Glossary · Q
Quadratura
Illusionistic ceiling and wall painting of architecture in steep perspective, extending real walls into painted ones; perfected in Baroque Italy.
See also: Trompe-l’oeil
Where it appears in the book
A feature of Baroque architecture.
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Pyramid · Pyramidion · Qibla · Quadrant vault · Quadripartite vault · Quincunx · Quinto acuto · Quoin