ART 221 Exam 1 Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering periods of Greek sculpture, matching artists and artworks, and key terminology from the ART 221 Exam 1 study guide.

Greek Geometric

Greek sculpture style dependent on geometry and patterning.

Greek Archaic

Greek sculpture style featuring Kouros and Kore figures that are stylized and idealized, known for its smile, and marking the introduction of red-figure vase painting.

Greek Severe

Greek sculpture style appealing to reason and order, characterized by 'dough boy faces,' no emotions, and the introduction of contrapposto.

Greek Classical

Greek sculpture style characterized by harmonious figures based on numerical ratios, idealized figures with not traces of defects, and a canon of proportion of 1:7.

Greek Late Classical (4th century)

Greek sculpture style focusing on the individual, a shift in subject matter, humanizing of the gods, a new canon of proportion (1:8), s-curve, sensuality, and being more three-dimensional by activating the space around the figure.

Hellenistic

Greek sculpture style featuring a diversity of subject matter, highly dramatic and theatrical tone, use of diagonals to enhance motion and emotion, and realism.

Exekias

Artist associated with the (Black figure) vase painting 'Achilles and Ajax playing a dice game', ca. 540-530 BCE.

Euthymides

Artist associated with the work 'Three Revelers', ca. 510 BCE.

Iktinos and Kallikrates

Architects of the Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, ca. 447-432 BCE.

Kallikrates

Architect of the Temple of Athena Nike, Acropolis, Athens, ca. 427-424 BCE.

Phidias

Sculptor of Athena Parthenos, ca. 438 BCE.

Lysippos

Sculptor of Apoxyomenos, ca. 330 BCE.

Polykleitos

Sculptor of “Spear-bearer” Doryphoros, ca. 450-440 BCE.

Praxiteles

Sculptor of Hermes and the Infant Dionysos, ca. 340 BCE.

Epigonos(?)

Sculptor associated with Gallic chieftain killing himself and his wife, ca. 230-220 BCE.

Achilles and Ajax playing a dice game

(Black figure) vase painting created ca. 540-530 BCE by Exekias.

Three Revelers

Artwork created ca. 510 BCE by Euthymides.

Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens

Architectural structure built ca. 447-432 BCE, designed by architects Iktinos and Kallikrates.

Temple of Athena Nike, Acropolis, Athens

Temple built ca. 427-424 BCE, designed by Kallikrates.

Athena Parthenos

Sculpture created ca. 438 BCE by Phidias.

Apoxyomenos

Sculpture created ca. 330 BCE by Lysippos.

“Spear-bearer” Doryphoros

Sculpture created ca. 450-440 BCE by Polykleitos.

Theater at Epidauros, Greece

Ancient Greek architectural theater built ca. 350 BCE and later.

Hermes and the Infant Dionysos

Sculpture created ca. 340 BCE by Praxiteles.

Gallic chieftain killing himself and his wife

Hellenistic sculpture created ca. 230-220 BCE, attributed to Epigonos(?).

Canon of Proportion (1:7)

The ratio system used during the Greek Classical period for idealized human figures.

Canon of Proportion (1:8)

The new ratio system introduced during the 4th century Greek Late Classical period.

Register (narrative)

Art historical term included on the ART 221 Exam 1 study guide.

Heraldic composition

Art historical term included on the ART 221 Exam 1 study guide.

Relief (high, low, planar)

Sculptural classification terms for high, low, and planar relief included on the ART 221 Exam 1 study guide.

Ziggurat

Architectural structure term included on the ART 221 Exam 1 study guide.

Mastaba

Ancient tomb term included on the ART 221 Exam 1 study guide.

Rosetta Stone

Key artifact term included on the ART 221 Exam 1 study guide.

Hierarchical (hieratic) scale

Artistic convention term included on the ART 221 Exam 1 study guide.

Peripteral

Architectural term included on the ART 221 Exam 1 study guide.

Colonnade

Architectural term included on the ART 221 Exam 1 study guide.

Frieze

Architectural term included on the ART 221 Exam 1 study guide.

Metope

Architectural element term included on the ART 221 Exam 1 study guide.

Stylobate

Architectural platform term included on the ART 221 Exam 1 study guide.

Delian League

Historical political term included on the ART 221 Exam 1 study guide.

Gigantomachy

Mythological subject term included on the ART 221 Exam 1 study guide.

Centauromachy

Mythological subject term included on the ART 221 Exam 1 study guide.

Chryselephantine

Statuary material term included on the ART 221 Exam 1 study guide.

Necropolis

Burial site term included on the ART 221 Exam 1 study guide.

Arcuated

Architectural style term included on the ART 221 Exam 1 study guide.

Fresco

Painting technique term included on the ART 221 Exam 1 study guide.

Stele

Carved stone marker term included on the ART 221 Exam 1 study guide.