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- A rich fabric of silk and gold brocade.
- A canopy of fabric carried in church processions or placed over an altar, throne, or dais (Raised platform)
- A stone or marble structure built in the form of a canopy, especially over the altar of a church.
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- The process by which a bronze or brass is cast from an artist's sculpture.
- A method of casting in which a wax form is encased in a heat-resistant material, as clay, that is hardened and then heated to melt and drain away the wax, producing a mold into which molten material is poured.
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Diskobolos (Myron's) tenebrism.
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A style of painting in which light is used to focus attention on a single figure or particular figures in a composition, with the rest of the painting being in shadow and the background very dark.
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| Relating to or denoting a style of European architecture, music, and art of the 17th and 18th centuries that followed mannerism and is characterized by ornate detail. |
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| A gesture or expression that becomes abnormal through exaggeration or repetition. |
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