ART H102 Final: Final Vocab Terms

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Created the vitruvian man ; researched where roman architecture originated; architectural historian, geometry and architect; ten books on architecture; part of a classical rediscovery; relationship between macrocosm and microcosm. From italian meaning smoky or vanished in smoke . It"s a unique form of atmospheric chiaroscuro used in painting, characterized by blurry transitions and smooth gradations of light. Technique aims to simulate the filtering effects of haze, smoke or the atmosphere at dusk. It is a characteristic technique often present in leonardo"s works. A cross like floor plan to provide the church with an extended nave. Central space of a basilica, two or three stories high usually flanked by aisles. The arm of a cruciform church, perpendicular to the nave. Passage or open corridor of a church, hall, or other building that parallels the main space, usually on both sides, and is delineated by a row, or arcade, of columns or piers. The point where the nave an transept cross.