Italian Renaissance Part 2: Furniture - Decorative - Other
Across
- 2. Brace or support that horizontally connects the legs of pieces of furniture and is positioned at the floor
- 6. Sculpture representing people or animals, normally full-length, as opposed to a bust, and at least close to life-size, or larger.
- 10. Type of Italian Renaissance X-shaped chair with five or seven legs arranged from front to back that curved upward to form arms
- 11. Small wood renaissance chair usually having a carved splat back and octagonal seat and carved trestles supports.
- 13. Italian Renaissance term for marquetry
- 15. Illusionist painting effects of light and shadow to ‘create’ depth. Literally means “clear-obscure’ an Italian term referring to a strong contrast of light and dark areas in painting.
- 17. Short convex flute carved on turned pieces or flat areas. Also known as gadrooning
- 18. X-shaped folding chair with the X-frame going from side to side on both the front and the back.
Down
- 1. Long, narrow table used for dining in monasteries. Later used in residences, typically, trestles served as supports.
- 3. Italian term for an inlay of light wood, ivory, or materials upon a dark background
- 4. Italian Renaissance ceramic product with a white glaze. Other colors were used to form a pattern.
- 5. Philosophical stance that emphasizes the value of human beings.
- 7. Canopy, usually of carved wood, over a bed. A half-tester bed has a canopy only above the headboard.
- 8. Table named after the birthplace of the Renaissance.
- 9. Italian Renaissance seating unit with arms and back of the same height
- 12. Large Italian chest or box with hinged lid (often a marriage chest)
- 14. Marble chips mixed with cement and ground smooth to form a flooring material
- 16. Rigid frame used as support, historically a tripod base.