Andrea Mantegna Word Search
This Andrea Mantegna 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: ANDREA, MANTEGNA, MANTUA, PADUA, FERRARA, RENAISSANCE, QUATTROCENTO, FRESCO, TEMPERA, GRISAILLE, STIACCIATO, PERSPECTIVE.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Andrea Mantegna word list, defined
- MANTUA /mænˈtuːə/ · noun
- A type of women's dress, typically a loose, sleeveless, and often hooded garment, worn in the 17th and 18th centuries. Related: farthingale, hoop skirt, stomacher.
- 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.
- QUATTROCENTO /kwɑːtrəˈtʃɛntoʊ/ · noun
- A style of art and architecture that flourished in Italy from the 15th to the early 16th century, characterized by a sense of humanism and realism. Related: Renaissance, Humanist, Realist.
- FRESCO /ˈfrɛskoʊ/ · noun
- A painting done rapidly in watercolour on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling, so that the colours become fixed as the plaster dries; also, the technique itself. Related: mural, wall painting, secco, buon fresco.
- TEMPERA /ˈtɛmpərə/ · noun
- A painting medium consisting of pigments suspended in a water-based solution, used for creating artworks, especially in the Renaissance period. A temperamental person is one who is prone to sudden changes in mood or behavior. Related: paint, medium, pigment, color.
- GRISAILLE /ɡrɪˈsɑːl/ · noun
- A painting or drawing executed in shades of gray, used as a study or underpainting for a work in color. A monochromatic painting or drawing in shades of gray. Related: monochrome, tenebrism, chiaroscuro, sgraffito.
- PERSPECTIVE /ˈpɜːrspɛktɪv/ · noun
- A particular attitude or way of thinking about something; a point of view. A view or aspect of something considered in relation to its position in space or time. Related: view, point of view, attitude, stance.
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