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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hernan Cortes- | who led the expedition of the conquest fall of the Aztec empire16th century |
| Facade- | front side of building |
| ultra baroque- | extremely ornate European architect |
| casta painting- | depicted mixed-race families painting of Spanish Americans for Spain hierarchy |
| Rentable- | highly ornate multilevel level over the alter very ornate |
| Mestizo/mestia- | person of Spanish and European half of each |
| Immaculate conception- | catholic belief that virgin merry was conceived without original sin |
| Cochineal- | small insect that is found on a prickly catus that can find red dye |
| Los tres grades | -three great one's famous Mexican artist that use very political aspects in their murals in modern art |
| Huaca - | A sacred object, place, or spirit in Andean culture. |
| Embroidery- | decorative stitching colored thread on textile |
| Macho picchu – | a summer home of the inka king |
| Llama- | related to the camelid to use for their wool |
| Moche- | Andean culture famous for portrait heads vessels |
| Quipu- | threaded yard nots used for telling stroies.poems,numbers |
| Statue painting- | painting of a statue in Cuzco school |
| Brocatcado- | creating texture of bracotcado gold paint or gold leaf over gesso |
| Solomonic-columns - | in a twisted or spiral pillar or column in a altar Barquero style |
| Calavera- | Skelton print imagery like dancing or having |
| Pilaster- | a square flat column attached to the wall |
| Aniconic- | art with out images of humans beings |
| Ablutions fountain- | a fountain to wash yourself before prayer |
| Lusterware- | ceramic wear that has a shinny shimmery glaze |
| Secular- | not religious |
| Genre painting- | painting of ordinary of people doing ordinary things |
| Illuminated manuscript- | book with beautiful writing with images calligraphy illustrations |
| Tapestry- | thick woven textile used for hanging on walls |
| Repoussoir- | foreground element that leads your eye into the painting |
| Memento morie- | reminder of death mouse eating cheese o hourglass skull |
| Literati- | wealth Chinese artist making art for the sake of art |
| Porcelain- | ceramic fine clay kaolin fired at high temp |
| Folding screen- | piece of furniture many panels divide a room Asian art |
| Manifest destiny- | European American that believed god gave the right to take over America colony to spread christen beliefs |
| Hudson river school- | a group of American artist who painted landscapes of New York New England |
| Painterly - | very loss brush stocks show emotion and texture |