ren art hist key terms

egg tempera

type of paint

fresco

painting on wet plaster

gilding

the decorative process of applying a very thin layer of gold, gold leaf, or gold paint to a solid surface like wood, metal, stone, or porcelain

chrysography

writing executed in gold letters

sgraffiato

decoration by cutting away parts of a surface layer (as of plaster or clay) to expose a different colored ground

giornata

“A day’s work”, refers to the section of a fresco painting that an artist can complete in a single day before the wet plaster of the fresco dries

guilds (e.g. Calimala)

associations of artisans (metalworkers guild, woodworkers guild, artists guild, sculptors guild, etc). Would commission art for churches. 

Dominican order

Catholic mendicant order of pontifical right that was founded in France by the Castilian priest Dominic de Guzmán

Franciscan order

a group of Roman Catholic religious orders founded in the early 13th century by St. Francis of Assisi

usury

charging any interest or receiving any return above the principal on a loan

Duomo (cathedral)

 the main and important cathedrals in a city. The main building is separate from the baptistry.

baptistery

a separate, centrally planned building or a specific area within a church complex used exclusively for the sacrament of baptism.

International Gothic

a style of European art that flourished from the late 14th century to the early 15th century, characterized by aristocratic elegance, rich colors, and a blend of naturalistic detail with decorative stylization.

Icon

Possibly the side-profile coin style, or the personal emblem displayed on the coin (religious?)

laude

a type of Italian poetry or a nonliturgical devotional song in praise of the Virgin Mary, Christ, or the saints

linear perspective

a mathematical art technique used to create the illusion of three-dimensional depth and space on a flat, two-dimensional surface

vanishing point

the spot in the distance where parallel lines seem to meet and disappear in a drawing, painting, or real-life view

orthogonals

perpendicular or intersecting at a right angle (90 degrees)

historia

Narrative scene from history/myth/bible