A process whereby artist assimilate and combine images and ideas from different cultural traditions, beliefs, and practices, giving them new meaning.
(in ancient Greece) a public open space used for assemblies and markets.
a book of the Bible, traditionally ascribed to Jeremiah.
phrase coined by Michelangelo to describe the twenty seated male nudes he incorporated into the Sistine Chapel ceiling frescoes.
The upper part of the nave, transepts, and choir of a church, containing windows that rise above the roofs of the aisles.
The wide entrance gateway of an Egyptian temple, characterized by its sloping walls
external, arched support for the wall of a church or other building.
a painting done rapidly in watercolor on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling, so that the colors penetrate the plaster and become fixed as it dries.
method of creating the illusion of depth, or recession, in a painting or drawing by modulating color to simulate changes effected by the atmosphere on the colors of things seen at a distance.
In ancient Mesopotamian architecture, a monumental platform for a temple.
famous early gothic cathedral in Paris
first two letters of Greek Khristos Christ, used as a Christian symbol.
the core fortified area of a town or city.
A large rectangular building. Often built with a clerestory, side aisles separated from the center nave by colonnades, and an apse at one or both ends. Originally Roman centers for administration, later adapted to Christian church use.
a picture or sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding the dead body of Jesus Christ on her lap or in her arms.
an asymmetrical arrangement of the human figure in which the line of the arms and shoulders contrasts with while balancing those of the hips and legs.
Greek, "high city." In ancient Greece, usually the site of the city's most important temple(s).
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