Early Europe and Colonial Americas Art Cheat Sheet

The core ideas of Early Europe and Colonial Americas Art distilled into a single, scannable reference — perfect for review or quick lookup.

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Gold-ground tessera compositions with hierarchical frontality.

Pointed arches, ribbed vaults, flying buttresses enabling height and light.

Mathematical system creating illusion of depth on a flat surface.

Strong light-dark contrast to model three-dimensional form.

Soft blending of tones without harsh outlines.

Catholic Church art promoting emotional devotion after Protestant Reformation.

Layered glazes on panel or canvas allowing luminous detail.

Colonial Latin American genre depicting racial mixing categories.

Byzantine Art:Eastern Roman Empire art, 330-1453 CE.

Tesserae:Small pieces of glass or stone for mosaics.

Icon:Sacred religious image in Byzantine tradition.

Romanesque:European art style c. 1000-1200 CE.

Gothic:European art and architecture c. 1140-1500.

Flying Buttress:External arch support for Gothic walls.

Ribbed Vault:Ceiling with diagonal arched ribs.

Linear Perspective:Mathematical system for depth on flat surface.

Chiaroscuro:Light-dark modeling technique.

Sfumato:Smoky tonal blending technique.

Fresco:Painting on wet plaster.

Mannerism:Post-Renaissance elongated, artificial style.

Baroque:17th-century dramatic, emotional art style.

Counter-Reformation:Catholic reform movement using art.

Pendentive:Dome transition from square to circle.

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