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Midterm LA 120 @ AAU
Art History through the 15th Century Midterm
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
10/14/2013
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Term
[image]
 Definition
  1. Bison
  2. unkown
  3. Altamira cave, Spain
  4. Pre-Historic
Term
[image]
 Definition
  1. Stele with Law Code of Hammurabi
  2. unkown
  3. Susa, Iraq
  4. Babylonian
Term
Fetish Figure
 Definition
An object believed to have magical powers, especially one capable of bringing to fruition its owner's plans; sometimes regarded as the abode of a supernatural power or spirit.
Term
high relief sculpture
 Definition
Forms stand far out from the background
Term
tholos
 Definition
primitive dome where the stones are corbeled without mortar and remain interlocked by their weight, size and placement. Also known as beehive tomb due to its shape

EX: Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae
Term
acropolis
 Definition
Greek for "high point of the city"

EX: Parthenon, Athens, Greece
Term
oculus
 Definition
means "eye" and is a round opening usually in a dome or apse.

EX: Panheon,Iktinos and Kallikrates; Acropolis, Athens
Term
The Canon
 Definition
refers to Polykleitos' Doryphoros sculpture. It was the 'canon' standard or rule against which all classical and later Greek and Roman statuary was measured.
Term
Classical
 Definition
Period in Greek art from 480 BC to about the time Alexander the Great's death in 323 BC. Based on natural models, anatomical and perspective correctness, and is ideal or perfect.

EX: Doryphoros, by Polydkleitos
Term
Hellenistic
 Definition
Stylistic period that began with the death of Alexander the Great (323 BCE) and with the Annexation of Egypt to the Roman Empire (30 BCE) Based on realism, highly dramatic,exagerated, tragic, passionate, and intense. Action and emotion are typical features frequently underscored by employing an open composition.

EX:Laocoon and his Sons, by Athanadoros, Hagesandros, and Polydoros of Rhodes.
Term
basilica
 Definition
rectangular structure with was originally entered on its longitudinal side, and had an interior colonnade.
Term
coffer
 Definition
hollowed out area in a ceiling which functions as both a visual decoration and to relieve weight.

EX: Pantheon
Term
encaustic
 Definition
a medium of painting in which color is pigment is suspended in in pots of hot wax.
Term
forum
 Definition
complex of structures in the sacred heart of most Roman cities.

EX: Forum of Trajan, Rome
Term
Pax Romana
 Definition
"Roman Peace" referring to the political stability that began during the reign of Caesar Augustus and lasted about 200 years.

Ex: Augustus of Prima Porta: Ara Pacis Augustae, Rome.
Term
Romulus and Remus
 Definition
Legendary founders of Rome raised by a she wolf after being orphaned when their father was murdered by an evil uncle.
Term
[image]
 Definition
  1. Akhenaton
  2. unknown
  3. Temple of Aton
  4. New Kingdom
Term
[image]
 Definition
  1. Altar of Zeus
  2. n/a
  3. Pergamon
  4. Greek Hellenistic
Term
[image]
 Definition
  1. Aphrodite of Knidos
  2. Praxiteles
  3. n/a
  4. Greek, Late Classical
Term
[image]
 Definition
  1. The Scraper "Apoxymenos"
  2. Lysippos
  3. n/a
  4. Greek, Late Classical
Term
[image]
 Definition
  1. Aphrodite of Menos "Venus de Milo" 
  2. Alexandros of Antioch-on-the-Meander
  3. n/a
  4. Greek Hellenistic
Term
[image]
 Definition
  1. Augustus of Prima Porta (Portrait as a General)
  2. Ara Pacis Augustae
  3. Rome
  4. Roman - Early Imperial 
Term
[image]
 Definition
  1. The Colosseum (Flavium Amphitheater)
  2. Emperor Vespasian (patron)
  3. Rome
  4. Roman Early Imperial
Term
[image]
 Definition
  1. Column of Trajan
  2. Emporer Trajan (patron)
  3. Forum of Trajan, Rome
  4. Roman- High Imperial
Term
[image]
 Definition
  1. Dionysiac Mystery Frieze (second style)
  2. n/a
  3. Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii
  4. Roman Republican
Term
[image]
 Definition
  1. Spear Bearer (Doryphoros)
  2. Polykleitos
  3. n/a
  4. Greek - High Classical
Term
[image]
 Definition
  1. Head of Old Man, marble bust
  2. n/a
  3. Osimo
  4. Roman Republican
Term
[image]
 Definition
  1. Snake Goddess
  2. n/a
  3. Knossos Palace
  4. Minoan
Term
[image]
 Definition
  1. Laocoon and his sons
  2. Athanadoros, Hagesandros, & Polydoros of Rhodes
  3. n/a
  4. Greek Hellenistic
Term
[image]
 Definition
  1. Equestrian Portrait of Marcus Aurelius
  2. n/a
  3. Rome
  4. Roman High Imperial
Term
[image]
 Definition
  1. Nike Adjusting Her Sandal
  2. n/a
  3. Temple of Athena Nike, Acropolis, Athens
  4. Greek High Classical
Term
[image]
 Definition
  1. Caryatids of the South Porch of the Erechtheion (Porch of Maidens)
  2. n/a
  3. Acropolis, Athens
  4. Greek High Classical
Term
[image]
 Definition
  1. Portrait Bust of Hadrian
  2. Emporer Hadrian (patron)
  3. The Pantheon, Rome
  4. Roman High Imperial
Term
[image]
 Definition
  1. Sarcophagus of Reclining Couple
  2. n/a
  3. Cerveteri
  4. Etruscan
Term
[image]
 Definition
  1. Treasury of Atreus (vault of tholos)
  2. n/a
  3. Mycenae
  4. Mycenaean
Term
[image]
 Definition
  1. Arch of Titus
  2. Emperor Domitian (patron)
  3. Rome
  4. Roman Early Imperial
Term
[image]
 Definition
  1. Warrior
  2. n/a
  3. The sea of Riace, Italy
  4. Greek Early Classical
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