Exam 3

Question 1

adlocutio

Answer 1

raised arm pose – addressing troops

Question 2

Antinous

Answer 2

• Canopus commemorates the canal which Antinous drowned in
• use of arcades (arch formed on top of column) putting emphasis on sculptures underneath which are sculptures of Antinous are different Gods

Question 3

arcade

Answer 3

-arch formed on top of column putting emphasis on sculptures underneath

Question 4

barrel vault

Answer 4

• an architectural element formed by the extrusion of a single curve
• sloping barrel vaults used for stadium seating in Colosseum
• one of the best uses of barrel vault with mastery and manipulation in Roman architecture

Question 5

basilica

Answer 5

a church building with a nave and aisles

-formed the layout of Christian churches that is still used today

Question 6

buon fresco

Answer 6

• painting onto a layer of wet plaster called intonaco layer

- can only paint when layer is wet then paint dries with it

Question 7

caldarium

Answer 7

steam room, used in a Roman bath complex

Question 8

clerestory

Answer 8

windows that allow natural light to fill the space

Question 9

continuous narrative

Answer 9

• story that focused on people and used Trajan as repeated character
• told in separate chapters/episodes

Question 10

cuirass

Answer 10

piece of armor consisting of breastplate and backplate fastened together

Question 11

eclecticism

Answer 11

artists borrowing from past works to create a new image

Question 12

Edict of Milan

Answer 12

legalized practice of Chirsitanity

Question 13

Flavians

Answer 13

• created new form of propaganda based on the the Claudians
• distant from audience
• blemishless skin
• visual excitement of contrasting textures
• hellinistic style

Question 14

fresco a secco

Answer 14

paint directly to wall, flakes off when it begins to weather

-dry secco

Question 15

frigidariaum

Answer 15

-cold water room

Question 16

genre

Answer 16

images of stuff that happens in everyday life

Question 17

gilt bronze

Answer 17

bronze material with gold

-statements of power/wealth from sparkling in sun

Question 18

groin vault

Answer 18

produced by the intersection at right angles of two barrel vaults

Question 19

hypocaustum

Answer 19

something

Question 20

Julio-Claudians

Answer 20

• family of rulers that comes to an end with Nero
• idealized late classical style
• godlike perfection of human body
• tousled hair look
• no aging
• combo of idealized and actual apearance

Question 21

largesse

Answer 21

• hand out and down gesture

- “I distribute awards to those who have served me”

Question 22

multiple perspectives

Answer 22

multiple viewpoints

• no unified viewpoint
• more content/information
• propaganda

Question 23

nave

Answer 23

big open central hallway in basilica

Question 24

oculus

Answer 24

rigid circle at top of dome to lock stones in place

• used instead of keystone
• allows space to be flooded with light

Question 25

patricians

Answer 25

a member of a well establish wealthy family

Question 26

perspective

Answer 26

creating an illusion of depth on a single plane

Question 27

pier

Answer 27

strong points in walls

-sparate points often found in barrel vaults

Question 28

plebes (plebeian)

Answer 28

general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians

Question 29

tepidarium

Answer 29

warm water room

Question 30

Tetrarchs

Answer 30

signify a new system of sharing power

• work of conceptual art, not concerned about the individual, temporal reality or external appearances
• concept of unity and stability

Question 31

triumph

Answer 31

commemorated on Arch of Titus

Question 32

urbis in rure

Answer 32

city in countryside with buildings necessary for government

Question 33

veneer

Answer 33

a decorative covering of fine wood

Question 34

verism

Answer 34

emphasizing age and experience (Vespasian)

-wrinkles, eyebrows, male patterned baldness