Early Europe and Colonial Americas Art Glossary

17th-century dramatic, emotional art style.

Eastern Roman Empire art, 330-1453 CE.

Colonial racial category genre painting.

Light-dark modeling technique.

Catholic reform movement using art.

External arch support for Gothic walls.

Painting on wet plaster.

European art and architecture c. 1140-1500.

Sacred religious image in Byzantine tradition.

Mathematical system for depth on flat surface.

Post-Renaissance elongated, artificial style.

Dome transition from square to circle.

Ceiling with diagonal arched ribs.

European art style c. 1000-1200 CE.

Smoky tonal blending technique.

Small pieces of glass or stone for mosaics.