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| An Italian word designating the contrast of dark and light in a painting, drawing, or print. It creates spatial depth and volumetric forms through gradations in the intensity of light and shadow. |
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| In painting, the effect of haze in an image. Resembling the color of the atmosphere at dusk, gives a smoky effect. |
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| A type or category of artistic form, subject, technique, style, or medium. |
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| The illusion created on a flat surface in which figures and objects appear to recede or project sharply into space. Accomplished according to the rules of perspective |
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| an emphasis on line, as opposed to mass or color. |
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| A method of rendering the effect of spatial variations in color and clarity of representation. |
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| A painting technique in which water-based pigments are applied to a surface of wet plaster. |
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| An intaglio printmaking process of inscribing an image, design, or letters onto a metal or wood surface from which a print is made. Usually drawn with a sharp implement directly onto the surface of the plate. |
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| (fool the eye) A manner of representation in which the appearance of natural space and objects is recreated with the direct intention of fooling the eye of the viewer. |
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| The use of strong chiaroscuro and artificially illuminated areas to create a dramatic contrast of light and dark in painting. |
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| A twisting body position. Also a way of representing the human body so that its weight appears to be born on one leg. |
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| An artwork made up of three panels |
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| An artwork made up of two panels |
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| A painted or carved panel or winged structure placed at the back of or above an altar. Contains religious imagery, often specific to the place of worship. |
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| In a work of art, an image or images that illustrates an abtract concept, idea, or story often suggesting a deeper meaning. |
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| An image, especially popular in Europe during the seventeenth century in which all the objects symbolize the transience of life. Usually of genre and still life |
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| It refers to a genre of artworks that vary widely but which all share the same purpose: to remind people of their mortality, an artistic theme dating back to antiquity. |
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