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Terms 01

  **these terms are translated from the French and may vary in English

Q1: Which term indicates groupings of artists, of national or private foundation, whose objective consists mainly of teaching?

Aministry
Bcompany
Cacademy



Q2: Which name
is given to the process of painting which consists in diluting color powders some with an agglutinant in water?

Apowdering
Bsoften
ing
Cpalette-knife



Q3:
What do you call the application of an adhesive on a rough fabric stretched on a frame?

Aapplication
Bgluing
Cantependium




Q4: What do you call  a very diluted solution of adhesive, applied to a support of fabric or wood with the aim of reducing its absorption and its porosity, to increase the adherence of the coatings of preparation and that of the paint?

Areduced
Bprimer
Cgluing

Q5: What is the origin of the word "aquatinte"?

A Egyptian
B Greek
C Italian

Q6: Which term do you use to indicate the action to make disappear or tarnish a color by the action of water?

Ato soften
Bto dilute
Cwatercolour

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Christ drives out the salesmen of the Temple (1635).
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669). Etching on paper.


Q7: Which name is given to an alternative of the etching, which is a process of engraving intended to obtain effects of color in flat tint, comparable with those of a wash for a drawing?

A etching
B aquatint
C watercolour



Q8: Which generic name is given to the ornaments made up of geometrical figures, generally stylized in vegetables  and various other motifs other than the human figure or animal representation?

Atrapezoid
Barabesque
Crhombus




Q9: Which was the support used sometimes for small tables, (especially in the XVIIth century)?

Apapyrus
Basphalt
Cslate


Q10: What is the name of the fatty and colorless liquid whose characteristic is to bind   the particles of color and to make them adhere to the preparation?

Alubrication
Bliquifiant
Cagglutinant



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more information on color and techniques (in French)

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Sally Randall, History of Pigments and Painting Techniques-- historical and chemical descriptions.

Don Jusko, Pigments and Color Theory-- highly technical chemical descriptions, color charts, some history, etc.

Cennino Cennini, Il Libro dell' Arte-- the complete text.