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FInal Semester 1
Art
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Art History
12th Grade
12/18/2014

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Term
Elements of Art
Definition
shape
form
color
texture
value
Term
Principles of Art:
Definition
balance
emphasis
harmony
variety
gradation
movement
rhythm
proportion
Term
base relief:
Definition
sculpture in which the forms project only slightly from the background
Term
high relief:
Definition
sculptured forms extend boldly out into space from the flat surface of the relief sculpture
Term
mastaba:
Definition
a low rectangular egyptian tomb made of mud brick with sloping sides and a flat top, covering a burial chamber.
Term
sarcophagus
Definition
a coffin decorated with carvings of the deceased or with some religious or mythological
Term
column:
Definition
a post used to bear weight
Term
capital:
Definition
the top of a pillar or column
Term
base
Definition
the bottom of a pillar or column
Term
mosaic
Definition
a decoration made with small pieces of glass and stone set in cement
Term
tesserae:
Definition
decorative mosaic panels and floor mosaics
Term
Venus of Willendorf
Definition
date: 28,000 BCE
location: Austria,
what she was: she was a 11 cm high portrait of a lady with no face but overly proportional body parts
possible purpose: to hang on and carry around
Term
Cave Paintings of Lascaux:
Definition
date: 17,000 BC
location: France
2 features: mostly large animals, 90 paintings of stags
possible purpose: to draw animals native to their region
Term
Stonehenge:
Definition
date: 3000 BC
location: England
possible purpose: burial grounds
Term
The Great Sphinx:
Definition
date: 2558 BC
location: Egypt
possible purpose: burial tomb for the pharoah
Term
3 Common Characteristics of Egyptian Painting / Sculpture
Definition
stiff
same identity
2 dimensional
Term
Seated Scribe:
Definition
date: 2620 BCE
difference from most egyptian art: modeled differently than most egyptian arts
Term
Pantheon:
Definition
date: 27 BC
location: Rome
two uses: church, temple to all of the gods
Term
Colosseum:
Definition
5 uses: Gladiator fights, animal fights, ampitheater, naval battles, chariot battles.
characteristics: 50,000 people, 620 feet long, 513 ft wide, 160 ft tall, 80 archways
Term
Archaic
Definition
- large and flat statues
Term
Classical
Definition
moving figures
Term
Hellenistic
Definition
dramatic and violent
Term
Ionic
Definition
relating to or denoting a classical order of architecture characterized by a column with scroll shapes
Term
Doric:
Definition
relating to or denoting a classical order of architecture characterized by a sturdy fluted column and a thick square abacus resting on a rounded molding.
Term
Corinthian
Definition
belonging or relating to Corinth, esp. the ancient city
Term
Controposto
Definition
because they can’t lean on their own, they have something supporting them.
Term
Post Construction
Definition
the post that holds the arches and beams
Term
Lentil Construction:
Definition
the beams and arches of a building
Term
Arch Construction
Definition
a bigger building made of arches. (White House Building)
Term
Dome Construction
Definition
made of arches. (top of white house building)
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