Northern Renaissance Vocabulary

He often used engraving along with Italian Renaissance techniques

a raised or bird's eye view of a scene

In 1517, he wrote 95 theses, or statements of belief attacking the church practices.

a 16th century movement leading to the founding of Christianity that rejected papal authority

The treatment of light and shade in a work of art, especially to give an illusion of depth.

Set out the design objectives and principles including the creation of human forms

A portrait of the individual(s) who commissioned a religious work as evidence of devotion.

a darkened box with a convex lens projecting the image of an object onto a screen inside.

a steel tool used for engraving in copper or wood.

an object in an artwork serving as a warning or reminder of death, such as a skull

Patron saint of athletes and plague victims; often shown pierced by arrows

The use of everday items in the context of religious symbolism

a print of a type made from a design cut in a block of wood

the use of overlapping parallel lines to convey darkness or lightness

Wrote down rules for "hermit Christians"; shown in the desert tormented by demons

a picture or relief carving on three panels used as an altarpiece.

the action of spreading paint when new pigment is added to wet paper or canvas

a style of painting in which the artist or writer seeks to express emotional experience

thin transparent layers put over a painting to build up a rich sonorous effect

an altarpiece composed of more than three sections like the Isenheim Altarpiece

brilliant red color tinged with orange used for coloring fabrics and manuscripts.

Faith is seen as an instrument that receives the gift of salvation

this invention helped to promote the Reformation and increased European literacy

a style of painting depicting scenes from ordinary life

1380, brethren of the common life founded by Gerhard Groote.