Greek Vocad

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kouros (kouri)

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young man sculpture
one foot out

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contrapposto

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representation of the human body in which the forms are organized on a varying curving axis to provide asymetrical balance to the figure

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Archaic

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style of fine art deveolped in Greece from mid 7th century BCE to early 5th c BCE, characterized by increased emphasis on human figure in action naturalistic proportions and anatomical structure, simplicity of volumes forms or design. evolution of definite style for the narrative

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Classical

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charteristic of Greek and Roman antiquity, employment of orders simple symetrical

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post and lintel construction

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a system of construction in whcih 2 posts support a lintel (horizontal beam used to span an openning

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refinements

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unknown

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relief sculpture

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figures projecting from a background which they are part

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Athena

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goddess of wisdom fertility, the useful arts and prudent warfare, popped out of Zeus's head

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orchestra

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stage in Greek theater, circular piece of earth where action took place

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skene

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Greek stage

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theater

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outdoor area for housing dramatic presentations

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temple

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houses built to house diety statues

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stylobate

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the uppermost platform of a classical Greek temple, which supports the columns

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peristyle

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a collande all around a cella and its porches a peripteral colannade consists of a single row of columns on all sides, a dipteral collannade has a double row all around

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cella

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the chamber at the center of ancient Greek temples

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column

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a vertical weight carrying architercal member, circular in cross sections and consisting of a base, a shaft, and a capital

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base

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the molded projecting lowest part of Ionic and Cornithinan columns (Doric columns have no base)

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capital

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the uppermost memebr of a column seving as a transition from shaft to the lintel

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fluting

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vertical channeling roughly semi cicular in cross section and used pericopally in columns and polasters

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entasis

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the convex profile the apparent swelling in the shaft of a column

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collande

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series/row of columns

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entablature

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the part of the building above the columns and below the roof, has 3 parts: architrave, frieze, and pediement

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frieze

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the part of the entalature between the architrave and the cornice; also any sculpted or painted band in the building

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cornice

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the projecting, crowning memeber of the entablature framing the pediement also any crowning projection

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Doric

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1 or 2 systems (orders) for articulating the 3 units of elevation of a classical building: the platform colonade and entablature Doric is chacterised by capitals w/ funnel shaped echinuses, columns w/o bases and a frieze of triglyphs and metopes

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metopes

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the square panel between the triglyphs in a Doric frieze, often sculpted in relief

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triglyphs

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a 3 panel painting, ivory plaque of alterpiece also a small portable shrine with hinged wings used for private devotion

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pediment

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the triangular space (gable) at the end of a building formed by the ends of the sloping roof above the collande; also an ornamental feature having this shape

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Ionic

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volutes, capitals, columns w/ bases, and an uninterrupted frieze