Glossary
multiple original impressions. Drypoints are characterized by soft, dark
blacks due to the absorption of ink by the Burr.duomo (Italian): Cathedral.elevation: An architectural scale drawing showing the side, front, or rear of
a building.engraving: A printmaking technique that involves cutting a design into a
metal plate with a burin, then inking and printing the metal plate to create
multiple original impressions. The term is also used for the print that results
from this process.etching: A printmaking technique that involves drawing a design into an
acid-resistant ground covering a metal plate. The plate is then bathed in
acid, exposing and incising the lines in the metal surface that are unprotected
by the ground. Finally, the plate is inked and printed to create multiple
original impressions. The term is also used for the print that results from
this process.Eucharist: The sacrament of the Lord’s Supper, celebrated in the Mass. Also
the bread and wine used in the rite.Expressionism: Style characterized by distorted and exaggerated shapes and
vivid colors; used to convey the emotions aroused in the artist by certain
objects or events.Fauvism: Derived from the French word fauves, meaning “wild beasts.” A
style of painting in France around 1905 that was characterized by vivid color
and intense emotionalism.À amboyant Gothic: The last phase of the French Gothic architecture style,
which was characterized by S-shaped or À ame-shaped curvilinear forms.
Flamma is Latin for “À ame,” and À ambeau is French for “torch”; from these,
the word À amboyant was derived.