Prehistoric-Roman Flashcards
Petroglyphs, pictographs, prehistoric sculptures, and
megalithic art are types of?
Prehistoric art
Cupules, rock carvings, and engravings are examples of ?
Petroglyphs
Pictograph includes?
cave paintings and drawings
Refers to the arrangement of large pieces of stone.
Megalithic art
what are the five principal motifs or subjects of cave art?
animals, human figures, tools and
weapons, local maps, and symbols.
One of the earliest cave arts was found at Altamira, Spain. They
are paintings of?
animals, mostly bison, boar, deer, and horse.
The prints were obtained
by either pressing the hands smeared with red, black, or white on the
walls of the cave or by outlining the hands on the walls
hand art
What type of art include subjects such as animals and
human figures made from bone, ivory, and stone?
rock carvings and engravings
Venus of Willendorf is an example of?
Sculpture (Fertility statues)
What are the purpose of early forms of architecture?
religious purposes or
as a place for burying the dead.
In 1986, this site was designated a UNESCO World
Heritage distinction.
the Stonehenge ( Saxon stan-hengen, meaning “stone hanging” or “gallows.”)
They are closely knit with religion, and they
believe in immortality or life after death.
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egyptians preserve the image of the
dead in painting and sculpture and through?
mummification
Egyptian art is based on?
perfection, reflecting the ideal world
of the gods. Most of its art is functional, mainly to serve as the home for a spirit of their loved ones, their kings or their gods.
They built this
to house the remains of their dead kings or pharaohs.
pyramid
The egyptian god of the underworld
Osiris
Wife of Osiris?
Isis
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Egyptian art is not meant to be seen.
True
Architecture system used by the Egyptians
post-and-lintel system
3 periods of Greek art?
Archaic Period, Classical or Hellenic Period and Hellenistic Period
Define the Greek Archaic period and state an example
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The arts are in linear, geometric designs and a human figure.
Their famous sculpture is the
kouros and the kore. Kourus is a nude male figure while kore is a fully clad
female figure.
the Golden Age of Athens?
The Classical or Hellenic Period
Greek ideals gives emphasis on?
form, intellectual order, harmony,
perfect proportion, and balance.
Polykleitos’
Spear-bearer is an example of?
a “perfect” sculpture
Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian are?
The 3 orders that play a central role in Greek classical culture.
Parthenon embodies what?
ideals of balance and proportion.
The open-air Greek theatre is known as?
theater of Dionysus
Define Hellenistic Period.
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The period when the Greek culture intermingled with the Oriental culture
the Temple of Hera at Olympia serves as a good example of?
Doric Order
Examples of the Ionic
Order?
Greek cities
of Ionia, the Aegean Islands and in the Asia Minor
Apollo Epicurius at Bassae is an example of?
Corinthian Order
T or F.
unlike the Greeks, the Romans were less practical and realistic.
False. Romans were more practical and realistic.
What are busts? (Roman)
Romans preferred to sculpt portraits, also called
busts.
What served as symbols of dynamic authority and power? (Roman)
Large equestrian statues
Who are the significant persons involved in the construction of the Colosseum/ Coliseum or also known as the Flavian Ampitheatre?
Emperor Vespanian started the construction of The Colosseum or Coliseum. It was completed in AD 80 under Titus, his successor.
Whose reign was the Coliseum used for gladiatorial contests and public
spectacles. such as mock sea battles, executions, and dramas based on Classical mythology?
Domitian
Examples of Greek Architecture seen in the PH
CU, CDO
Malitbog Cultural Center, Malitbog Bukidnon
Mount Carmel Shrine, Manila
Scenes in Egyptian paintings were separated in parallel lines known as?
registers
