Architecture
a tall, vertical and generally circular post used as a support for the roof of a building or for decoration.
This refers to any material onto which paint is applied.
Support
What are the two main types of sculpture?
Reliefs and round bulk-works or free-standing
What is usually the theme of sculpture?
Human representation
a roof in the form of an arch or a series of arches.
Vault
a painting method in which the paints are made of pigments suspended in a water-soluble vehicle.
Watercolor painting
List the four types of relief sculptures
High, Medium, Low, Sunken (Hollow or Excavated)
Three kinds of vaults include
Barrel, groin, and rib
a vertical structure, often made of stone or brick, that divides or surrounds something.
Encaustic painting is also known as what?
Hot-wax painting
What are three types of Round bulk-work sculptures?
bust, torso, statue
This is a rounded roof on a building or a room, or a building with such a roof.
Dome
What are the two types of wall construction and their differences?
Regular - With ropes and padding. Chamfered stones.
Irregular - Stones (masonry-stonework)
What are the five genres of paintings?
History, portrait, landscape, genre, still life
What are some positions of statues?
praying, sitting, laying down, standing, equestrian, group
True or false: A pillar is always a column
True
architrave, a frieze, and a cornice.
What were some of the first supports for painting?
Cave walls and animal skins
Modeling and casting are both ________ processes
Additive
the head and upper part of the thorax
a long piece of stone or wood at the top of a door or window frame that supports the wall above. Saddle roof.
Lintel
Name the different types of media for painting
Tempera or egg-tempera, watercolor, encaustic, fresco, gouache, oil painting, and acrylic
a sculptural technique that involves using tools to shape a form by cutting or scraping away from a solid material such as stone, wood, ivory or bone.
Carving
Name some of the most common sculpting materials
Clay, Wax, Metals: copper, gold, silver, bronze, iron, steel, Ivory,Wood: mahogany, cedar, beech, oak, lime pear, boxwood, Stone: alabaster, basalt, limestone, granite, sandstone, marble, Precious stones: jet, jade, etc,Stucco, Plaster, Concrete
What is an architrave?
the lowermost member of a classical entablature, resting originally upon columns.
What are the seven elements of painting?
line, shape, form, space, value (tone), contrast, colour, form and texture.
What are some techniques for sculptures
Modeling, polishing, carving, sculpting, casting, assembling, welding
What are some common painting supports
Canvas, wood, and paper