Byzantine/ Christian art
A glass picture made from small colored pieces of material such as stone or glass
What is a mosaic
Walls of colorful glass that let light flow into cathedrals
What is stained glass
What is another name for the Middle Ages
What is dark ages
Who painted the last supper
Leonardo da Vinci
a paint made with dry pigments or colors
What is a tempera
Characteristic to help identify Byzantine Art
Elongated Figures
A support or brace that counteracts the outward thrust of an arch or vault
What is a buttress
two techniques that kept ceiling lighter
Concert and Coffers
Who painted the Sistine chapel
What is michaelangelo
A mixture of glue and a whit pigment used to prime a canvas
What is gesso
What symbols are frequently used in Byzantine art to identify people of religious importance
What is halos
Where is the notre dame cathedral
What is Paris, France
Bright manuscripts painting on Bible
What is an illumination
Vocab for Dramatic Lighting and vocab word for Smokiness
Chiaroscuro and Sfumato
Symbols in the Arnolfini Portrait Painting
dog, slippers, oranges, Details around mirror, single candle
A long spacious buildings that Romans had used for their public meeting halls
What is a basilica
What is the difference between Roman and gothic period arches
What is curved and pointed arches
Largest unsupported Dome
Pantheon
A work showing Mary mourning over the body of Christ
What is a pieta
What does the burning candle represent in Giovanni and his bride
What is god is present
Word used for a symbol that helps to identify a person in Art
Icon / Iconography
Underground passageways mainly outside the city as places to bury their dead
What is catacombs
What is the material Illuminated manuscripts would be written on
Velum
Wet plaster and Pigment
Fresco
Characteristic of northern Renaissance paintings
Realism, Bright colors, Fine Details