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30 Cards in this Set
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The representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions, in literature and art |
Mimesis |
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An apparition or double of a living person |
Doppelgänger |
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Technique for making sculpture in which the materials are subtracted or taken away from the mass of stone or substance from which it is carved |
Subtractive sculpture |
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A figure or object carved or modelled fully in three dimensions, free standing, able to be viewed in 360 all around |
Sculpture in the round |
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Italian for baked clay, term used to designate fired clay as a medium for sculpture |
Terracotta |
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Human life force, or psyche, spirit, soul of an Egyptian |
Ka |
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The attribution of human characteristics to non human phenomena, in art the representation of deities in human form |
Anthropomorphism |
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Term used to refer to objects that aimed to symbolize the gods without portraying them |
Aniconic |
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A wooden cult image |
Xoanon |
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Greek term meaning young man, term used to refer to a statue of a standing male youth, usually nude, characteristic of archaic to early classical Greek art |
Kouros |
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Greek term meaning maiden, used to refer to a statue of a standing female youth, usually clothed, characteristic of archaic to early classical Greek art |
Kore |
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Term used to refer to Greek orientalizing to Early Archaic style |
Daedalic |
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Painting technique and medium entailing the application of pigments in hot beeswax on the surface of a wood panel |
Encaustic |
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Set against or counter poise, sculptural stance portraying the shifting of weight naturally inherent to the human body, depicting one leg straight and engaged, the other leg at ease |
Contrapposto |
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Term used to refer to an art work fabricated of ivory and gold |
Chyrselephantine |
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Evoking a feeling of pity or sympathetic and kindly sorrow or compassion |
Pathos |
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Side post of a church portal or doorway |
Jamb/s |
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Emergence of a Renaissance Sensibility |
All 'antica revival |
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A recess, usually semi-circular, set into a wall often to contain a statue |
Niche |
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Literally baked clay, term used to designate fired clay as a medium of figural sculpture |
Terracotta |
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Literally "living picture" , term describing a figure or a group of figures, remaining silent, striking a pose or poses to present a scene, as if on stage |
Tableau vivant |
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Literally "flayed", term describing a nude figure drawn, painted, or sculpted showing the bones and muscles of the human body without the skin |
Écorché |
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Plural of kore |
Kourai |
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Plural of kouros |
Kouroi |
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Gothic time period |
1140-1500 |
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Date for Virgin and Child, Donors, and Saints |
1400 |
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Italian Early Renaissance time period |
1400-1500 |
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Italian High Renaissance time period |
1480-1550 |
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Michelangelo Pieta date |
1500 |
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Michelangelo David date |
1501-1504 |
