Piero della Francesca Word Search
Piero della Francesca, as a word search. 12 words drawn from famous works, materials, and the movement they belong to sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: FRESCO, TEMPERA, PERSPECTIVE, GEOMETRY, QUATTROCENTO, RENAISSANCE, RESURRECTION, BAPTISM, MADONNADELPARTO, MISERICORDIA, TRUECROSS, BIRTHOFVIRGIN.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Piero della Francesca word list, defined
- 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.
- 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.
- GEOMETRY /ˈdʒiːəmɪtri/ · noun
- The branch of mathematics concerned with the properties and relations of points, lines, surfaces, and solids. Related: mathematics, topology, trigonometry, calculus.
- 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.
- 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.
- RESURRECTION /ˌrɛzərˈeɪʃən/ · noun
- The act of rising from the dead, or the state of being raised from the dead. A revival or renewal of interest or activity. Related: revival, rebirth, renewal, reincarnation.
- BAPTISM /ˈbæptɪzəm/ · noun
- A Christian religious rite of initiation involving immersion in, or sprinkling or pouring with, water, symbolizing admission to the church, purification, and spiritual rebirth. The word also figuratively refers to any severe first experience that serves as an initiation into something new. Related: christening, initiation, immersion, rite.
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