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ART HISTORY 1 - TEST 1 (Vocab)
Chapters 1-5
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
09/13/2016

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incise
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technique that involves deliberate cutting into an object with a sharp utensil
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sculpture in the round
Definition
3D art that is free standing
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relief
Definition
technique in which art is made from carving in the front and still attached
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composite pose
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pose made of frontal and profile view combined
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post and lintel
Definition
architectural system with 2 or more posts (vertical element) supporting a lintel (horizontal element)
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corbel
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method in which stones are stacked diagonally with protruding stones on each row; the top row is capped with a large stone that rests on each side
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megalith/ic
Definition
architectural structure of Neolithic Period that uses large stones
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passage grave
Definition
narrow, stone-lined passageway that leads into a large room at the center
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mortise and tension joints
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joints made by conical projection at the top of each upright (stone) that fits like a peg into a hole
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glaze
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soil/clay/silica liquid painted onto a pot that melts and turns into a coat
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cuneiform
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Sumerian writing style that included "wedge shaped" symbols and pictographs
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ziggurat
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central piece of architecture in Sumerian culture dedicated to dieties; represents mountains, gods/rulers, has tiers with a temple at the top
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register
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horizontal bands that represent a visual narrative
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votive
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images dedicated to the gods; worshippers could set up images of themselves in a shrine before a larger image of a god
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inlaid
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technique of carving out an area and replacing it with a different material for emphasis
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hiearchic scale
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use of differences in size to indicate relative importance
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stele
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stone slab placed vertically and decorated with inscriptions or reliefs; could be used as grave markers and monuments
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lamassu
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supernatural protectors of palaces/throne rooms that were combos of a head of a bearded man, lion or bull body, eagle wings, and a god head horness
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citadel
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fortified area of a city
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crenellation
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alternating high and low sections of a wall, giving notched appearance and creating defensive shields on top of buildings
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Anu
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Mesopotamian sky god
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gilding
Definition
covering with gold
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lapis lazuli
Definition
blue stone
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Ishtar
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Babylonian goddess of war, wisdom, fertility; represented as a lion with a snarled face and beast body
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Marduk
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patron god of Babylon, associated with Nebuchadnezzar, represented by hybrid of snake head, bull body, lion/eagle legs, and scorpion tail
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Adad
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god of weather (fertility, land) represented by bull
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faience
Definition
glaze made with copper process that results in blue coating?
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