KW Ch 23

Alchemy

The medieval study of changing base metal into gold.

Allegory

Imbuing narratives, images or figures with symbolic meaning to convey moral principles and philosophical ideas.

Choleric

(cat) Easily moved to excessive anger.

Copyright

The exclusive legal right to protect written or artistic products. Durer was the first to successfully sue and win after someone published his work and took the profits.

Cosmic Landscape

A view of the world from above - a bird's eye view.

Counterreformation

Attempt on the part of the Catholic Church to reform the issues which were driving the faithful to the Protestant Church.

Engraving

Using a burin to carve an image into a metal plate.

Etching

Corroding a design into metal with acid.

Four Humors

A study of human temperament based on the idea of bodily fluids.

Genre

A category of painting which depicted everyday life and people going about their daily tasks.

Indulgences

Pardon for the temporal punishment of sin which reduced the time a person would spend in purgatory.

Landscape

A picture of a specific place.

Melancholic

(elk) Tend to a depressed spirit.

Memento Mori

Latin language a reminder of human mortality sometimes signified by a skull.

Mysticism

A personal experience of God.

Nepotism

The appointment of relatives to important positions.

Ninety-five Theses

The document written by Luther, which he nailed to the door of the Wittenberg Cathedral. He challenged papal authority and enumerated his objections to Church practices.

Phlegmatic

(ox) Having a slow and stolid temperament.

Protestant Reformation

Reformers directly challenged the authority of the church.

Protestantism

The establishment of new religions with a belief in personal faith rather than adherence to Catholic creed and practice.

Sanguine

(rabbit) Tendency toward cheerfulness of spirit.

Woodcut

A wooden slab carved so that a raised design remains to be inked and used to make prints.