art history vocab test 2
Terms
undefined, object
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- amphora
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a 2 handled jar used for general storage purposes
ex:amphora by exkias - amphitheatre
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greek for double theatre
roman building type resembling 2 greek theatres put together - arena
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latin for sand
refers to sand put onto the floor of colusium to absorb mess(such as blood of gladiators) - apotheosis
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apo-human
theo-god
when a huma is transformed into a god
ex:base,column of antonious pius - black figure/red figure
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type of firing
produces red or black color
difficult to achieve
(greek vase painting)
ex:amphora by exikias - caryatid
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a female figure which is used like a column for architectural support
began use in archaic period - contrapposto
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relaxed standing pose with weight on one leg
shows how body moves
hips higher on one side - coffering
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a pattern of same depressions
trditionally used to decorate ceilings of Greek/Roman architechture
ex:arch of titus is a coffered barrel arch - capitol
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refers where building of gov. ppl. go to meet
one of the hills in rome wheter temple to jupiter stood - constantine
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son of tetrarch
assinated other 2 after fathers death and became one
christianity
founded constanople-new capitol of E.empire(W.emire colapsed)
saw himself god-like - entasis
- the buldge that a greek/roman column has
- encaustic
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paint made by mixing pigment w/ melted wax
used for architecture and sculpture outside - engaged column/pilaster
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column-a architectural decoration that looks like half of a column
made roman temple look greek-like
monolithically built
ex:temple of fortuna virilis
pilaster-
rectangular shaped architectural decoration - isocephaly
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heads represented at more or less same level
ex:panathenaic frieze - kore
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greek term for young lady
votive
ex:peplos kore - kouros
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greek term for young man
greek sculpture used as gravemarker or votive/lifesize
idealized - kylix
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vessel used to drink wine from
difficult to drink form for moderation purposes - oculus
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latin for eye
architechtural term for a round window - peripteral
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columns that go all the way around a temple
greek temple architecture - personification
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when you express an idea in the form of a human
ex:nike=victory - terracotta
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ceramic material-buff to orange color
literally means cooked earth
atruscan - tondo
- any circlar comp. in any medium
- veristic
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comes from latin wod for truth
refers to individualized/naturalistic style of portraiture that is unflattering - blank
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