Guyla - A Glossary of Art Terminology

Quadro Riportato: The simulation of a wall painting for a ceiling design in which painted scenes are arranged in panel resembling frame on the surface of a shallow, curved vault.

Quality: An inherent or distinguishing characteristic of a person or a thing. Having a high degree of excellence. The quality of a thing tends to be better the more care its maker puts into its making.

Quality Control: Techniques ensuring that high quality is maintained through various stages of a process.

Quarry: An open pit or excavation from which stone is taken by cutting, digging or blasting. The most famous quarries for white marble are in Italy around Carrara. Others are Colombara, Polvaccio, Sponda, and Campiglia. In other countries, quarries for white marble include: Paros, Proconnesos, and Dokimeion in Greece, Aphrodysias in Turkey, Makrana in India, and Colorado and Georgia in the USA. Reknowned quarries for other stones: Seravezza in Italy for breccia; and Monsummano in Italy for limestone.

Quarto: A book or manuscript of the second largest standard size, usually measuring 32 cm (12 1/2 inches) in height, and 24 cm (9 1/2 inches) in width, which is composed of sheets of paper folded into four leaves. The plural form is quartos.

Quartzite: An extremely compact, granular rock, consisting essentially of quartz.

Quill: In drawing and calligraphy, a pen made from a goose's feather.

Quilt: A bed coverlet or blanket made of two layers of fabric with a layer of cotton, wool, feathers, or down in between, all stitched firmly together, usually in cross-stitch design. Originally a type of folk art or craft, the process of quiltmaking has taken on greater dimensions and has moved into the area of fine art.

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