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A Period in Greek art that was characterized by patterns of rectangles, squares, and other abstract shapes. (Funerary Vase of Dipylon Cemetary, Athens) |
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One of the Periods of the Greek era (defined on the basis of pottery styles) Earliest standing Greek Temples date from the Archaic Period. (Kouros figure, marble archaic period) (kouros figure from Volomandra, marble late archaic) |
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A term referring to the art and architecture of ancient Greece. (Kritian Boy from Acropolis, Athens) more understanding of beauty, weight shift/angles, more naturalistic face (Polykleitos, spear Bearer) Perfect Human Form, Contrapostom but no emotion, ideal body, naturalism (Praxiteles, Aphrodite) Female, only godlike statue such as this were nude, ideal representation of beauty |
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The period between the death of Alexander the Great and the Conquest of Egypt by Rome. Hellenistic artists sought to represent the individual and the specific. Turned from the heroic to the everyday. Formed serious drama to melodramatic expression. Emotions through dramatic subjects and poses are common.
- Alexander the Great conquered the known/unknown Greek world
- naturalism, reflection of pathos, emotions (the Dying Gaul)
- variety of subject matter (seated boxers, begging woman, difference social classes) |
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-Use of Art & Architecture to reflect Imperial ideas
- Rome as caput mundi, capital of the world.
- Romans as perfect engineers
- Integration of the 2D Art with real space
- Rome & periphery
- Roman Civilization: 1st republic then empire, geographic hugeness, use of new techniques, use of art for government propeganda. |
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| a decorative border constructed from a continuous line, shaped into a repeated motif |
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Human motivation, characteristics, or behavior given to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena.
Ancient Greek civilization had anthropomorphic deities. |
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An archaic Greek statue of a young man or boy. example: Standing Youth, Archiac Greek |
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| Contrapoosto (Counter Posture) |
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| A twisting body position. Also: a way of representing the human body so that its weight appears to be borne on one leg. |
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Idealization, a process in art through which artists strive to make their forms and figures attain perfection, based on pervading cultural values or their own mental image of beauty.
Example: Praxiteles, Aphrodite (Female)
Roman copy of original marble, only godlike figures were nude, ideal representation of beauty
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A depiction in which the physical appearance of the rendered image in nature is the primary inspiration. A naturalistic work appears to record the visible world.
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The curved lips of an ancient Greek statue, usually interpreted as an attempt to animate the features.
example, kouros standing youth, Archaic Greek |
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| A surrounding colonnade in Greek architecture. A peristyle building is surrounded on the exterior by a colonnade. Also, a peristyle court is an open colonnaded courtyard, often having a pool and garden. |
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Main chamber of the Greek Temple, where representation of god is placed (statues)
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| the most plain style, 1st appeared in mainland, Greece: made after proportion of male. |
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design famous for its scrolls, developed after female body, slender
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Temple of Artemis, Ephesos
Temple of Apollo, Ridyma |
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the most fancy design, hellenistic/Roman
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Oylmpieion, Athens
Pantheon, rome |
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The citadel of an ancient Greek city, located at its highest point and consisting of temples, a treasury and sometimes a royal palace. The most famous is the Acropolis in Athens, where the ruins of the Parthenon can be found.
multiple buildings |
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Meet with one at Parthenon, goddess of wisdom (victory and peace). Focal point of worship.
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| In Greek architecture and derivatives, a set of adjustments of normal shaping and spacing made supposedly to counteract the somatic peculiarities of human vision. |
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Collection of ancient Greek marble sculptures and architectural fragments in the British Museum. They were removed from the Parthenon in Athens.
example: Centaurs fighting Lapith |
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A quality, as of an experience or a work of art, that arouses feelings of pity, sympathy,
tenderness, or sorrow.
- Laocoon and his sons (Hellenistic)
- Trojan Greeks - goes to warn Trojans
- sends snakes to stop him |
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- Super mortar / ceramic material
- The Arch of Constantine, Rome
- The baths of Caracalla, Rome
- The Theater of Pompey, Rome
- The Pantheon, Rome
- The Forum of Augustus |
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n architecture, a curved structural element that spans an open space. Built from wedge-shaped stone blocks called voussoirs, which, when placed together and held at the top by a trapezoidal keystone, form an effective weight bearing unit. Requires buttresses at either side to contain outward thrust caused by the weight of the structure.
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Arch of Constantine, Rome
Arch of Titus, Rome
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An arched masonry structure that spans an interior space.
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A vault created by the intersection of two barrel vaults of equal size which creates four side compartments of identical size and shape.
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An elongated or continuous semicircular vault, shaped like a half-cylinder.
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A round vault, usually over a circular space. Consists of a curved masonry vault of shapes and cross sections that can vary from hemispherical to bulbous to ovoidal. May use a supporting vertical wall (drum) from which the vault springs, and may be crowned by an open space (oculus) and/or an exterior lantern, When a dome is built over a square space, an intermediate element is required to make the transition to a circular drum.
examples: Pantheon, Rome |
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| A Roman town center, site of temples and administrative buildings and used as a market or gathering area for the citizens. |
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Mainly referring to the Colosseum, Rome.
Each level using different orders and arches. |
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| A trough to carry flowing water, if necessary, supported by arches. |
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In architecture, a circular opening. Oculi are usually found either as windows or a the apex of a dome. When at the top of a dome, an oculus is either open to the sky or covered by a decorative exterior lantern,
example; Pantheon, Rome |
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| Parts of earlier buildings recycled and used in another. Example, Arch of Constantine, Rome. Celebrates Constantine’s victory, used remains of monuments of good emperors, idea to connect past with present. |
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Passage or open corridor of a church, hall, or other building that parallels the main space, usually on both sides, and is delineated by a row, or arcade, of columns or piers. Called side aisles when they flank the nave of a church.
secondary corridors |
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| The central corridor of a basilica, |
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| circular space located at the very end of the temple |
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| half of a dome. Example: Hagia Sophia, Byzantine. Half domes used on both sides to contain central dome from spreading out and creates a bigger space. |
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| circular on top (domelike) and rectangular on the bottom. (Hagia Sophia) |
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| An architectural support, usually consisting of massive masonry built against an exterior wall to brace the wall and counter the thrust of the vaults. Transfers the weight of the vault to the ground. |
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| An image in any material representing a sacred figure or event in the Byzantine, and later the Orthodox, Church. Icons were venerated by the faithful, who believed them to have miraculous powers to transmit messages to God. |
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