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| thick paper-like material produced from the pith of the papyrus plant, once abundant in the nile delta of egypt |
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| thomas bruce, 7th earl of elgin, responsible for taking sculptures, metopes and friezes from the acropolis for the purpose of preservation |
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| most basic order of greek architecture |
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| middle order of greek architecture |
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| final order of greek architecture |
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| writing system developed in sumeria, wedges pressed in clay |
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| winged man-bull, protector deity, symbol of power, guardian |
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| a stone coffin - Sarcophagus from Cereveteri |
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| ceremonial archaic greek statues, solid, basic, heavy influence from egyptian sculpture |
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| human-centric universe/basis for art |
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| roller stamp impresses picture on clay tablet by rolling |
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| ancient egyptian script containing logographic and alphabetic elements |
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| water bridge, water transportation system used in egypt, rome, greece, assyria |
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| wax sculpture cast in clay, then molded in bronze, used in egypt rome and greece |
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| shoulders and hips sloping in opposite directions upon same axis- spear bearer |
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| component of soul in ancient egypt, spirit, living things have ka, absonce of means death |
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| having the power to prevent evil or bad luck, wards off evil |
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| english archaeologist, excavated assyrian city of nimrud |
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| egyptian text intended to assist the dead into the afterlife |
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| "cooked earth" clay sculpting medium, usually red- Sarcophagus from Cereveteri |
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| no weight shift, awkward smile, bright colors, beaded hair, rigid form, solid build, no free limbs |
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| diagonals in pose, leaning forward, calm, unfocused eyes, complex poses, drapery |
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| more dramatic, history, narrative, intensity, facial expressions, |
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woman/venus of willendorf
artist unknown
24,000 bc
limestone
prehistoric
fertility/health |
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2900 BC
sumerian near eastern
limestone
part of religious practice |
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Stele of hammurabi
1792, 1750 BC
babylonian
diorite
record of laws about eye for an eye |
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Assurnasirpal II Killing Lions
850 BC
assyrian
alabaster
king on lion hunt, to commemorate prowess, anthropocentrism, domination |
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Khafre from Giza
2520-2494
diorite
statue of pharaoh, intended as vessel for ka |
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Judgment before Osiris
1205 BC
egyptian
painted papyrus
illustration from book of dead showing judgement of hunefer |
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Riace Warrior
450-460 BC
bronze
high classical greek
found in sunken ship, saved from roman destruction
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Praxiteles, Aphrodite of Knidos
350 BC
marble
by praxiteles
late classical
aphrodite, god of beauty and fertility |
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Dying Gallic Trumpeter
220 BC
by epigonos
hellenistic greek
commemorates victory over gaul, depicts emotional death of soldier |
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Lapith Fighting Centaur
447-432 BC
marble
classical greek
battle between lapith and centaur at wedding of pirithous |
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Sarcophagus from Cereveteri
terra cotta
520 BC
etruscan
coffin for couple, joyous, loving |
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Garden Scene from Villa of Livia at Primaporta
late 1st century BC
pigment painted into wet plaster/fresco |
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paleolithic/neolithic
prehistorical/historical |
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shift from basic into complex in art, paleo-old, neo-new, lithic-stone
agriculture, civilisation, domestication, written language develops |
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| possible functions of prehistoric cave painting |
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| religious, shamanistic, commemorative of hunt, reverential of hunt, |
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| possible meanings of venus from willendorf |
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| fertility, health, motherhood, portable, religious |
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| how did assyrian wall reliefs serve to glorify the king |
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| king is larger and higher up than all others, hierarchically |
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| rituals object attitudes egyptians associate with dead |
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tombs filled with possessions
sarcophagi
sarcophagus jars
mummification |
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What sorts of messages were the different parts (pediments, metopes, frieze) of
the Parthenon’s sculptural program meant to convey
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metopes showing gods victore over giants, athens over amazons, lapths over centaurs, sack of troy,
friezes showing procession of athenian might,
pediments showing story of athena, patron saint
meaning- might of athens, athens over all |
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Which two cultures influenced the art of the Romans? In what ways? Give two
specific examples.
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greek, etruscan culture,
romulus and remus, she-wolf,
greek gods, concepts of sculpture |
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Victory Stele of Naramsin
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| naramsin larger and higher than all others except the sun, standing on a pile of the dead |
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Palette of Narmer
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heavy symbology
narmer largest, conquering all, unifying country, symbolized as bull |
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greek classical
contrapposto
8 head perfection, idealism, humility vacancy, lack of personality |
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Augustus of Primaporta
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contrapposto idealized
more ornate narrative, personality, free, arms out |
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