art history Flashcards
avatar
the physical manifestation of a Hindu diety on earth
calligraphy
beautiful, ornate writing that was used for creative expression in Islam, while maintaining a
composite view
A convention of representation in which part of a figure is shown in profile and another part of the same figure is shown frontally
Contorted
unnaturalistic sculptures, celestial dancer, not limited by human/mortal qualities
earthenware
pottery made of clay that can be impervious if glazed
low relief sculptures
depictions engraved or etched into the material, smoother, flatter
high relief sculptures
are carved deep into the material, and “pop/stick out of” their material
sculpture in the round
a sculpture is presented in a three-dimensional form and is not attached to a flat background
in situ
when a work was found in the original place in which it was created
Maya
the demon of illusion in Hinduism that Shiva Nataraja steps on
medium
the materials used to create a work of art
mount
pedestal, a “living base”, (like Ganesha rides a mouse)
canon
the harmony of balanced proportions of the human body in a sculpted form
qibla
direction of the Ka’Ba
rhyton
drinking vessel used in ancient Greece
