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Classical Art Flashcards

1
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Who sculpted Athena Parthenos?

A

Phidias

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2
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Who sculpted Athena Promachos?

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Phidias

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3
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Who sculpted Zeus at Olympia?

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Phidias

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4
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Who sculpted Discobolus?

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Myron

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5
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The triangular section of a Greek temple, above the entablature, is called the

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pediment

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6
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Praxiteles is most well known for his sculpture of which divinity?

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Aphrodite

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7
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Which of these shapes of pottery has the same use as a kylix?

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skyphos

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8
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The metopes of the treasury of Athens at Delphi depict what three things?

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  1. Theseus and the Minotaur
  2. Theseus and Sciron
  3. Herakles and the Nemean Lion
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9
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What stories are depicted on the Francois vase?

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  1. Calydonian boar hunt
  2. Theseus and Ariadne
  3. Centaurs and Lapiths
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10
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Which painter signed the François Vase?

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Kleitias

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11
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Where in Greece can you find the omphalos?

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Delphi

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12
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What archaeologist discovered the ruins of Mycenae?

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Heinrich Schliemann

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13
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The palace of Knossos can be found on what island?

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Crete

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14
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The “Treasury of Atreus” near Mycenae is actually a

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tomb

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15
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Minoan goddess figures found on Crete are often depicted with what creature?

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snake

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16
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The people of Naxos dedicated a sculpture of which creature to Apollo at Delphi?

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the Sphinx

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17
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The most famous temple at Ephesus was dedicated to whom?

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Artemis

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18
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A large statue of Helios, near the harbor, was located on which Greek island?

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Rhodes

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19
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Archaeologists discovered a workshop belonging to Phidias in what city?

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Olympia

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20
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Most of the evidence of Etruscan art comes from

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tombs

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21
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The typical Etruscan style of pottery, with a shiny black finish and etching, is referred to as

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bucchero

22
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A famous Etruscan statue, found at a temple in Veii, depicts which god?

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Apollo

23
Q

Which of these is a unique feature found on many Etruscan sarcophogi?

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embracing couples

24
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What are three typical themes of Etruscan wall paintings?

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  1. Trojan war
  2. banqueting
  3. athletic competition
25
Q

A massive sanctuary to which goddess, is found at Praeneste (ancient Palestrina)?

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Fortuna

26
Q

The earliest wall around the city of Rome is ascribed to which king?

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Servius Tullius

27
Q

What early event facilitated the development of the Forum Romanum?

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construction of the Cloaca Maxima

28
Q

A temple dedicated to Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva is referred to by what name?

A

Capitolium

29
Q

What is the typical design seen in the “First” Pompeian style of wall painting?

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imitation marble

30
Q

The Forum of Augustus is anchored by a temple dedicated to which divinity?

A

Mars Ultor

31
Q

In which house of Pompeii was the famous “Alexander at Issus” mosaic found?

A

House of the Faun

32
Q

What is the theme of the famous fresco found in the Villa of Livia at Prima Porta?

A

garden scene

33
Q

In what city can you find the Maison Carrée, one of the best preserved Roman temples in France?

A

Nimes

34
Q

The Portland Vase is an example of what type of Roman art?

A

cameo glass

35
Q

The punishment of Tarpeia is depicted on a frieze from which of these buildings?

A

Basilica Aemilia

36
Q

The procession on the Ara Pacis of Augustus is meant to mimic a similar procession found on the

A

Parthenon

37
Q

What is the theme of the sarcophagus of Portonaccio, now found at the Palazzo Massimo in Rome?

A

battle scene

38
Q

What three things were constructed to honor Marcus Aurelius?

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  1. column in Rome
  2. bronze statue in Rome
  3. triumphal arch in Libya
39
Q

What is a unique feature of the Arch of Constantine in Rome?

A

sculptures taken from other monuments

40
Q

What favorite of Hadrian was often depicted in sculptures as Bacchus, Silvanus, or Osiris?

A

Antinous

41
Q

What is the Latin term for the pieces that make up a mosaic?

A

tesserae

42
Q

What kind of column has volutes?

A

Ionic

43
Q

Chryselephantine sculptures consist of what two materials?

A

gold and ivory

44
Q

If a column is said to be “engaged”, what does this mean?

A

embedded into a wall

45
Q

Which of these terms is most associated with ancient gem carving?

A

intaglio

46
Q

What painting technique, using heated wax as a coloring and sealing medium, is seen in the Fayum
portraits?

A

encaustic

47
Q

If a sculpture is carved from porphyry, what is most likely true about the subject?

A

member of imperial family

48
Q

What is the term for ornaments at the apex of the gable and at the corners of the roof of a temple?

A

acroteria

49
Q

In Roman art, what is typically found on a spandrel?

A

winged Victory

50
Q

What is the term for a sculpture with a head, and perhaps a torso, above a plain, usually squared lower
section?

A

herm

51
Q

What is the marker of the Corinthian order of architecture?

A

acanthus leaves

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