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Gothic

used to describe the history, culture, and art of Western Europe in the 12th to 14th centuries

Abbot Suger

Design Supervisor Of the Abbey Church of Saint Denis

Basilica (or longitudinal building)

Large rectangular building with clerestory, side aisles, central nave, and apse

Nave

central space of church, 2

Aisle

Passageway or open corridor that parallels the main space. Usually on both sides, with a row of columns and an arcade next to it

Transept

the arm of a cruciform church perpendicular to the nave

pointed arch

Two Center points

Clerestory

in a basilica, topmost zone of a wall with windows, extending above aisle roofs; provides light to the nave

rib vaults

a Groin vault with ribs (extra masonry) demarcating the junctions

flying buttresses

arched bridge above aisle roof that extends from the upper nave wall; lateral thrust of vaults is greatest

Portal

a grand entrance to an important public building, decorated with sculpture

hall church

a church with nave and aisles of the same height, giving the impression of a large, open hall

stained glass

glass stained with color; molten glass; small pieces of different colors are precisely cut. Held together by cames

manuscript illumination

Painting on paper/ parchment used as illustration or decoration in a manuscript

vellum (calf skin)

calf skin; very fine parchment

City

state

Fresco

a painting medium where water

Tempera

Canvases and wood/ a painting medium where egg yolk is used as a binder; pigments are mixed into egg yolk

Intuitive Perspective

using observation rather than math to create a three

Oil Painting

dries slowly and allows the paint to be able to have layers with a wide range of color, and you can create small details

Diptych

2 panels

Triptych

3 panels

Polyptych: 4

20 panels

Linear (mathematical) vs. intuitive perspective

Iconography

visual symbols, metaphors, and stories in a work of art that communicates the work's deeper meanings and ideas

Icon

comes from the Greek word image, which means it could be anything, not just religious

Iconographic analysis

interpretation and reading of such symbols, metaphors, and stories; iconographic analysis concerns the content of the work of art

Engraving

incisions are made on a metal plate, then ink is put on and pressed through a printing press

Renaissance

Rebirth of Roman and Greek signs, literature, mythology, architecture, and art

Humanism

a central belief in the importance of human beings (education, etc)

Medici

most influential and religious family and one of the biggest patrons of art (rulers of Florence)

Linear perspective

New in Florence

Trompe l’oeil

To trick the eye and create an illusion

Contrapposto

The pose when one knee holds all of your weight