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Italian Renaissance Art: Study Guide
ARTH 213 Havenstein
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Art History
Undergraduate 4
10/13/2010

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Pilgrimage
Definition
In religion and spirituality, a pilgrimage is a long [quest|journey] or search of great moral significance.
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Relics/reliquaries
Definition
A reliquary is a shrine that houses one or more relics
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Hagiography
Definition
the study of saints.
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International Style
Definition
the artful combinationof naturalism and stylization.
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Guilds
Definition
A guild is an association of craftsmen in a particular trade
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Commune
Definition
A group of people living together, sharing a common interest.
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Christud Triumphans
Definition
Gospel songs and hymns
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Christus patiens
Definition
The passion of Christ
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Francisicans
Definition
The term Franciscan is most commonly used to refer to members of Catholic religious orders, founded by Saint Francis of Assisi
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St. Clare
Definition
an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi
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Mendicant order
Definition
The mendicant orders are religious orders which depend directly on the charity of the people for their livelihood.
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Maniera greca
Definition
The Byzantine style.
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Tuscany
Definition
Region in Central Italy includes Florence and Siena
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usury
Definition
charging a fee for the use of money
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Fresco buon
Definition
is a fresco painting technique in which watercolors are applied to plaster when it is still wet
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Arriccio
Definition
first layer of plaster slightly coarse
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Intonico
Definition
is an Italian term for the final, very thin layer of plaster on which a fresco is painted
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Pouncing
Definition
the technique of pouncing a chalk over a cartoon to transfer image to the wall
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Cartoon
Definition
The drawing that is used to transfer an image to the fresco wall.
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Giornate
Definition
Italian "day". The section of a plaster that a fresco painter expects to complete in in one session.
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Virtue/vice
Definition
moral excellence/habit considered immoral.
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Linear perspective
Definition
representing light that passes from a scene through an imaginary reactangle.
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orthogonals
Definition
a line imagined to be behind and perpendicular to the picture plane.
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Dante's Inferno
Definition
part of a 14th c. epic poem the Devine Comedy.
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Siena Cathedral: Facade
Definition
The outside of the Siena Cathedral that is decorated with faux architectual elements designed by Giovanni Pasano in the Gothic style.
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Punchwork
Definition
use of a small punch to create decorative designs on the gold leaf of a painting.
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Palazzo Pubblico
Definition
Siena's public palace or city hall. Location of Lorenzetti's Good and Bad Government fresco
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Secular
Definition
is the state of being separate from religion
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Sala di Nove
Definition
the room of the nine governing bodies of the Sienese government.
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