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Test Two (201)
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
03/29/2009

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Contrapposto
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"Weight shift" or when more weight is put on one hip creating a difference in height of the hips.
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Encaustic
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A painting technique in which pigment is mixed with melted was and applied to a surface while the mixture is still hot
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Archaic Smile
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The smile depicted on all Greek archaic statues. Its an artist's way of saying the person portrayed is alive.
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Triumphal Arch
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a free standing arch commemorating an event such as a military victory or the opening of a new road.
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Entasis
Definition
The swelling in the shaft of a column.
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Aculus
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The round central opening in the top of a dome (The Parthenon)
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Buon Fresco
Definition
Painting (pigment and binder) on a wet plaster surface.
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Caryatid
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A female figure that functions as a supporting column.
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Aquaduct
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Barrel Vault
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A series of arches placed next to one another
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Cire Perdue
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When a figure is modeled in wax and then covered in clay, and fired. Afterwards the wax is melted and the clay is hardened for mold for hot metal.
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