Exam 1 (ARTH 26)

1. a painting medium made by blending egg yolks with water, pigments, and occasionally other materials, such as glue (7)
5. an artwork made up of three panels; the panels may be hinged together in such a way that the side segments (wings) fold over the central area (8)
6. Italian word taken from Sinope, the ancient city in Asia Minor that was famous for its red-brick pigment; in fresco paintings, a full-sized, preliminary sketch done in this color on the first rough coat of plaster or arriccio (7)
8. adopted from the Italian term meaning “a day’s work,” a giornata is the section of a fresco plastered and painted in a single day (8)
9. a full-scale drawing of a design that will be executed in another medium, such as wall painting, tapestry, or stained glass (7)

2. a painting technique in which water-based pigments are applied to a plaster surface; if the plaster is painted when wet, the color is absorbed by the plaster, becoming a permanent part of the wall (4, 6)
3. a primer made from glue, gypsum, and/or chalk, used as the ground of a wood panel or the priming layer of a canvas, provides a smooth surface for painting (5)
4. rebirth of ancient Greece and Rome (11)
7. a painted or carved panel or ensemble of panels placed at the back of or behind and above an altar; contains religious imagery (often specific to the place of worship for which it was made) that viewers can look at during liturgical ceremonies (10)
10. highly stylized, severe, and detached, often in relation to a strict religious tradition (8)

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