Albrecht Durer Word Search
This Albrecht Durer word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — famous works, materials, and the movement they belong to. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: MELENCOLIA, FOURAPOSTLES, PRAYINGHANDS, RHINOCEROS, APOCALYPSE, FOURHORSEMEN, RENAISSANCE, ENGRAVING, WOODCUT, COPPERPLATE, DRYPOINT, ETCHING.
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Albrecht Durer word list, defined
- RHINOCEROS /ˌrɪnəˈsɪrəs/ · noun
- A large, herbivorous mammal with a tough, gray skin and a distinctive horn on its nose, native to Africa and southern Asia. Rhinoceroses are known for their aggressive behavior when threatened. Related: buffalo, elephant, hippopotamus, tapir.
- APOCALYPSE /əˈpɒkəlɪps/ (British), /əˈpɑːkəlɪps/ (American) · noun
- The complete final destruction of the world, especially as described in the Book of Revelation; more broadly, an event involving destruction or damage on a catastrophic, world-ending scale. Related: cataclysm, catastrophe, doomsday, armageddon.
- RENAISSANCE /rɪˈnɛsəns/ · noun
- A cultural and intellectual movement in Europe in the 14th to 17th centuries, characterized by a revival of classical Greek and Roman culture and a flowering of artistic and scientific achievement. A revival of interest in a particular area of study or activity. Related: revival, renaissance man, rebirth, resurgence.
- ENGRAVING /ɪnˈɡreɪvɪŋ/ · noun
- The art or process of cutting a design into a hard surface, such as metal, wood, or stone, especially to produce prints from the incised plate. It also refers to an engraved picture or design itself, or the impression printed from such a plate. Related: etching, inscribing, carving, print.
- WOODCUT /ˈwʊdkət/ · noun
- A design or picture cut into a block of wood, typically for printing, or a person who cuts designs or pictures into wood for this purpose. Related: engraving, etching, lithograph, print.
- COPPERPLATE /ˈkɒpərpleɪt/ · noun
- A polished copper plate incised with a design or text for use in intaglio printing; also, by extension, a print made from such a plate, and the elegant style of handwriting traditionally taught for copying engraved letterforms. Related: engraving, etching, intaglio, print.
- DRYPOINT /ˈdrɔɪpɔɪnt/ · noun
- A printmaking technique in which an image is drawn directly onto a metal plate with a sharp steel or diamond-tipped needle, creating a raised burr that holds ink and prints as a soft, velvety line. It also refers to a print made by this method. Related: engraving, etching, intaglio, printmaking.
- ETCHING /ˈɛtʃɪŋ/ · noun
- The art or process of producing designs on a metal plate by coating it with wax, drawing through the wax, and using acid to bite the exposed lines; also, a print made from such a plate. Related: engraving, print, intaglio, impression.
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