Classical Art 2009 Notes Flashcards
Which of the following is NOT on the Athenian acropolis?
Correct: Temple of Olympian Zeus
Wrong: Erechtheum, Temple of Athena Nike, Propylaea
Which style of Greek vase painting developed LAST?
Red Figure
Heinrich Schliemann worked at all of the following sites EXCEPT
Knossos
Which of these was commissioned by the emperor Augustus?
Ara Pacis
Which emperor’s arch was located in the Forum?
Septimius Severus
The official sculptor of Alexander the Great was
Lysippus
The Altar of Zeus from Pergamum has been reconstructed in a museum in
Berlin
The Castel Sant’ Angelo in Rome was originally the
Tomb of Hadrian
Where did Spyridon Marinatos discover a well preserved Minoan town in 1967?
Santorini
The Maison Carree is a well-preserved example of a
Roman Temple
Caryatids are
Sculpted female figures used as columns
Which of these statures exists as an original bronze?
Zeus of Artemesium
Which emperor was an architect?
Hadrian
Which site would you visit to see Roman insulae?
Ostia
Pausanias was an
Author of an ancient travel guide
Which statement about the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius is NOT true?
The original bronze has been lost
Which Greek city produced coins depicting a turtue?
Aegina
The Greek archaeologist Manolis Andronikos is best known for his discovery of ____ near the town of Vergina.
The tomb of Philip II
What was depicted on the west pediment of the Parthenon?
Athena’s contest with Poseidon
Which of these was well-known painter?
Apelles
The Kritios Boy
Is an early example of the use of contrapposto
The Alexander Mosaic was found in
The house of the Faun, Pompeii
The Temple of Venus Gentrix was located in the Forum of
Julius Caesar
A tholos is a
Bronze Age tomb
The inscription on the Pantheon tells us that it was built by the
Consul Agrippa
A clay disc covered with a spiral of stamped symbols was found at this Minoan site:
Phaistos
Dioscurides was the favorite ____ of the emperor Augustus
Gem cutter
Which city’s walls were constructed from boulders so large that they were called “cyclopean”?
Mycenae
Which emperor is honored by a column that stands in the center of the Piazza Colonna in Rome?
Marcus Aurelius
A tourist headed to the modern town Cerveteri is most likely interested in seeing
Etruscan tombs
The picture is a detail of a statue of
Apollo
Of what material was the statue of Apollo made?
Terracotta
The statue of Apollo was part of the sculptural decoration of
An Etruscan temple in Italy
This vase is an example of
Mycenaean pottery
This diagram illustrates the _____ order of the architecture
Doric
The area marked by the letter A is called a
Metope
Which number labels the stylobate
4
Which temple is NOT an example of this order of architecture
Olympian Zeus in Athens
The vase is the work of
Euphronios
Identify the fallen figure
Sarpedon
This vase dates to around ____ B.C.
515
It is an example of a
krater
Which statement about this vase is true?
It was imported illegally into the United States and has recently been returned to Italy.
The relief sculpture on the left
Is a panel from the Ara Pacis
The statue group on the left is
Late Roman
It decorates the corner of a building in
Venice
The statue on the left dates to the ___ century B.C.
3rd
In which museum is it displayed?
The Louvre in Paris
The picture above is a view of the ruins of the temple of
Venus and Rome
The exaggerated S curve of this statue is characteristic of the work of
Praxiteles
