Art 2 Flashcards
Orders of architecture
Doric
Ionic
Corinthian
Doric
Earliest order Greek mainland No base Capital made up of abicus and echinus Frieze divided into triglyphs and metopes
Ionic
Slender more elongated column Has base Capital in form of volute Column stand further apart Flutes are deeper F+P decorated with relief sculptures
Corinthian
Capital made up of stylised acanthus leaves
Same structure as Ionic
Column
Made up of drums
Large marble discs threaded onto metal rod
Columns fluted- long grooves cut into it- appear longer
Elevation consists of
Columns
Platform
Entablature
Parthenon
Built in Athens On Acropolis Architects- iktinos and kallikrates Sculputer- phidias Climax of Doric style Goddess Athena
Theatre
Important part of life
Hollowed out of slope of hill near the city
Unroofed
Use during daytime
Orchestra
Heart
Complete circle
Tale of drama was acted out
Auditorium
Audience sat
Encircled 2/3 of orchestra
Faced with marble
Stage
Long narrow platform
Permanent architectural background
Connected to dressing room
Amphora
Wine storage
Kylix
Drinking cup
Hydria
Water jug
Kyathos
Ladling of wine
Krater
Mixing bowl
Oinochoe
Wine pitcher
Lekythos
Oil for funeral rites
Periods of vase painting
Geometric- horizontal bands,symmetry,motif
Archaic- Black figure
Archaic and Classical- Red figure
White figure decoration- lekythos