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Arch
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a curved architectural member, generally consisting of wedge shaped blocks (voussoirs), which is used to span an opening; it transfers the downward pressure laterally.
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Barrel vault or tunnle vault
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a series of arches strung together
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Groined vault or cross vault
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2 barrel vaults crossing each other at 90 degree angles
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Clerestory
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upper register of windows built into a building to allow light in
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Dome
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series of arches rotated on axis 180 degrees
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Oculus
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"eye" in Latin
a big hole in top of dome that lets light into building |
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Aqueduct
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Water transportation system
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Verism
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Truth in portraiture
Realism |
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Encaustic
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pigment mixed with wax
ancient people used this to paint sculpture and architecture |
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What is additive?
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To add to something to create it
like pottery |
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What is subtractive?
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To take away from something to create like sculpture
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What is black figure?
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Earliest form of Greek pottery used figures that were painted black
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What is red figure?
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Figures in Greek pottery became red on black background because it gave greater freedom of movement for the figure
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What is Kouros?
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Male sculpture (youthful male)
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What is Kore?
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Female sculpture
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What is Peplos?
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Heavy woven garment worn by greek women in archaic period
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What is a caryatid?
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A female figure used as a column
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What is contrapposto?
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A weight shift in the human body that give the form an S curve depicting the body in a more natural form
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What is Naturalism?
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Direct observation of nature and an artist attempting to depict it faithfully
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What is idealism?
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For Greeks Polykleitos invented a canon of proportions to show perfection in the human form
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What is Classicism?
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Classicism has horizontal and vertical lines, naturalism, monumentality, symmetry and balence, may include idealism
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What is Acropolis?
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Hill where temples were built.
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Who are Apollo, Zeus, and Athena?
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Three important greek gods
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Who are the Lapiths and the centaurs?
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The Lapiths were villagers having a wedding they invited the centaurs who got drunk and raped and carried off all of the women
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Doric
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What type of column is this?
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Ionic
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What type of colomn is this?
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Corinthian
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What type of column is this?
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Who was Perikles?
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Ruler of Athens during High Classical period.
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Who was Phidias?
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One of the most famous greek sculpters
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Who were Iktinos and Kallikrates?
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The Architects that designed the building at the Acropolis
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