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Art History
Undergraduate 2
03/07/2013

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Stylobate
Definition
A continuous base supporting a row of columns in classical Greek architecture.
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Column shaft
Definition
Main vertical part of a column between the base and capital
Term
Drums
Definition
Sections of column shaft used for ease of assembly
Term
Capital
Definition
Tops of round columns and may be of several distinct types or orders.

Orders:
Doric, Ionic, (Corinthian)
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Entablature
Definition
A horizontal, continuous lintel on a classical building supported by columns or a wall, comprising the architrave, frieze, and cornice.
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Architrave
Definition
A main beam resting across the tops of columns, specifically the lower third entablature.
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Frieze
Definition
A broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, esp. on a wall near the ceiling.
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Metopes
Definition
A square space between triglyphs in a Doric frieze, often carved.
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Triglyphs
Definition
A tablet in a Doric frieze with three vertical grooves. Triglyphs alternate with metopes.
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Pediment
Definition
The triangular upper part of the front of a building in classical style.
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Tympanum
Definition
Semi-circular or triangular decorative wall surface over an entrance
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Pointed arch
Definition
Arch with a pointed crown used in Gothic architecture
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Ribbed vault
Definition
The intersection of two or three barrel vaults produces a rib vault or ribbed vault when they are edged with an armature of piped masonry often carved in decorative patterns
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Clerestory
Definition
The upper level of a Roman basilica or of the nave of a Romanesque or Gothic church. Refers specifically to the high windows at this level.
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Triforium
Definition
A shallow arched gallery within the thickness of the inner wall, which is above the nave of a church or cathedral. It may occur at the level of the clerestory windows, or it may be a separate level below the clerestory.
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Arcade
Definition
A succession of arches, each counterthrusting the next, supported by columns or piers; in Gothic architecture, the arcade is a set of arches along the nave creating a walkway supporting the triforium and clerestory.
Term
Choir
Definition
The area of the church between a transept and main apse. It is the area where the service is sung and clergy may stand, and the main or high altar is located.
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Screen
Definition
The area of a church or cathedral, separating the nave and the sanctuary.
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Crossing
Definition
Area of a church where the nave, choir, and transept intersect.
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Transept
Definition
A rectangular area which cuts across the main axis of a cathedral or basillica and projects beyond it. The transept gives a basilica the shape of a cross and usually serves to separate the main area of the building from an apse at the end.
Term
Nave
Definition
The central longitudinal space of a bascilican church where the congregation stands to attend religious services.
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Definition

Parthenon

Iktinos and Kallikrates

447-432 B.C.

Term
[image]
Definition

Kouros Figure

Unknown Artist

540-515 B.C.

Term
[image]
Definition

Kritios Boy

Unknown Artist

480 B.C.

Term
[image]
Definition

The Doryphoros

Polykleitos

Roman Copy of Greek mid-5th century B.C. original

Term
[image]
Definition

Amiens, Cathedral of Notre-Dame

begun ca. 1220

Robert De Luzarches, Thomas De Cormont, Renaud De Cormont

Term
[image]
Definition

Marriage of the Virgin

Raphael

1504

Term
[image]
Definition

Entombment

Raphael

1507

Term
[image]
Definition

Madonna of the Meadow

Raphael

1505

Term
[image]
Definition

The Disputa

in Stanza della Segnatura, Papal Apartments, Vatican

Raphael

1508-09

Term
[image]
Definition

The School of Athens

in Stanza della Segnatura, Papal Apartments, Vatican

Raphael

1508-09

Term
[image]
Definition

Madonna della Sedia

Raphael

1513-1514

Term
[image]
Definition

Sistine Madonna

Raphael

1513-1514

Term
[image]
Definition

Doni Tondo

Michelangelo

1507

Term
[image]
Definition

Sistine Chapel Ceiling

Michelangelo

1508-1512

Term
[image]
Definition

Temptation and Expulsion of Adam and Eve

Michelangelo

1508-1512

Term
[image]
Definition

Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs

Michelangelo

1492

Term
[image]
Definition

Bacchus

Michelangelo

1497

Term
[image]
Definition

Pieta

Michelangelo

1498-1499

Term
[image]
Definition

David

Michelangelo

1501-1504

Term
[image]
Definition

"Dying Slave"

Michelangelo

1513-1516

Term
[image]
Definition

"Awakening Slave"

Michelangelo

1520-1523

Term
[image]
Definition

Pluto and Persephone

Bernini

1621

Term
[image]
Definition

Apollo and Daphne

Bernini

1622-1625

Term
[image]
Definition

David

Bernini

1623

Term
[image]
Definition

Ecstasy of St. Theresa

Bernini

1645-52

Term
[image]
Definition

The Tower of Babel

Bruegel

1563

Term
[image]
Definition

Wedding Dance

Bruegel

1566

Term
[image]
Definition

Battle between Carnival and Lent

Bruegel

1559

Term
[image]
Definition

Procession to Calvary (Christ Carrying the Cross)

Bruegel

1564

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