A Dictionary of Terms in Art

adopted altar Ancient Art animals antique appear applied architecture armour arms artists attribute baldachin bas-reliefs beautiful blue body brass British Museum bronze CHITON CHLAMYS Christ Christian Art church clay colour consisting copied copper costume covered cross crown decorated depicted early Egyptian Elgin Marbles emblem employed enamel engraving exhibits fifteenth century figures frequently Gallery glass gold Greek green ground hand head helmet heraldry Herculaneum imitation Ital kind linseed oil manufacture marble ment metal middle ages modern Monumental Brasses monuments mould Museum nature original orna ornamental oxide painters painting Paul Veronese peculiar picture pigments placed plate Pompeii produced Prussian blue racter repre representation represented Roman Rome sacred saint Saviour sculpture shield sixteenth sometimes specimens statues stone style surface symbol taste temple term tint tion Titian ture usually various varnish vases vessel Virgin walls wood word worn yellow