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| A continuous base supporting a row of columns in classical Greek architecture. |
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| Main vertical part of a column between the base and capital |
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| Sections of column shaft used for ease of assembly |
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Tops of round columns and may be of several distinct types or orders.
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Doric, Ionic, (Corinthian) |
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| A horizontal, continuous lintel on a classical building supported by columns or a wall, comprising the architrave, frieze, and cornice. |
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| A main beam resting across the tops of columns, specifically the lower third entablature. |
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| A broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, esp. on a wall near the ceiling. |
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| A square space between triglyphs in a Doric frieze, often carved. |
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| A tablet in a Doric frieze with three vertical grooves. Triglyphs alternate with metopes. |
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| The triangular upper part of the front of a building in classical style. |
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| Semi-circular or triangular decorative wall surface over an entrance |
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| Arch with a pointed crown used in Gothic architecture |
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| The intersection of two or three barrel vaults produces a rib vault or ribbed vault when they are edged with an armature of piped masonry often carved in decorative patterns |
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| The upper level of a Roman basilica or of the nave of a Romanesque or Gothic church. Refers specifically to the high windows at this level. |
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| A shallow arched gallery within the thickness of the inner wall, which is above the nave of a church or cathedral. It may occur at the level of the clerestory windows, or it may be a separate level below the clerestory. |
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| A succession of arches, each counterthrusting the next, supported by columns or piers; in Gothic architecture, the arcade is a set of arches along the nave creating a walkway supporting the triforium and clerestory. |
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| The area of the church between a transept and main apse. It is the area where the service is sung and clergy may stand, and the main or high altar is located. |
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| The area of a church or cathedral, separating the nave and the sanctuary. |
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| Area of a church where the nave, choir, and transept intersect. |
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| A rectangular area which cuts across the main axis of a cathedral or basillica and projects beyond it. The transept gives a basilica the shape of a cross and usually serves to separate the main area of the building from an apse at the end. |
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| The central longitudinal space of a bascilican church where the congregation stands to attend religious services. |
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Parthenon
Iktinos and Kallikrates
447-432 B.C. |
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Kouros Figure
Unknown Artist
540-515 B.C. |
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Kritios Boy
Unknown Artist
480 B.C. |
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The Doryphoros
Polykleitos
Roman Copy of Greek mid-5th century B.C. original |
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Amiens, Cathedral of Notre-Dame
begun ca. 1220
Robert De Luzarches, Thomas De Cormont, Renaud De Cormont |
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Marriage of the Virgin
Raphael
1504 |
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Madonna of the Meadow
Raphael
1505 |
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The Disputa
in Stanza della Segnatura, Papal Apartments, Vatican
Raphael
1508-09 |
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The School of Athens
in Stanza della Segnatura, Papal Apartments, Vatican
Raphael
1508-09 |
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Madonna della Sedia
Raphael
1513-1514 |
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Sistine Madonna
Raphael
1513-1514 |
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Doni Tondo
Michelangelo
1507 |
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Sistine Chapel Ceiling
Michelangelo
1508-1512 |
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Temptation and Expulsion of Adam and Eve
Michelangelo
1508-1512 |
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Battle of Lapiths and Centaurs
Michelangelo
1492 |
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Bacchus
Michelangelo
1497 |
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Pieta
Michelangelo
1498-1499 |
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David
Michelangelo
1501-1504 |
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"Dying Slave"
Michelangelo
1513-1516 |
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"Awakening Slave"
Michelangelo
1520-1523 |
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Pluto and Persephone
Bernini
1621 |
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Apollo and Daphne
Bernini
1622-1625 |
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Ecstasy of St. Theresa
Bernini
1645-52 |
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The Tower of Babel
Bruegel
1563 |
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Wedding Dance
Bruegel
1566 |
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Battle between Carnival and Lent
Bruegel
1559 |
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Procession to Calvary (Christ Carrying the Cross)
Bruegel
1564 |
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