Studied by 36 PeopleTags & Description
Kouros Statue
Greek
Kore Statue
Greek
Venus Di Milo
Greek
Laocoon
Greek
The Parthenon
Greek
Black Figure Pottery
Greek
Red Figure Pottery
Greek
Maison Carree
Roman
The Panthenon
Roman
Augustus of Prima Porta
Roman
The Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius
Roman
Acropolis
high city, highest and most fortified point within a Greek city-state
Cella
The inner area of an ancient temple, especially one housing the hidden cult image in a Greek or Roman temple
Composite Capital
A capital with an ornate combination of Ionic volutes and Corinthian acanthus leaves that became popular in Roman times
Contrapposto
A sculptural scheme in which the standing human figure's weight rests on one leg, freeing the other leg, which is bent at the knee. With the weight shift, the hips, shoulders, and head tilt, suggesting relaxation with the subtle internal organic movement that denotes life
Corinthian Order
The most ornate, slender and sleek of the three Greek orders. They are distinguished by a decorative, bell-shaped capital with volutes, two rows of acanthus leaves and an elaborate cornice.
Dome
A vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions
Doric Order
The oldest and simplest of the three main orders of classical Greek architecture, characterized by heavy fluted columns with plain, saucer-shaped capitals and no base. More masculine.
Entablature
The upper section of a classical building, resting on the columns and constituting the architrave, frieze, and cornice
Ionic Order
A taller, thinner column with scroll shapes on its capital
Kore
The name given to a type of free-standing ancient Greek sculpture of the Archaic period depicting female figure. Translates to "young maiden"
Kouros
Modern term given to free-standing Greek sculptures which first appeared in the Archaic period in Greece and represent nude male youths. Translates to "young boy"
Linear Perspective
A type of perspective used by artists in which the relative size, shape, and position of objects are determined by drawn or imagined lines converging at a point on the horizon
Pediment
The triangular space (gable) at the end of a building, formed by the ends of the sloping roof above the colonnade
Pseudoperipteral
A temple that has a series of engaged columns all around the sides and back of the cella to give the appearance of a peripteral colonnade
Arch
A curved structural member that spans an opening and is generally composed of wedge-shaped blocks that transmit the downward pressure laterally.
Diaphragm Arch
A transverse and wall bearing arch that divides a vault or a ceiling into compartments, providing a kind of firebreak
Atmospheric Perspective
Aerial perspective that refers to the effect of the atmosphere has on the appearance of an object as it is viewed from a distance
Bust
A sculpted or cast representation of the upper part of the human figure, depicting a person's head and neck, and a variable portion of he chest and shoulders. The piece is normally supported by a plinth
Caesar
Any of the Roman emperors succeeding Augustus. A term used for a powerful Roman ruler, emperor, or dictator
Coffer
A sunken panel, often ornamental, in a soffit, a vault, or a ceiling
Composite Capital
A capital with an ornate combination of Ionic volutes and Corinthian acanthus leaves that became popular in Roman times
Cuirass
A piece of armor consisting of breastplate and backplate fastened together
Equestrian Statue
Depicting or representing a person on horseback
Groin
The edge formed by the intersection of two vaults
Groin Vault
Formed by the intersection at right angles of two barrel vaults of equal sizes. Lighter in appearance than the barrel vault, required less buttressing
Oculus
The round central opening or "eye" of a dome
Truss
An assembly of members such as beams, connected by nodes, that create a rigid structure. "Consists of two-force members only, where the members are organized so that the assemblage as a whole behaves as a single object"
