II Study List Flashcards
Pro style
Columns across front
Amphiprostyle
Columns across front and back
Peripteral
Columns around entire building
Apotheosis
The act of raising a mortal to the status of a god
Arena
A stage area of Roman amphitheater named for the Sand that covers the stage floor to a soy blood from gladiatorial combat
Where body gladiatorial combat and other lively events took place
Black figure/ red figure
Technique employed on Greek pottery where the red or black coloring was the result of the firing process on iron rich clay
Capitol
Refers to the temple Jupiter ( the capitolium) on the capitoline hill on Rome
Constantine
Roman emperor responsible for creating a new capital for the eastern Roman Empire at constantinople . Allowing the practice of Christianity in the Roman Empire
Contrapposto
A relaxed standing pose with the weight of the body supported on one leg. Resulting in a “ counter position “ of the body from a symmetrical stance. The leg supporting the body is called the “ engaged leg” and the hip on this side of is higher while the upper torso leans towards the enagaged leg
Isocephaly
Equal heads. A design technique of placing heads of figures at the same level in relief sculpture. Used especially on classical architectural sculpture to create a horizontal in harmony with the horizontal elements of the architecture.
Having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level
Personification
A concept expressed in human form. Represent thing such as time or a place, or abstract ideas such as victory, Liberty or justice
Tondo
A circular composition in any medium
Versification
Roman portrait type where the subject is completely individualized with no effort to idealized
Amphora
A two- handled jar used for general storage purposes, usually to hold wine or oil.
Amphitheater
Greek “double theater “ a Roman building type resembling two Greek theater put together.
Apotheosis
Elevated to the rank of gods or the accent to heaven
Caryatids
A female figure that functions as a supporting column
Coffering
A sunken panel, often decorative in a vault of a ceiling
Entasis
The convex profile in the shaft of a column
Encaustic
A painting techno in which pigment is mixed with wax and applied to the surface while hot
Engaged column
A half- round column attached to a wall
Pilaster
A flat, rectangular, vertical member projecting a wall of which it forms a part.
Kore
Young woman , archaic Greek statuary type depicting a young woman
Kouros
Greek “ young man” an archaic Greek statuary type depicting a young a man
Kylix
An Ancient Greek shallow drinking cup with two handles and a stem
Oculus
The round central opening of a dome
Terra cotta
Hand - baked clay, used for sculpture and as a building material. It may be glazed or painted
