Across
- 2. the physical properties and shape of a work of art
- 3. the Romans perfected this construction technique, allowing them to build vaults and domes
- 6. chalk medium with colored pigment and a nongreasy binder added to it
- 7. an image that represents something other than its literal appearance
- 8. sculpture that is intended to be viewed from one direction; can be high or low [this]
- 9. the kind of seeing that visually participates with art and helps us reflect on our filters of prejudice, emotion, and customs
- 11. sculpture technique that uses a mold and molten material that is poured and then hardened
- 13. the kind of balance achieved by a composition with two different sides that possess the same visual weight
- 15. painter of the Sistine Chapel ceiling and sculptor of David
- 16. winner of the competition for the doors of the baptistery in Florence
- 19. pairs of colors are called [this] when they are directly opposite each other on the color wheel
- 21. the surroundings within which a work of art exists
- 23. the meaning of message of a work of art
- 24. temple for Athena atop the acropolis in Athens
- 26. Renaissance painter known for Primavera and Birth of Venus
- 27. domed building in Rome that was a temple for all the gods
- 28. the art of writing; decorative, aesthetic handwriting
- 29. the painter who pioneered the Cubism, famous for his Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (Young girls of Avignon)
Down
- 1. technique for representing depth that uses vanishing points
- 2. a means of countering the laws of perspective in order to compensate for the distortion created by the point of view
- 4. Japanese printmaker who is famous for his series depicting Mt Fuji
- 5. painting medium that combines water, pigment, and egg yolk
- 10. in Italian, "light-dark"; the use of strong contrast between light and shadow in art
- 12. the fourth dimension
- 13. when a work of art does not have a single focus demanding the viewer's attention, it is called [this]
- 14. the temple of Islam that has a well directed to Mecca
- 17. painting on walls with a mixture of pigment and limewater on fresh plaster
- 18. Japanese aesthetic attitude that prefers imperfection and incompleteness; often paired with 'sabi,' a preference of the sign of aging
- 20. in printmaking, the original surface upon which the design has been created
- 22. type of painting that combines pigment with a binder of hot wax
- 25. literally meaning "stone writing," this is the chief process planographic printmaking that depends on the fact that grease and water don't mix
- 26. the architect who designed the double-shelled dome atop Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence