vocab Flashcards
earth
square
heaven
circle
radical plan
planed around a circle
oculus
latein for eye, the round skylight in the pantheon
rotunda
circular room or dome
coffer
a sunken panel in the roof, decor
exedra
recessed area in the wall
barrel vault
a hallway with the roof being a arch
groin vault
a four way meeting point of arches
gravitas
seriousness of mind
virtus
civic virtue
verism
exaggerated realism
patronus
patron or high ranking member of society
client
dependent of patrons
atrium
century room partially open to the sky
doric
plane top
ironic
the top is swirly
corinthian
the top has leafs
acropolis
high city
perstyle
the columns go all the way around
peripteral
the columns go in one row
fluting
vertical channeling
krater
wide mouth on a pot
black figure
the figures are black and everything around it is red
red fugure
the figures are red and everything around it is black
kore
young woman
peplos
a style of dress
polly chrome
multi colored
kouros
young man
archaic smile
a calm and collected face
agora
an open space used for meetings and business
democracy
power from the people
