What was the effect on art of the defeat of the Persians in 480 BCE?
It accelerated artistic developments that led to the classical style
100
What color are the areas painted with slip after firing?
What color are the areas painted with slip after firing?
black
100
What bronze sculpture exemplifies the Geometric style?
Man and Centaur
100
Although the columns of the Treasury of the Siphians in Delphi contain carytids, the structure's continuous frieze indicates the use of what Greek order of architecture?
Ionic
100
What artist is responsible for the cult-statue in the Parthenon?
Phiadias
200
In contrast to Egyptian temples, Greek temples encouraged the visitor to_____________.
walk around the exterior
200
Intimate images such as A Youth Pouring Wine into the Kylix of a Companion were painted on the interiors of this kind of vessel?
kylix
200
What is the treatise written by Polykleitos for constructing the ideal human figure?
The Canon
200
What architectural element (s) posed the greatest compositional challenge for the sculptors of temple decoration?
Triangular pediments
200
Who created the controversial sculpture Aphrodite of Knidos in 350 BCE?
Praxiteles
300
Buried after an earthquake in 373 BCE, the Charioteer that was spared the fate of most ancient sculptures was made of what material?
bronze
300
What decoration of stylized flowers is on the Olpe pitcher?
rosettes
300
Which of the following would NOT be seen in a Greek kore figure?
a. peplos
b. olpe
c. brightly colored paint
d. nudity
d. nudity
300
What feature is a distinguishing element in Doric architecture?
Columns that stand directly on the stylobate.
300
Who created the amphora with Achilles and Ajax Playing a Game?
Exekias
400
What art flourished between 900-700 BCE?
Geometric
400
The black-figure vase of Dionysos with Maenads by the Amasis Painter exemplifies a vase shape called a (n)
amphora
400
Why is the kouros called the Metropolitan kouros?
Because it is in the Metropolitan Museum in NYC.
400
What is the monumental gatehouse of the Acropolis?
The Propylaia
400
In the Battle of Issus, who are the main combatants?
Darius and Alexander
500
Based on the text's discussion of Greek art, why is the Tomb of the Diver significant to art history?
It is an example of Greek wall painting.
500
What pottery decoration allowed the painters to create livelier human figures by painting interior details instead of incising them?
red-figure technique
500
The practice of painting and fitting marble sculpture with bronze accessories reflects the Greek's desire for art the shows a heightened sense of:
a. luxury b. decoration c. emotionalism d. reality
d. reality
500
What are the upright stone slabs that served as grave markers?