Art History Midterm Study Guide

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La Venta, Great Pyramid, c. 1200-900 BCE

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La Venta, Monument 1, 1200- 900 BCE

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Teotihuacan, Pyramid of the Sun, c. 150 CE

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Teotihuacan, Plaza and Pyramid of the Moon, c. 100-400 CE

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Teotihuacan, Talud-Tablero Construction, c. 400-450 CE

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Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl, c. 200 CE

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Teotihuacan, Jaguar Blowing Conch Shell, c, 450-500 BCE

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Teotihuacan, Stuccoed Tripod Vase, c. 300-350 CE

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Tikal, Stela 31

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Tikal, Temple I, Sapodilla Wood, c. 735 CE

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Palenque, Temple of Inscriptions, Stucco relief on one of the piers, c. 685 CE

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Palenque, Temple of Inscriptions, Sarchophogus Lid of Pakal the Great, c. 675 CE

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Calakmul, Building Sub 1-4, Southeast Corner Mural, c. 620-700 CE

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Nunnery Quadrangle, North Building, c.800-900 CE

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Tula, Pyramid B or Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl, c.1100 CE

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Tula, Pyramid B, Atlantes, c. 1100 CE

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Tenochtitlan, Templo Mayor, Aztec Goddess Coatlicue, c. 1470- 1500 CE

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Tenochtitlan, Templo Mayor, Coyolxauhqui Disk, c. 1487 CE

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Tenochtitlan, Near the Templo Mayor, Tlaltecuhtli Slab, c. 1500-1520 CE

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Diego de Alvarado Huanitzan, The Mass of St Gregory, c. 1539 CE

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Ixmilquilpan, Hidalgo Church of San Miguel Arcángel, detail of mural in the entrance, c. 1550 CE

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Hermenegildo Bastos, Self-portrait, c. 1891

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Ground Line

A base line upon which figures stand

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Stela

Upright stone slab decorated with inscriptions or pictorial relief carvings

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Talud- Tablero Construction

Construction using rocks from the bottom of cliffs

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Buon Fresco, Fresco secco, Mezzo fresco

Buon fresco: Paint added on to dry plaster

Fresco Secco: Pained added on to wet plaster

Mezzo fresco: paint added on to semi-dry plaster

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Veneer

A surface appearance or decoration

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Mosaic

A picture or pattern produced by arranging together small colored pieces of hard material, such as stone, tile, or glass.

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Flying Facade

Pieces of art that are detached, floating or visually independent

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Atlantes

The greek male statues used as columns.

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