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Subjects and Vocabulary of Art History

Introduction Chapter
"Art Through the Ages"

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perspectivescheme for projecting an illusion of three dimensional world onto a two dimensional surface
plana diagram of the horizontal arrangement of the parts of a building
valuethe amount of light reflected by a hue
massthe degree of bulk, density, and weight of matter in space
huename of a color, or the attribute that permits it to be classed as red, blue, etc.
contourthe visual border of mass in space or the outer edges of an object
linea mark made by a moving point
elevationarchitectural term for a vertical projection
sectionrepresentation of an imaginary plane passing vertically through any object
texturevisual or tactile surface appearance or characteristics of something
proportionrelation of the parts to the whole
chiaroscurogradations of light and dark that produce modeling
bas-relieffigures projecting slightly from the ground of which they are a part
iconographysubject matter and meaning
subtractive sculpturestone or wood carving
additive sculptureclay modeling for example
axisan imaginary line along which a work is organized
primary colorsred, yellow and blue
chromarefers to purity of a color
secondary colorsgreen, purple, orange

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