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anatomy
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study of body structure. Renaissance artist began to look closely at the way bones and muscles indicate movement and variation
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apprentice
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student who lives, works, and studies with a master to become an an artist by trade and career
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bronze
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type of metal made of tin and copper
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cartoon
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in fine art, refers to a full scale preparatory drawing on heavy paper
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casting
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pouring molten metal into a mold
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chiaroscuro
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"light/dark" use of light and shadow to define form, lighter parts seem to emerge from darker areas; produces three dimensional effect
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classical
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relating to the ancient Greeks and Romans
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composition
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the way forms are arranged on a surface
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controposto
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figure standing with weight tilted to one leg. Makes the figure seem more natural
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dome
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large roof or ceiling in the fronts of a hemisphere. The architectural device was developed by the Romans and further referred during the Italian Renaissance
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engravings
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prints taken from an engraved hard surface such as metal, mood, or sphene
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fresco
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a way of printing directly unto plastered walls. Pilgrims are absorbed into one wall. The picture is also called a recco. In Italian, "fresh"
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master
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an artist who is known as a teacher or is though of the best
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medium
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any material with which the artist works
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murals
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a large painting on the wall
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naturalism
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art style in which the real appearance of things is faithfully shown
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oil paints
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paints made from ground pigments that are mixed together with linseed oil. Oil painting makes possible extremely subtle differences
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patron
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someone who gives an artist money to live on while the artists creates
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perspective
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technique of showing objects in space on a flat surface. Perspective produces the impression of distance and size
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pigments
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natural substances used for making colors pigments come from earth, insects, flowers
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portrait
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painting or drawing or sculpture of a person sometimes the head and shoulders only, sometimes the entire body. Shows a revival of the individuals worth
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scaffold
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platform structure built to reach high places
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sculpture
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art form that is three dimensional and may be carved, molded, constructed, or casted
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secular
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art concerned with religion
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shumato
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painting technique: no harsh lines or edges, areas blend into each other
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tempera
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painting made with pigments mixed with egg yolk or water
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