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| Doric Order Characteristics |
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- grew from mainland Dorian areas and Corinth
- simple shaft tapering from top to bottom with 20 flutes with sharp arrises
- capital- consists of swelling echinus topped by block shaped slab, abacus
- epistyle- horizontal course that is plain excpet for molding at the top decorated by rasied panels, regulae, which guttae project from
- frieze course- consist of grooved slabs called triglyphs and black panels called metopes.
- Above the frieze is the horizonal course and above that is the double pitched roof with triangular spaces, pediments, at each end
- The undercourse of the roof, geison, is ornamented with mutules that also bear guttae
- The Doric frieze looks like a translation of wooden architecture to stone
- major drawback- difficulty of placing triglyohs exactly over each column because of aesthetic flaw of exposed slab. Probable cause of decline.
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| Ionic order Characteristics |
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- More highly decorated than the Doric
- Column with elaborate base and 24 flutes with broad arrises.
- Capital- two hanging volutes under a small abacus
- epistyle- generally carved with 3 flat, undecorated bands.
- frieze- either continuously sculpted or decorated with toothlike projections called dentils
- upper horizontal course with roof and pediments similar to Doric
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| The rows of columns outside of the rectangular cella which held the cult statue |
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| inside a temple, the rectangular structure that held the cult statue |
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| the front porch in a temple formed by the extension and thickening of cella walls |
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| back porch in a temple formed by the extension and thickening of cella walls |
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| another name for the cella |
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| the upper horizontal portion of the temple that is supported by the columns |
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| first course of the entablature, horizontal. rests direcly on the capital |
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| the triangular opening at each end of the temple formed by the shape of the roof. often decorated in major temples. |
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| course containing the roof. comprised of the geison which may be adorned with mutules and guttae and of the raking geison and the raking sima on top of it |
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| on top of the raking geison on the cornice |
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| Doric; swelling member of the capital directly under the abacus |
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| top of the capital directly under the epistyle |
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| Doric; the grooved slab part of the frieze |
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| Doric; black panel separating the triglyphs in the frieze. |
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| Doric; raised panels adorned on molding of the epistyle often with guttae |
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| Doric; circular projections from mutules and regulae |
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| Doric; slabs bearing guttae under the geison |
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| Ionic; part of the capital that tops th column. Closely associated with vegetal motifs |
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| course driectly above the epistyle. Doric contains triglyphs and metopes. Ionic contains either continuous decoration or dentils. |
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| deep drinking cup the arrived with Oriental motifs |
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| small round vessel with a narrow mouth for perfume or precious oils. arrives with Oriental motifs and is typically Corinthian |
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| standing draped female figures |
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- Developed in Athens under Corinthian influence.
- Black from mixture of clay that is fired.
- Details by incisions that allow light underclay to show through.
- Red, white, and purple were often added
- Straight lines gave way to curves
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- figures drawn in outline with inner details of black lines
- inside spaces left for natural colors
- inner marking were sometimes white or red
- found home is East Greek painting, but rejected by Corinth and Attica
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- Arose shortly after 530
- complete reverse of black figure painting
- musculature and details are painted with relief lines by a dilute glaze that was slightly raised
- the realism of light colored bodies against a dark background was advantageous
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| Sculpture style emanated from Crete. Characteristics- most figures were draped women or youth. Figures meant to be seen from the front with often unworked backs. Flat heads and triangular faces and hair with the appearance of a wig. Daedalic schematization stopped movement towards round,natural figures. |
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