Mock Exam History Flashcards
named after british lord who discovered remnants of parthenon
Elgin Marbles
small pieces of glass that make up mosaic are called
Tasserae
built to transport water to the roman cities
Aqueducts
built to transport water to the roman cities
Oculus
roman furniture using combination of head of a lion and its head
Monopodia
roman glassware imbedded with semi-precious stone
Murrhine
designer who pioneered the use of plastic in design
Eero Arnio
Which architectural style popularized the use of synthetic building materials such as glass plastic and steel?
Art Deco
who first used revolutionary design idea of the dome’s design on florence cathedral
Filippo Brunelleschi
What architectural form inspired I.M. Pei’s for the new glass entrance to the louvre
Pyramid
found on ground floor of bahay na bato is where the carriages and saint floats or andas are usually kept
Zaguan
art nouveau in italy is also known as
Stile Floraele
These are design in Gothic architecture made of lobes of either metal or concrete
Trefoil
A form of writing used by egyptians that were incised or painted
Hieroglyphics
A form of writing used by egyptians that were incised or painted
Obelisks
Type of roof during the french renaissance period
Mansard Roof
An elaborate plaster or stucco ceiling treatments done in relief during the tudor-elizabethan
Bas Relief
The monarch associated with French Rococo
Louis XV
The monarch associated with French Baroque
Louis XIV
The monarch associated with French Early Neoclassic Period
Louis XV
An optical illusion usually in form of decoration painted in roman walls in three dimensional forms
Trompe L’oeil
This arrangement of three couches was a social norm during banquets
Triclunium
Kind of hydraulic concrete used by roman to build bridged and aqueducts
Pozzoulana
Church plan of byzantine church
Greek Cross
Chinese architecture that is monumental archway or gateway
Pai Lou
French glassware designer of Art Noveau period
Rene Lalique
Projecting part of arampart or other fortification, typically forming an irregular pentagon
Bastion
The inner slope or wall of the ditch sorrounding a rampart
Escarp
Louis XIV associated himself with which nature sign that became integral to the design of the Versailles and has identified Louis eversince
Sun
Technique of carving plaster used by the Spanish Moors
Yeseria
A very young nude boy sometimes with wings often seen cavorting in renaissance style works
Putto
English master sculptor known for his trophies in panels, swags and festoons
Christopher Wren
Term refers to a small dome set atop another dome or roof
Cupola
Decorative series of curved inverted flutings or convex and concave flutings as on silversmith work
Gadroon
Bay window projecting from an outside wall and supported from beneath by a bracket
Oriel Window
Period when The Great Wall of China was erected to protect China against nomads
Qin Dynasty
Flat round decoration like a shield or rosette in bas relief the ornament often used in coffers
Patera
An italian Renaissance mosaic inlay of marbles and assorted stones. The stonework is glued by stone to a base after being sliced and cut in different shape sections and then assembled together precisely
Pietra Dura
Artist’s name means “bird”, he was known for fantastic frescoes and love of perspective devices
Uccello
What are the gateways to the buddhist Stupas called
Toranas
Statement for describing Caryatid
Draped female figure serving as a column
Japanese painting type executed on vertical silk scrolls
Ukiyo-e Hanga
Slender and graceful column with two rows of vertical acanthus leaves below four small volutes applied to a belle shaped form
Corinthian
Religious and political movement of 16th century Europe that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the formation of Protestant Churches
Reformation
Similar to stadium but longer in length to accommodate horse races
Hippodrome
The Athena statue in the Parthenon was built of ivory and gold, the combination of which is called:
Chryselephantine
Decorative feature at the edge of the pediment
Antefix
Means voluptuous and muscular figures as the beauty ideal
Rubenesque
Artist placed emphasis on emotion and dynamism and there was a deliberate lack of clarity when it corners to themes
Baroque Style
A round arch wherein the space between column would form a perfect square
Tondo
Art director of Napoleon during the Neoclassic period, recorded the horrors of the period, mythodology and Napoleonic exploits
Jean Louis David
Major wood used during the Neoclassical period
Mahogany
French version of Oriental Design
Chinoiserie
Major proponent of cubism on the Philippines
Vicente Manansala
Most popular artist who worked the Tipos del apis style, 1821, formal fine arts school in the country in his house, the Academia de Dibujo
Damian Domingo
Describes blending of tone or colors so subtly that they melt into one another without perceptible transitions
Sfumato
Egyptian temple devoted only for dead pharaoh
Mortuary temple
Group of international artist in Paris which began to devise new methods of pictorial representation, focused on scientific concept of vision and study of optical effects of light
The realist
“Gothic model church”
Cathedral of Notre Dame de Chartres
Painter of Grande Odalisque
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
Filipino Spanish colonial display cabinet for a bric a brac
Platera
Baroque painter known for his technique of tenebrism or the sharp contrast of light and dark, known for Crucifixion
Michelangelo Caravaggio
Part of house, a shop with direct road access managed by servants with direct access to atrium, seperate from house
tablinum
Stairs landing in Bahay na Bato used as additional seating for tenants and strangers
Descanso
French sculptor designer of statue of Liberty overlooking New York harbor
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
The national artist for architecture 1976
Pablo Sebero Antonio
Term combination of literal meaning of plain and simple, german surname, designate stereotype of a smug bourgeois gentleman without culture
Biedermier
The traditional religion of Japan
Shinto
Glass dome to serve protection for the Santos
Virina
half moon area above doorways ornamented with complex
Tympanum
largest of all imperial halls within forbidden city beijing
Hall of Supreme Harmony
one of leading cabinetmaker during federal period, influenced by sheraton and hepplewhite
Duncan Pyfe
famous desk made during reign of Louis XV, king’s desk
The Bureau du Roi
Convex molding supporting abacus sometimes ornamented with egg and dart
Echinus
Term means, image destroyers, those who argued the divine nature of Christ should not be represented and encourage idolatry
Iconoclast
derived from the alms box which used in chuches to collect food for the poor during tudor period
Livery Cupboard
Furniture embellishment, series of rounded forms of the same size, graduated like string of beads
Pearling
known as Florentine mosaic means hard stone, form of inlay of pieces of marble, semi precious stones
Pietre Dura
Art movement was a reaction to gothic revival, slogan was “Art for art’s stake”
Aesthetic movement
