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Greek Art (6.2)
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Art History
9th Grade
01/02/2013

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Ionic Order
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Doric Order
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Corinthian Order
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contrapposto
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Technique of sculpting a human figure in a pose that shows the weight of the body in balance. With weight on one leg, the shoulders and hips counterbalance each other in a natural way so that the figure does not fall over. Developed in the Late Greek period.
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frieze
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Technique of sculpting a human figure in a pose that shows the weight of the body in balance. With weight on one leg, the shoulders and hips counterbalance each other in a natural way so that the figure does not fall over. Developed in the Late Greek period.
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pediment
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The triangular area over the entablature in Classic Greek architecture, formed by the ends of a sloping roof and the cornice.
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architrave
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The main horizontal beam at the bottom of an entablature, resting on the capitals of columns. Often made of several lintels to stretch the length of the building.
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cornice
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Any projecting ornamental molding along the top of a building, wall, arch, etc., also, the topmost projecting part of an entablature in a Classical Greek building.
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metope
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The carved or plain areas between the triglyphs in the frieze of a Doric building.
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triglyph
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A group of three vertical ridges alternating with a plain metope in the frieze of a Doric Greek building.
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entasis
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The subtle convex swelling of a Classic Greek column shaft.
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caryatids
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A support or column in the form of a human figure, usually female.
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encaustic
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A method of painting on a ground, with colors dissolved in hot was; also, a work of art produced by this technique.
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amphora
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A storage jar having an egg-shaped body, a foot and two handles, each attached at the neck and shoulders of the jar.
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hydria
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A large jug used to carry water.
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