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Art History
Week 10 Terms
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
04/13/2011

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porphyry
Definition
red stone (Imperial Rome)
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spolia
Definition
columns used for pulpit; taken from diff ancient Roman monuments
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trefoil arches
Definition
3 arches, in between representation on Pisa Pulpit
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foliated capitals
Definition
layered and defined with the use of leaves
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gold striations
Definition
defining the form (same colors as background-can't be 3D)
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Chiaroscuro
Definition
"light and dark" use of light to define form
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Fresco technique
Definition

mural-type decoration on walls or ceilings

an ancient, labor-intensive technique use to permanently fix images to surfaces

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arriccio
Definition
coarse plaster
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sinopia
Definition
underdrawing (sketch)
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intonaco
Definition
fineplaster
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cartoon
Definition
image transfer (large scale drawing of the image) - 2 types of transfer: pouncing and use of a stylist/awl that scratches into the wet paper
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Buon Fresco
Definition
the whole process completed while the plaster is still wet (steps 1-6).
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a secco
Definition
"applied on top of" applied on dry plaster
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giornata/-e
Definition
a full day's work (4-6 hours); images in frescoes are divided up-big pieces are less detailed and small ones (faces) very detailed
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pouncing
Definition
taking a bag of charcoal and pouncing it on to cartoon (this is a transfer technique)
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Virgin of Charity
Definition
chapel was dedicated to this
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usurer
Definition
lends money, a.k.a a money shark
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Reginaldo Scorvegni
Definition
Enrico's father, patriarch of the family; responsible for practice of money lending known as usury
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Dante's Divine Comedy
Definition
reference made to Reginaldo
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Marian cycle
Definition
concerning the paintings on the upper register of the chapel, the emphasis is placed on life of the Virgin Mary
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Apocrypha
Definition
where Marian gospels are found; the collection of non-canonized books NOT seen in the bible (thus not the work of God but provide important insight about sacred individuals-like Mary)
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Upper Register of Arena Chapel
Definition
marian cycle
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Second Register of Arena Chapel
Definition
focus is placed on the infancy of Christ, starting with the nativity scene
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Bottom Register of Arena Chapel
Definition
the Passion of Christ; everything culminated on the westward wall with the LAST JUDGMENT
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Joachim/Anna
Definition
Virgin Mary's father and an elderly member of the temple/her mother
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monumentality
Definition
figures are over-life size
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human condition
Definition
Joachim's expression is hurt, sad, and distressed/confused.
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intuitive perspective
Definition
intuitive suggestion, but not completely natural, receding into space
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giornatae
Definition
"one day's work"
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ass
Definition
the stubborn Jews-too stubborn to recognize Christ child
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Ox
Definition
Gentiles
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