Art History: Ancient Greece KW 5 #36-72

36. Iktinos and Kallikrates

the architects of the Parthenon

37. Ionic

is a classic Greek order. It has a tall, slender column and a scrolled capital

38. Kore

is an archaic Greek sculpture of a standing female youth

39. Kouros

is an archaic Greek sculpture of standing male youth.

40. Kylix

is a Greek, shallow drinking cup

41. Mausoleum

a term for any grandiose funerary monument

42. Meander

is a pattern made up of bands of horizontal, abstract motifs also, called the Greek key

43. Metopes

are the panels between the triglyphics in a Doric temple. They originally covered the empty spaces between the ends of the wooden ceiling beams

44. Mnesikles (nes e klez)

architect of the Propylaea

45. Naos or Cella

the nucleus of the Greek temple where the statue of the deity resides

46. Naturalism

the depiction of human figures as they appear in nature

47. Olympiad

were the ceremonial games in which all the Greek states participated

48. Parthenon

the temple dedicated to Athena on the Acropolis

49. Pathos

an artistic representation of suffering which evokes pity because of the nobility and restraint with which it is endured

50. Pebble Mosaics

a scene formed from tiny stones collected from river beds and beaches and set into cement

51. Pediment

is a triangle over the lintel in a temple

52. Pericles

leader of Athens in the Golden Age

53. Peripteral

a single row of columns on all sides

54. Peristyle

is a colonnade(a series of arches supported by columns) around a center space

55. Phidias

sculptor of statues in the Parthenon

56. Polis (Poleis)

is an independent city state

57. Polychrome

many colors

58. Pronaos

is a porch or an open vestibule flanked by two columns

59. Propylaea

entry gate at the west end of the Acropolis

60. Provenance

origin or source

61. Red-Figure Painting

the reddish clay was painted with black slip (watery clay substance). The design was freely painted with a brush which made it possible to show overlapping and foreshortening

62. Satyr

part-human, part-goat male follower of Dionysus, the god of wine

63. Shafts

are the parts of the columns between the base and the capital

64. Siren

is a creature which is half bird and half woman

65. Stereobate

the substructure of the Greek temple

66. Stoa

a covered colonnade used for shops or offices

67. Stylobate

the platform above the stereobate

68. Tesserae

tiny pieces of glass set into cement to portray a scene instead of stones

69. Torque

neckband worn by the Gauls

70. Treasury

is a small building set up for the safe storage of votive offerings

71. Triglyphs

was an element of the Doric frieze separating two consecutive metopes and divided into three sections

72. Volute

a spiral, architectural element on the Ionic capital which resembles a partially unrolled scroll