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A medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often regulating trade and quality standards.
What is a guild?
A depiction of the Virgin Mary, often shown with the Christ Child.
What is Madonna?
The study and interpretation of symbols, themes, or motifs in visual art.
What is iconography?
Artwork made of small, colored pieces of stone, glass, or tile to create images or patterns.
What is Mosaic?
A style blending Byzantine and Italian elements, characterized by gold backgrounds, flat figures, and religious themes.
A three-paneled artwork, often used as an altarpiece, with hinged wings.
What is a triptych?
A set form of public worship, particularly in Christian traditions.
What is liturgy?
A fast-drying paint made from pigments mixed with egg yolk or another binder.
What is tempera?
Covered with a thin layer of gold for decoration and luxury.
What is Gilded?
An architectural style (11th–12th centuries) with rounded arches, thick walls, and small windows.
What is Romanesque?
A painted or sculpted panel placed behind or on an altar, typically depicting religious scenes.
What is an altarpiece?
A scene showing mourners grieving over Christ's body after his crucifixion.
What is Lamentation?
A painting technique where pigments are applied to freshly laid wet plaster.
What is Fresco?
A process of creating sculptures by pouring molten bronze into a mold.
What is bronze casting?
A raised platform in a church used for preaching or reading scriptures.
What is a Pulpit?
An artist’s workshop or studio, where apprentices often learned their craft.
What is a Bottega?
A depiction of Christ as the almighty ruler and judge, often shown in mosaics or icons.
What is Christ Pantocrator?
A painting technique using pigments mixed with hot wax, often seen in early Christian icons.
What is Encaustic?
A printmaking technique where designs are incised into a hard surface, often metal.
What is an engraving?
A biblical scene showing the Angel Gabriel announcing to the Virgin Mary that she will conceive Christ.
What is The Annuciation?
The ancient styles of building design—Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian—defined by specific column and entablature features.
What is The Classical Orders of Architecture?
"Triumphant Christ," an image of Christ on the cross depicted alive and victorious, symbolizing triumph over death.
What is Christus Triumphans?
A sculptural technique where the design projects from a flat surface
What is relief carving?
Fine parchment made from calfskin, used for manuscripts or artwork.
What is Vellum?
An almond-shaped halo surrounding Christ or the Virgin Mary, symbolizing divinity.
What is a Mandorla?