Art History Test #2

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Legacy from Ancient Greece

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-Experiments in democracy

-poetry

-science

-architecture

-philosophy

-drama

-sculpture

-logic

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Archaic Period of Ancient Greece

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1. Kouros and Kore figures

2. Initially, stiff and frontal figures

3. A pronounced archaic smile

4. Contrapposto introduced at end of Archaic Period

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Krater

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A mixing bowl

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Orientalizing period

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Motifs borrowed from or inspired by Egyptian and Near Eastern Art

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Kouros

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A Greek "young man"

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Kore

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A Greek maiden

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Encaustic

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A painting technique in which pigment is mixed with wax and applied to the surface when hot

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Acropolis

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A Greek "high city"

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Environment for women in Ancient Greece

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1. Women lived under severe restraints

2. Greek women rarely ventured outside the house except for religious processions.

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Classical Period of Ancient Greece

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1. The Golden age of Greek culture and art

2. Time period: 5th century B.C.

3. Sculpture idealized the human form

4. Introduction of life-sized, hollow-cast bronzes

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Order

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The elevation of a Greek building described in terms of the platform, column, and entablature

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Contrapposto

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A weight shift, a figurative spiral twist

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Golden section

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A Greek formula for ideal proportion

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Caryatid

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A female figure that functions as a supporting column

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Krater, Geometric, Ancient Greece

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Geometric, Ancient Greece

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Hellenistic Period

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1. The term given the culture that developed after the death of Alexander the Great

2. The period lasted almost 3 centuries until the Roman conquest

3. Sculpture emphasized dramatic realism and emotion

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Agora

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An open square or space used for public meetings or businesses in Ancient Greek cities

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Stoa

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A long rectangular ancient Greek building fronted by columns containing shops

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Cella

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The chamber at the center of an ancient temple housing a cult statue

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Entasis

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The swelling in the shaft of a column

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Kouros, Archaic, Ancient Greece

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Kore, Archaic, Ancient Greece

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Temple of Hera II, Early Classical

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Early Classical, Ancient Greece

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Zues/Posiedon, Early Classical, Ancient Greece

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Myron, Early Classical, Ancient Greece

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Parthenon, High Classical, Ancient Greece,

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Temple of Zues, Hellenistic, Ancient Greece

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Hellenistic, Ancient Greece

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Hellenistic, Ancient Greece

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Nike of samothrace, Hellenistic, Ancient Greece

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Venus De Milo, Hellenistic, Ancient Greece

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Laocoön group, Hellenistic, Ancient Greece

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The Etruscans

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1. Influenced early Rome with concepts of religion and government

2. Etruscan civilization coincides with Archaic Greece

3. A mystery people of Antiquity who occupied central Italy

4. Entruscans became wealthy from iron mining

5. They produced a highly developed mortuary art.

6. Proficient metalworkers

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Etruscan

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Etruscan

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Etruscan

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Ancient Rome, Republican Period. Verism(hyper real)

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Ancient Rome, Republican Period, Pompeii

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Mosaic(medium), Ancient Rome, Republican Period

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Augustus, Early Empire, Ancient Rome

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Aqueduct, Early Empire, Ancient Rome

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Colosseum, Early Empire, Ancient Rome

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Column of Trajan, High Empire, Ancient Rome

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Pantheon, High Empire, Ancient Rome

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Petra, Jordan, High Empire, Ancient Rome

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Hadrian's wall, late Empire, Ancient Rome

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Arch of Constantine, Late Empire, Ancient Rome

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Environment for Etruscan Women

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1. Etruscan women appeared to have had an equal status with men.

2. Etruscan art frequently depicted myths in which women dominate men.

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Sarcophagus

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A coffin, usually of stone.

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Tumulus

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An Etruscan burial mound

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Chasing

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in metalworking, tracing a design on the surface with a punch creating a pattern.

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Ancient Rome: Contributions, Characteristics, energies

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1. Conquest 2. Administration

3. Government 4. Roman Law

5. Latin language

6. Provided a classical heritage

7. Architecture 8. Engineering

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Environment for Women in Ancient Rome

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1. Women enjoyed a more dignified status

2. Some Roman women were involved in law, literature, and politics

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Pax Romana

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"Roman Peace." Identifying a period of stability, domestic peace, and economic prosperity in Ancient Rome

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Verism

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Extreme realism, superrealistic

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Encaustic

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Painting on wood panels using colored beeswax and resins and applied to panels when hot

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Forum

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The civic center of an Ancient Roman city, containing temple, marketplace, and official buildings

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Atrium

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In Roman houses, a roofed court with a roofed perimeter

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Tesserae

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Small pieces of colored stone, glass, or marble used in mosaic.

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Portico

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A porch supported by columns

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Rustication

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Stone blocks which have been given a rustic appearance by roughening their surfaces and beveling their edges

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Insulae

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In Roman architecture, a multistory apartment building

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Attic

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The rectangular section above a Roman triumphal arch bearing inscriptions and reliefs

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Colosseum: Architectural Importance

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1. The colosseum is still popular today as a way of organizing the facades of large buildings

2. For crowd control and unobstructed views it's design has never been improved upon.

3. Built entirely of masonry employing the Roman invention of concrete

4. In terms of mass, one of the largest single buildings anywhere

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Column of Trajan

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1. An important category: Roman commemorative architecture

2. A unique Roman contribution: A documentary frieze

3. An informative historical record: Life in the Roman army

4. An association of height with success and accomplishment

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Rotunda

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A circular building usually covered by a dome

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Basilica

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In Roman Architecture, a civic building for legal and other civic proceedings

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Architectural importance of the Pantheon

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1. One of the most influential designs in architectural history

2. One of the best preserved buildings of Antiquity

3. It reveals the full potential of concrete

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Triumphal Arches symbolize?

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1. A Roman invention commemorating military leaders and their exploits

2. Marked a place of Earthly passage by framing a space