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Chapter 6
Greek and Roman Art
48
Art History
12th Grade
03/06/2007

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Fresco
Definition
Pigment suspended in water applied to a thin layer of wet plaster so that the paint becomes part of the wall
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Contrapposto
Definition
Sculpture techniques that shows the weight of the human body in balance.
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Frieze
Definition
Horizontal band, decorated with moldings or patterns and they are usally carved or painted
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Pediment
Definition
Traiangular area over the entablature in classical greek architecture. Has ends of a sloping roof and a cornice.
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Architrave
Definition
The main horizontal beam at the bottom of the entablature, resting on the capitals of the columns.
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Cornice
Definition
Any projecting ornamental molding along the top of a building.
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Metope
Definition
Carved or plain area between the triglyphs in the Frieze of a Doric Building.
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Triglyph
Definition
A groupd of three vertical ridges alternating with a plain metopin the frieze of a Doric Building
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Entasis
Definition
Subtle convex swelling of a classical greek column shaft.
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Caryatid
Definition
A Support or column in the Form of a human figure.
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Encausitic
Definition
A Method of painting on the ground with colors dissolved in Hot Wax
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Amphora
Definition
A storage jar that has an egg shaped body, a foot, and two handles
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Hydria
Definition
A large jug that is used to carry water
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Arch
Definition
A architectural construction built of wedged shaped blocks.
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Vault
Definition
An Arched roof or covering made of brick or concrete
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Velarium
Definition
An Awning on top if the Colosseum in Rome that protected spectators from the rain and sun
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Coffer
Definition
Square or rectangular recess in a ceiling to reduce the weight of the structure
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oculus
Definition
A circular opening in a wall or in the top of a dome.
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Basilica
Definition
Roman civic building of rectangular form.
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Forum
Definition
Central gathering place for the people of the town.
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[image]
Definition
Bull Dance
1500 B.C
Minoan
Term
[image]
Definition
Royal Villa
1500 B.C
Minoan
Term
[image]
Definition
Octopus Jar
1500 B.C
Minoan
Term
[image]
Definition
Agamemnon's Funeral Mask
1500 B.C
Mycenaean
Term
[image]
Definition
Lion Gate at Mycenae
1250 B.C
Mycenaean
Term
[image]
Definition
Kouros Figure
590-580 B.C
Greek
Term
[image]
Definition
Kore Figure
540-520 B.C
Greek
Term
[image]
Definition
Kritios Boy
480 B.C
Greek
Term
[image]
Definition
Charioteer of Delphi
470 B.C
Greek
Term
[image]
Definition
Discobolos
470-440 B.C
Greek
Term
[image]
Definition
Dionysos
448-4432 B.C
Greek
Term
[image]
Definition
Dying Gaul
230-220 B.C
Greek
Term
[image]
Definition
Nike of Samothrace
190 B.C
Greek
Term
[image]
Definition
Temple of Hera
550 B.C
Greek
Term
[image]
Definition
Parthenon
448-432 B.C
Greek
Term
[image]
Definition
Temple of Athena Nike
425 B.C
Greek
Term
[image]
Definition
Porch of the Maidens
421-405 B.C
Greek
Term
[image]
Definition
Black Figured Kylix
530-500 B.C
Greek
Term
[image]
Definition
Red Figured Hydria
410 B.C
Greek
Term
[image]
Definition
Battle fo Issus
100 B.C
Greek
Term
[image]
Definition
Colosseum
70-80
Roman
Term
[image]
Definition
Pantheon
118-125
Roman
Term
[image]
Definition
Arch of Constantine
312-315
Roman
Term
[image]
Definition
Pont du Gard
50 B.C
Roman
Term
[image]
Definition
Constantine the Great
330
Roman
Term
[image]
Definition
Column of Trajan
106-113
Roman
Term
[image]
Definition
Seated Woman Playing a Cithara
40-30 B.C
Roman
Term
[image]
Definition
Young Woman Exercising
325
Roman
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