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Fine Arts Midterm (Engemann)

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MASTABA
LOW FLAT TOMBS BUILT OF BRICKS
REALISM
VASE FIGURES BECAME MORE LIFELIKE
KEYSTONE
TOP STONE IN THE ARCH
BATHS
SOCIAL CENTER
SARCOPHAGUS
STONE COFFIN IN A BURIAL CHAMBER
art
the unique expression of an idea in a visual form
SKENE
BACKSTAGE AREA OF GREEK THEATER WHERE ACTORS COULD CHANGE COSTUMES AND MASKS
AMENHOTEP
ALLOWED PEOPLE TO SEE HOW HE REALLY LOOKED
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SEMICIRCULAR AREA AT THE END OF THE NAVE
NICHE
RECESSES IN THE WALL
CONTOUR LINE
LINES THAT SHOW THE EDGES OF AN OBJECT. THEY SEPARATE THE OBJECTS FROM THE BACKGROUND AND FROM OTHER OBJECTS I THE WORK
ART THERAPY
THERAPIST THAT USES ART TO HELP PATIENTS
STEP PYRAMIDS
TOMBS CREATED BY STACKING SEVERAL MASTABAS ON TOP OF EACH OTHER
BAS RELIEF
PROJECTS ONLY SLIGHTLY
POST AND LINTEL
USED TO HOLD UP MONUMENTAL STONE STRUCTURES
EAGLE
JOHN'S SYMBOL
MURAL
LARGE PICTURE PAINTED ON WALL
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MALE ACTOR USES GESTURES AND DANCE
RELIEF PRINTING
IMAGE TO BE PRINTED IS RAISED
MOSAIC
INLAYING COLORED PIECES TO FORM A PICTURE
TRIUMPHAL ARCH
HEAVY DECORATED ARCH
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LOUD DOUBLE REED INSTRUMENT DIONNE SUES
SERIGRAPH
HANDMADE SCREEN PRINT
ROMANESQUE
THE 11TH AND 12TH CENTURY
THEA TRON
GREEK THEATER BUILDINGS
PROPORTION
CONCERNED WITH THE RELATIONSHIP OF CERTAIN ELEMENTS TO THE WHOLE AND TO EACH OTHER
DYNASTY
PERIOD DURING WHICH A SINGLE FAMILY WERE RULERS
NEFERTITI
QUEEN OF AMENHOTEP IV
STILL LIFE
ARRANGEMENT OF INANIMATE OBJECTS
BOOK OF THE DEAD
MAGIC SPELLS AND FORMULAS DEAD PERSONS GUIDEBOOK
simulated texture
object in the art work appear rough or smooth but no actual texture is used
ILLUMINATIONS
MANUSCRIPT PAINTINGS
KINETIC ART
SCULPTURAL FORM THAT ACTUALLY MOVES
AUDIENCE
GENERAL PUBLIC SAT ON BENCHES ON HILL
MALE ACTORS
MADE UP THE CAST OF THE GREEK THEATER
STRANGLER
MEANS SPHINX
STONEHENGE
MEGALITH CREATION 2000 BC LARGE RING OF STONES
LASCAUX
1941 IN FRANCE 2 BOYS LOST DOG FOUND PAINTINGS
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A TYPE OF PERFORMANCE NO MASKS AND MALES AND FEMALES
ATHENA
PANTHEON WAS BUILT IN HER HONOR
GEOMETRIC
VASES DECORATED WITH GEOMETRIC PATTERNS
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
CONQUERED EGYPT
CARVING
CUTTING OR CHIPPING TO FORM A SCULPTURE
TEXTURE
REFERS TO THE WAY THINGS FEEL OR LOOK
LION
MARK'S SYMBOL
CORNU
SEMI CIRCULAR BRONZE ROMAN INSTRUMENT
PANTOMIME
MODERN BALLET
PYTHAGORAS
GIVEN CREDIT FOR DISCOVERING OCTAVE RATIO OF 2 TO 1
complementary colors
opposite color on the color wheel
HYDRAULIS
WATER PRESSURE ORGAN
ATHEN
CITY STATE THAT WAS A POLITICAL POWER IN GREECE AND THE EPICENTER OF THEATER IN GREECE
SPECIAL EFFECTS
CREATES FANTASY SCENES AND CREATURES
PAPYRUS
FIRST KNOWN PAPER
MYRON
CREATOR OF THE DISCUS THROWER
aesthetician
a scholar who specialized in the study of the nature of beauty and art
CONCRETE
ROMANS INTRODUCED
WET MEDIA
COLORING AGENT IS IN A LIQUID INK & PAINTS
BARREL VAULT
SERIES OF ARCHES THAT FORM A TUNNELO
BISON WITH TURNED HEAD
HEAD IS FRAMED BY THE MASSIVE BULK OF THE BODY
PHARAOH
KING THAT RULED WITH COMPLETE AUTHORITY IN EGYPT
EMPIRE
NEW KINGDOM
axis line
an imaginary line that is traced threw an object or several objects
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DECORATIVE BAND RUNNING ACROSS THE UPPER PART OF THE GREEK TEMPLES
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DUTIES INCLUDE PURCHASING ART, DEVELOPING COLLECTION AND ADVISING CORP ON LAWS AND TAXATION
LITHOGRAPHY
IMAGE I DRAWN ON LIMESTONE, ZINC OR ALUMINUM WITH A GREASY PENCIL
POST & LINTEL
FORM OF CONSTRUCTION MADE UP OF MASSIVE VERTICAL POSTS SUPPORTING CROSSBEAMS
50,000
COLESIUM WILL HOLD
INTAGLIO
INK IS FORCED TO FILL LINES CUT INTO A METAL SURFACE
DRY MEDIA
MEDIA THAT IS APPLIED DRY PENCIL,CHARCOAL,CRAYON, CHALK
VALUE
DESCRIBES THE LIGHTNESS AND DARKNESS OF THE WORK
PHOTOJOURNALISM
CAREER PHOTOGRAPHER FOR NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES
VENUS OF WILLENDORF
ROUND SCULPTURE OF FEMALE GOD FERTILITY RITUALS
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TOP STEP OF THE GREEK PLATFORM ON TEMPLES AND BUILDINGS
PIGMENT
FINELY GROUND POWDER THAT GIVES PAINT ITS COLOR
CAPITAL
TOPS OF COLUMNS
GROIN VAULTS
FORMED TWO BARREL VAULTS MEET AT RIGHT ANGLES
PYRAMID
STRUCTURES BUILT AS BURIAL SITES / POLISHED LIMESTONE
QUEEN NEFERTITI
MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN THE WORLD
unity
refers to the look and feel of wholeness in a work of art
EARLY MEDIEVAL
TIME FRAME LAST QUARTER OF 5 TH CENTURY TO THE MIDDLE OF THE 11TH
HUE
NAME OF THE COLOR
FLYING BUTTRESSES
A SUPPORT THAT COUNTERACTS THE WEIGHT OF A STRUCTURE OR BLDG
CASTING
MELTED DOWN METAL IS POURED INTO A MOLD
3 WARM COLORS
RED, YELLOW, ORANGE
OLD STONE AGE
PREHISTORIC TIME PERIOD
AULOS
DOUBLE REED INSTRUMENT
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on top of the frieze of the Greek temples
KING TUTS AGE AT DEATH
18 OR 19
PHOTOGRAPHY
CAPTURING OPTICAL IMAGES ON LIGHT SENSITIVE SURFACES
MOVEMENT
USED TO CREATE LOOK OF MOVEMENT AND ACTION
MEGALITH
LARGE MONUMENTS FROM HUGE STONE SLABS
DOOR OF LIFE
VICTORIOUS GLADIATORS GO
HAGIA SOPHIA
BUILT IN 6TH CENTURY BY EMPEROR JUSTINE
SCULPTURES IN THE ROUND
FREESTANDING SURROUNDED BY SPACE ON ALL SIDES
ANALOGOUS COLORS
COLORS THAT AR NEXT TO EACH OTHER ON TEH COLOR WHEEL
CRITERIA
STANDARDS FOR JUDGMENT YOU NEED TO MAKE DECISION ABOUT ART
BATHS
ENCLOSED STRUCTURES THAT CONTAINED SHOPS, GYMS ETC.
SPACE
DEALS WITH DISTANCE
INTERMEDIATE COLORS
MADE BY MIXING A PRIMARY AND SECONDARY COLOR
cool colors
colors often associate with water, sky and coolness
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
MAKES LOGOS FOR COMPANIES
AMENHOTEP
KING TUTS FATHER
PRINCIPLE OF ART
THE DIFFERENT WAYS THE ELEMENTS CAN BE USED IN A WORK OF ART
INTERIOR DESIGN
PLAN AND SUPERVISE DESIGN OF INTERIORS/ NAE
ORCHESTRA
LARGE AREA IN GREEK THEATER WHERE SINGING AND DANCING OCCURED
WARM COLORS
COLORS ASSOCIATED WITH FIRE, SUN, etc.
KA
SOUL OF EGYPTIANS STAYS IN BODY TILL DEATH
NAVE
LONG WIDE CENTER AISLE
CONTRAPPOSTE
THE POSE SHOWS THE WEIGHT OF THE BODY BALANCED ON ONE LEG WHILE THE OTHER LEG IS FREE AND RELAXED
TYMPANUM
HALF ROUND PANEL THAT FILLS IN THE SPACE B/W THE LINTEL AND THE ARCH OVER THE DOORS
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ELEMENT OF ART THAT REFERS TO AN AREA CLEARLY SET OFF BY ONE OR MORE OF THE OTHER ELEMENTS OF ART IT IS TWO DIMENSIANEL HEIGHT AND WIDTH
HIEROGLYPHICS
EARLY FORM OF PICTURE WRITING
EMPHASIS
COMBINING ELEMENTS TO STRESS THEIR DIFFERENCE
ASSEMBLY
ARTIST JOINS TOGETHER A VARIETY OF MATERIALS 3 DIMENSIONAL
BULL
LUKE'S SYMBOL
ALTAMIRA
MAN WHO LOST HIS DOG IN A HOLE
ORPHEUS
MOST IMP OF THE MYTHIC MUSICIANS IN GREECE MADE INANIMATE OBJECTS MOVE WITH HIS MUSIC
formalists
aestheticians who place importance on how well artists design their works
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FUNCTIONAL BUILDING MADE TO HOLD LARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE
RHYTHM
CAREFUL PLACEMENT OF REPEATED ELEMENTS
SECONDARY COLORS
COLORS MADE BY MIXING TWO PRIMARY COLORS
PANTHEON
LOCATED IN ATHENS
KOUROS
GREEK SCULPTURE MOST RESEMBLES EGYPTIAN
ELEMENTS OF ART
THE BASIC COMPONENTS OR BUILDING BLOCKS OF ART
CORNU
ROMAN 3 STRINGED INSTRUMENT EASY TO PLAY
ASYMMETRICAL BALANCE
MORE INFORMAL BALANCE WHERE THE WORK IS WEIGHTED WITH OBJECT S ON BOTH SIDES SO THAT BALANCE IS FELT
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A PLUCKED STRING INSTRUMENT APPOLO
ACROPOLIS
SACRED HILL RAISED 500 FT ABOVE THE CITY
COLISEUM
6 ACRES 4 STORIES
HOPLITE
FOOT SOLDIER FOUND IN ANCIENT GREECE BACKBONE OF THE ARMY
CATACOMBS
UNDERGROUND PASSAGEWAYS FOR CHRISTIANS TO BURY THEIR DEAD
PATHOLOGIST
DISCOVERED MATHEMATICAL RATIONAL OF MUSICAL CONSONANCE
3 PRIMARY COLORS
RED BLUE YELLOW
KAROI
CLOTHED WOMEN SCULPTURES OFTEN GODDESSES
ROOMS IN PANTHEON
2
CORINTHIAN
MOST ELEGANT AND ELABORATE OF THE COLUMNS
ADVERTISING ART
PRODUCES VISUAL MATERIALS AND WRITES THE MESSAGES DELIVERED BY THE MEDIA
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STRINGED INSTRUMENT ORIGINALLY PLAYED LIKE A GUITAR
ARTISTS
PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES ARE DOMINATED AND OFTEN COMPLICATED BY THE OVERPOWERING IMPULSE TO CREATE
IMATATIONALIST
AESTHETICIANS WHO FAVOR THE REALISTIC REPRESENTATION OF SUBJECT MATTER IN ARTWORKS
CASTING
USES BRONZE AND OTHER METALS
TUBA
SIMILAR TO MODERN FRENCH HORN
FORM
REFERS TO AN OBJECT WITH 3 DIMENSIONS HEIGTH WIDTH DEPTH
SOLVENT
MATERIAL USED TO THIN THE BINDER FOR PAINT
OBELISK
TALL 4 SIDED POINTED STONE SHAFT
COMPUTER GRAPHICS
DRAWS BY USING MOUSE ON COMPUTER SCREEN
EMOTIONALISTS
AESTHETICIANS WHO PLACE MOST IMPORTANCE ON THE VOMMUNICATION OF EDEAS, FEELING, AND MOODS
HELLENISTIC PERIOD
DRAMATIC AND EMOTIONAL SCULPTURES
AQUEDUCTS
SYSTEM OF CARRYING WATER
LINEAR WORK OF ART
ART FOCUSED ON CONTOUR LINES
HIGH RELIEF
EXTENDS BOLDLY OUT INTO SPACE
LYRE
EARLY HARP
PILGRIMAGE
A JOURNEY TO A HOLY PLACE VISIBLE SIGN
BINDER
LIQUID THAT HOLDS TOGETHER THE GRAINS OF PIGMENT IN A FORM THAT CAN BE SPREAD
3 COOL COLORS
BLUE, GREEN, PURPLE
CORINTHIAN ORDER
COLUMNS WITH A CAPITAL THAT IS ELONGATED AND DECORATED WITH LEAVES, FLOWER ETC
MODELING
SOFT, PLIABLE MATERIAL IS BUILT UP AND SHAPED TO FORM A SCULPTURE
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
DESIGNING ITEMS FOR MANUFACTURERS
GOTHIC
STARTED DURING ROMANESQUE AND CONTINUED TO THE 16TH CENTURY
ANGEL
MATTHEW'S SYMBOL
DORIC
PANTHEON WAS DONE IN THIS ORDER
DRAWING
PORTRAYING OBJECTS, SCENE ETC., THREW LINES, SHAPES, VALUES & TEXTURES IN ONE OR MORE COLORS
GRADATION
COMBINING SIMILLAR ELEMENTS IN AN ART WORK ACCENT THEIR SIMILARITY THRU REPETITION AND SUBTLE GRADUAL CHANGES
SCREEN PRINTING
PROCESS IN WHICH PAINT IS FORCED THREW A SCREEN
CANOPIE JARS
VESSELS THAT HELD ORGANS
MONASTICISM
A WAY OF LIFE IN WHICH INDIVIDUALS GATHER TOGETHER TO SPEND THEIR DAYS
COLISEUM
LARGE AMPHITHEATER
DARK AGES
KNOWN AS THE MIDDLE AGE
COFFERS
INDENTED PANELS ON A DOME
PRIMARY COLORS
COLORS CANNOT BE MADE BY MIXING OTHER COLORS RED, BLUE , YELLOW
3 SECONDARY COLORS
GREEN ORANGE PURPLE
DOOR OF DEATH
PLACE WHERE SLAIN GLADIATORS WERE PUT
CARICATURE
HUMOROUS DRAWING OF A PERSON CHARACTERISTIC IS EXAGGERATED
CHORUS
GROUP MADE OF 12-15 SINGING AND DANCING MEMBERS
MASK
BEST KNOWN SYMBOL OF GREEK THEATER
SYMMETRICAL BALANCE
A FORMAL BALANCE IN WHICH 2 HAVLES OF AWORK ARE IDENTICAL MIRROR IMAGE
VARIETY
COMBINING ELEMENTS TO CREATE COMPLICATED RELATIONSHIPS
KOUROS
MALE YOUTH WHO USED TO BE A GOD OR AN ATHLETE
CAVE PAINTINGS
SURVIVED BECAUSE DRAWN DEEP IN THE CAVE
MODELING
USES CLAY, WAX OR PLASTER
intensity
the quality of brightness and purity of the color
IONIC ORDER
COLUMNS HAD AN ELABORATE BASE AND A CAPITAL CARVED INTO DOUBLE SCROLLS
Doric order
SIMPLE HEAVY COLUMNS W/O A BASE AND TOPPED BY A BROAD PLAIN CAPITAL

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