Art & Arch Vocab 1 Flashcards
Arrives in Rome after the Trojan war, does not found the city but his descendants do
Aeneas
First king/ founder of Rome
Romulus
Sacred boundary line of the city of Rome
Pomerium
The product of some combination of skill, training, and observation.
Art
A form of art that is three-dimensional, highly spatial, functional, and closely bound with technology and materials
Architecture
The study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts, such as genre, design, format, and style
Art History
Something or someone represented in a work of art
Subject
Identifies the influences of time and place on the artist
Interpretation
An artist’s characteristic manner of expression
Style
The varied circumstances or setting in which a work of art is produced and interpreted
Context
The viewer’s responses to a work of art. It helps us relate to a work of art in some way
Emotion
Second-century AD author of a guidebook to Greece, he visited many sites and discussed what he saw
Pausanias
A method of stone construction using massive irregular blocks without mortar
Cyclopean Masonry
Carved or cast figures projecting from a background of which they are a part of.
Relief Sculpture
The triangular opening above the lintel that serves to lighten the weight to be carried by the lintel itself
Relieving Triangle
A beehive-shaped tomb with a circular plan, built of stone and then buried
Tholos tombs
A projecting wall member used as a support for some element in the superstructure
Corbel
Clothed statues depicting Greek females that were often more artistic and shown in elaborate clothing and would have been painted
Kore (pl. Korai)
A stone-lined rectangular trench placed at the bottom of a pit, closed off and buried
Shaft Grave
Formed in relief by beating a metal plate from the back, leaving the impression on the face of the plate. The metal is hammered into a hollow mold of wood or some other pliable material and finished with a pointed tool
Repoussé
Nude statues that depict the Greek ideal of the male body
Kouros (pl. Kouroi)
An ancient Greek wide-mouthed bowl for mixing wine and water
Krater
A painting technique in which pigment is mixed with melted wax and applied to the surface while the mixture is hot
Encaustic