the triangular space above the frieze on a Greek temple
What is a pediment?
100
Lion Gate is a limestone relief sculpture filling in the ________________above the lintel at the gate to Mycenae
What is a relieving triangle?
100
This ruler oversaw the construction of the Acropolis. He was known to have an elongated skull.
Who is Pericles?
100
This feature indicates a sculpture from the Archaic period
What is the archaic smile?
100
If a figure is standing in this pose, you know it is from the Early Classical era or later.
What is contrapposto?
200
The word labyrinth comes from a myth that takes place at this palace
What is Knossos
200
A female figure used as an architectural support
What is a caryatid?
200
The Acropolis was rebuilt during this "Golden Age" in Ancient Greece
What is the High Classical period?
200
This artist was the first to develop a "canon of proportions" during the High Classical period
Who is Polykleitos?
200
This period features mythological scenes that show "the calm before the storm"
What is the Early/High Classical period?
300
The main hall of a Greek temple where the cult statue would stand
What is the cella?
300
A volute can be found on which type of capital?
What is Ionic?
300
During the Panathenaic Festival, chariots and townspeople would march to the Acropolis through this building
What is the propylaia?
300
This artist developed his own "canon of proportions" during the Late Classical period
Who is Praxiteles?
300
A realistic nude female figure must be from this period or later
What is the Late Classical period?
400
In Greek theatre design, the actors would perform in the _______________
What is the orchestra?
400
The base of the Parthenon, also known as the ________________ is curved upwards at the middle to compensate for the optical effects of such a large structure
What is the stylobate?
400
This oddly designed building features caryatids
What is the Erechtheion?
400
In the Archaic period, graves would be marked with kouros or kore. In the Geometric period, they were commonly marked by these ___________________
What is a Krater?
400
The high emotionalism and violent scenes from the Altar of Zeus at Pergamon are representative of figural art from this period.
What is Hellenistic?
500
Temple of Apollo at Didyma, Turkey used this unusual temple plan (characterized by its columns)
What is dipteral?
500
Iktinos and Kallirates
Who are the architects of the Parthenon?
500
The Pathenanaic Festival Procession is featured on the inner frieze of this building
What is the Parthenon?
500
Early Greek sculptors used conventions from _________________ when carving kouros or kore. They followed these conventions through the Archaic period.
What is Egypt?
500
The interest in the eroticism of the female form was not seen before the Hellenistic period, and is evident in the work "Venus de Milo" by this artist.