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The Humanistic Tradition, 4/e
Gloria K. Fiero

Renaissance Artists: Disciples of Nature, Masters of Invention

Key Terms


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secular patronage

cantoria [kan TOW ree a]

contrapposto [kon tra POW sta]

linear perspective

plein-air [plen ahr]

picture plane

aerial perspective

intarsia [in TAHR see ya]

Gates of Paradise

microcosm/macrocosm

Vitruvian Man

terribilità [ter ree bee lee TAH]

condottiere [kahn da TYEHR ee]

the grand style

tempietto [tem pee ET tow]

word painting

madrigal [MAD re gahl]

clavichord

harpsichord

balli [BAL lee]