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A sacred image.(from the Greek eikon, meaning image)
TERM 2
portraiture
DEFINITION 2
The art of making portraits.
TERM 3
self-portraits
DEFINITION 3
A visual representation of an artist depicted by him- or
herself.e.g. Vincent van Gogh
TERM 4
palette
DEFINITION 4
1. A rigid, flat surface on which a painter arranges and mixes
pigments..2. The range of colors used by an artist
TERM 5
patron
DEFINITION 5
The person or group who commissions works of art from an
artist.
halos
Circle or disk of golden light surrounding the head of a holy
figure.
TERM 7
aesthetic
DEFINITION 7
The theory and vocabulary of an individual artistic style.
TERM 8
ziggurat
DEFINITION 8
A trapezoidal stepped structure representing a mountain in
ancient Mesopotamia.
TERM 9
landscape
DEFINITION 9
A pictorial representation of natural scenery.
TERM 10
still life
DEFINITION 10
A picture consisting principally of inanimate objects such as
fruit, flowers, or pottery.
tromp l'oeil
Illusionistic painting that "deceives the eye" with its
appearance of reality.I would also add "on purpose." - Cyd
TERM 17
Apocrypha
DEFINITION 17
Certain books of the Bible, the authority and authenticity of
which are in doubt.
TERM 18
portrait
DEFINITION 18
A representation of a specific person; a likeness.
TERM 19
ground plan
DEFINITION 19
A plan of the ground floor of a building, seen from above (as
distinguished from an elevation).
TERM 20
diptych
DEFINITION 20
A writing tablet or work of art consisting of two panels side-
by-side and connected by hinges.
aesthetics
The philosophy and science of art and artistic phenomena.
TERM 22
iconology
DEFINITION 22
The study of the meaning or content of a larger program to
which individual works of art belong.
TERM 23
program
DEFINITION 23
The arrangement of a series of images into a coherent whole.
TERM 24
stained-glass
DEFINITION 24
Windows composed of pieces of colored glass held in place
by strips of lead.
TERM 25
underpainting
DEFINITION 25
A preliminary painting subsequently covered by the final
layer(s) of paint.
