christ |
| 2-Point Perspective | mathematical way of rendering space that utillizes 2 vanishing points |
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