Greek Art Flashcards by ShunXXX196 Unknown

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Krater

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a bowl for mixing wine and water

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amphora

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a two-handed jar

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bilingual vase

BF, RF, WG

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one side black figures and on the other is red
BF- black-figure
RF-red-figure
WG- white-ground

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kalos inscription

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Kalos and kale (feminine) means beautiful and many times they were written on cups, sometimes sarcastically

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prothesis and ekphora

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prothesis: display and laying out of the body
ekphora: body transferred and carried to honor the dead

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Daedalic style

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greek orientalizing sculpture style named after Daedalus during the 7th century

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kouros/ kore

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one foot in front of the other (like in egypt)

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peplos vs. chiton

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types of dress for women
chiton- more folds and ruffles
peplos- more simplistic and stream lined

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chiasmos

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crossing of the diagonals

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gigantomachy/amazonomachy/centauromachy

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giant- battle of gods and giants
amazon- battle of amazons and gods
centaur- battle of centaurs and gods

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severe style

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early classical style that used a more subdued naturalistic style in which the subjects would be on the verge of emotion and had expression (archaic smile)

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The Canon

Polykleitos, Doryphoros

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rule of porportion for buildings and human figures written.
Polykleitos- sculptor
Doryphoros- the title of work sculpted to exemplify the canon

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contrapposto

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position where one part is turned in opposition (a weight shift)

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exomis

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a greek tunic

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pteron/peripteral/dipteral

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greek temple styles (peristyle is a continuous porch formed by collumns)
pteron- a peristyle raised on a podium
peripteral- a single layers of collumns on all sides
dipteral- a double peristyle

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naos

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temple or shrine

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altar

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a block/ podium for religious purposes such as offerings, prayers, etc.

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triglyph and metope frieze

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frieze- a block right under the pediment (triangle)
triglyph- a support block (replaces just a simple frieze and metope is paired with it)
metope- a block with sculpture

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Ionic frieze

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more solid and universal with possible moldings

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treasury

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made to house offerings and dedications (Athenian Treasury of Delphi)

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caryatid

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a female figure that functions as a supporting collumn

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perikles (Periklean Building Program)

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a project brought about by Perikles in order to

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tholos

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a circular tomb

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Corinthian capital

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the top embellishment

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Hippodamian plan

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grid plan

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stoa

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a covered walk way

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tesserated vs. pebble mosaic

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tesserated - cube

pebble- pebble