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orator (n)
person who delivers an oration, formal speech, or prayer
     
 

organic (adj)
characteristic of a living animal or plant life
     
  patina (n)
a crust or film that appears gradually (as a result of chemical reactions) or is placed deliberately on the surface of a sculpture
     
  portrait (n)
the likeness of a person (especially a face) in a work of art, such as a painting, drawing, sculpture, or photograph
     
  relief (n)
a three-dimensional figure or object that projects from the flat surface on which it is formed, as in sculpture or printmaking
     
  relief printing (v)
printing from a raised surface, as in woodcut or linoleum-block printing
     
  Renaissance (n)
from the French word renaissance ("rebirth"): in 15th and 16th century Europe, a revival of learning, literature, art, and architecture that emphasized and often imitated classical examples from ancient Greece and Rome. Although the Renaissance was centered in Italy, various aspects of it also appeared in Northern Europe (particularly Flanders, the Netherlands, and Germany), especially during the 16th century.
     
 

 

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