Words to Know

Below you will find a list of words that relate to the exhibition. These words are divided into three groups: general words to know, words relating to middle school curriculum, and terms relating to high school themes.

General Terms

• Chiarosuro
• Sfumato
• Perspective
• Portraiture
• Renaissance period
• Venetian Renaissance
• Oil on canvas
• Cinquecento
• Humanism

Middle School

• Classical period
• Medieval period
• Quattrocento
• Colore

High School

• High Renaissance
• Mannerism
• Impasto brushwork
• Female reclining nudes
• Sacra conversazione
• Grisaille
• La Serenissima
• Doge
• Council of Venice
• Adriatic Sea
• Condottiere
• San Marco
• Maritime republic
• Palazzo Ducale