Art History1400 term Word Scramble
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tempera | a method of painting with pigments dispersed in an emulsion miscible with water, typically egg yolk. |
hierarchy | a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority. |
guilds | "a medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often having considerable power. |
Black Death | the great epidemic of bubonic plague that killed a large part of the population of Europe in the mid 14th century. |
buon fresco | is a fresco painting technique in which alkaline resistant pigments, ground in water, are applied to plaster when it is still wet, |
linear perspective | a type of perspective used by artists in which the relative size, shape, and position of objects are determined by drawn or imagined lines |
atmospheric perspective | a technique of rendering depth or distance in painting by modifying the tone or hue and distinctness of objects perceived as receding from the picture plane, |
humanism | an outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. |
contrapposto | an asymmetrical arrangement of the human figure in which the line of the arms and shoulders contrasts with while balancing those of the hips and legs. |
Medici Family | was a political dynasty, banking family and later royal house that first began to gather prominence under Cosimo de' Medici |
chiaroscuro | "the treatment of light and shade in drawing and painting. |
Pope Julius II | His papacy was marked by an active foreign policy, ambitious building projects, and patronage for the arts. |
colorito vs. disegno | (or color vs. design) |
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