art history II Flashcards
Kouros
Marble, Ancient Greece
Doryphoros
Marble copy of Bronze, Ancient Greece
Warrior from Riace
Bronze, Ancient Greece
Acropolis
Marble, Ancient Greece
Athena Parthenos
Gold and Marble, Ancient Greece
Unswept floor
Mosaic, Ancient Rome
Patrician with portrait Busts
Marble, Ancient Rome
Villa of Mysteries
Fresco, Ancient Rome
Augustus of Prima Porta
Marble, Ancient Rome
Colosseum
Stone and brick, Ancient Rome
Pantheon
Stone, brick, and concrete, Ancient Rome
Christ as Good Shepard
fresco, Early Christian
Monumental Head of Constantine
Marble, Early Christian
Hagia Sophia
stone and brick, early Christian
Sutton Hoo
Various materials, Medieval
Book of Kells
Ink and gold on vellum, medieval
Archaic smile
the primary focus was the body, so the face was an afterthought, sort of creates a generic emotion on the face
Contrapposto
stance where you shift all of your weight onto one leg
Lost wax Casting
method of metal casting in which a molten metal is poured into a mold that has been created by means of a wax model
Apotropaic
trying to ward off people and things that would do you harm
Pediment
triangular part of the facade and is a place where sculpture is placed in Greek temples
Optical refinements
a set of adjustments of normal shaping and spacing made to counteract the optical illusions created by human eyes
wet drapery
cloth that appears to cling to the body in animated folds while it reveals the contours of the form beneath in statues
roman city planning
grid layout of streets, sewers, improved quality of life, bath houses, sidewalks, roads, entertainment, aqueducts, etc.
Trompe l’oeil
a visual illusion in art, to fool the eye
mosaic
a picture or pattern produced by arranging small colored tiles in a certain place
fresco
a painting done rapidly in watercolor on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling, so that the colors penetrate the plaster and become fixed as it dries
Damnatio Memoriae
condemnation of memory, destroying the memory of a person
Triumphal arch
representing roman ingenuity but also commemorating an event usually military event
baptistery
basically a place with a bath and scenes of Jesus’ life
Catacombs
even after Christianity was made legal you had to burn bodies you couldn’t bury them but Christians believed in resurrection, so they had to bury their bodies outside of Rome and it also allowed for the preservation of early Christian art
Icon (painting)
a religious work of art, most commonly a painting, used in religious devotion
codex
a collection of documents that contain info. about the history, culture, and practices of a particular time or place, a.k.a. a book
pilgrimage
a journey to a sacred place for religious reasons
