Unit 1 Vocab Flashcards
having characteristics of a human, but itself is not a human
Anthropomorphic
cylindrical earthenware pot
bushel
clearly derived from a real object or sources
figurative
a Neolithic monument, characterized by the circular ground plane of stone; commonly used for rituals and astronomical events
henge
a large, single block or piece of stone used in large, stone structures
Megalith/Monolith
an architectural joint made form two components (mortise hole and tenon tongue); tenon is inserted into the mortise and is cut to fit the hole exactly; tenon may be glued or otherwise adhered in place
mortise and tenon
positive (area of artworks where there is mass and subject); negative (area that is void of mass)
positive vs. negative
architecture in which two or more vertical elements (posts) support and are capped by a horizontal elements (lintel)
posts and lintel
sculpture that can be seen from all sides and is not affixed. also called free-standing sculpture
sculpture-in-the-round
a manner of depicting the visible world that privileges a certain look over realism and faithfulness to how things truly appear in nature
stylized
when one painting is painted over another, not necessarily at the same time
superimposed art
a convention of representation in which part of a figure is shown in profile and another part of the same figure is shown frontally; also a composite view
twisted perspective/composite view
a tubular object with a circular hole cut into it in the middle like a cross section
cong
horizontal line at eye level that determines ground space that figures are rooted upon
ground/horizontal line
to cut into a surface with a sharp instrument
incise
