AH Exam 2 terms Flashcards
heroon
shrine or memorial to a hero
prothesis
the laying out of a body and dousing it in oil
Krater
a pot used to mix wine
daedalic
a specific characterization of a sculpture (triangle face, almond eyes, wig like hair)
Kore
An archaic female statue
Kouros
an archaic male statue
Black figure
dark figures on light background
red figure
red figures instead of black
symposium
ritual with men and woman (sex, wine, ect)
entasis
Bulging columns (Parthenon)
satyr
goat man
gigantomachy
fight among gods and giants (Athena battling Alkyoneos, from the Altar of Zeus, Pergamon )
centauromachy
battle between gods and centaurs
caryatid
statue of a woman that acts as a collumn
controposto
s- curve, the natural curve of the body in classical era
diaphanous
drapery, flowy and loose
anastole
the flip of the hair inspired by alexander the great
fibula
pin that held the toga together (Etruscan)
Granulation
type of metal work where drops of gold are used to decorate
terracotta
fancy word for clay (Etruscan)
verism
showing how things really looked
gravitas
In portraits, the seriousness in ones expression, like old men, mature.
res publica restituta
when Augustus symbolically returned the state (Rome) to the people.
oculus
round sky light at the top of a dome (pantheon)
hypogeum
underground construction
trompe l’oeil
to fool the eye looks so real that the viewer doesn’t know if its real or a painting
Vignette
tiny painted scenes seen in 3rd and 4th style wall paintings
basillical
open in the center enter from the long side has apses
apse
rounded side of a boilding
apotheosis
raised into heaven to become a god
tetrarchy
last phase of roman empire lead by four men
damnatio memoriae
removing someone from history by painting over their face or re sculpting their faces in sculptures
entasis
making columns looks straight by curving them (Parthenon)
