test 1 - terminology

Question 1

contrapposto

Answer 1

pose where one part of the body is counterbalanced by another part using the body’s central axis (ex. Donatello’s David)

Question 2

stiacciato

Answer 2

the lowest relief (ex. base of Donatello’s St. George & The Dragon)

Question 3

pointed arch

Answer 3

arch rising to a point (gothic style)

Question 4

round arch

Answer 4

roman style

Question 5

nave

Answer 5

main interior space of a church building

Question 6

choir

Answer 6

the part of a church interior, reserved for the clergy to pray together, or for choral singing.

Question 7

pier

Answer 7

Supports where an arch or upper part of a church stand.

Question 8

drum

Answer 8

any of the cylindrical stone blocks composing a column that is not a monolith

Question 9

dome

Answer 9

hemispherical structure evolved from the arch

Question 10

all’ antica

Answer 10

art based on/influenced by classical Greek or Roman art

Question 11

relief

Answer 11

sculptural work in which all or part projects from the flat surface.

Question 12

quatrefoil

Answer 12

decorative motif in Gothic art consisting of four lobes or sections of circles of the same size.

Question 13

iconography

Answer 13

study and identification of the subject-matter and symbolism of art works