The Acropolis
Artists
Architectural Terms
Evolution of Sculpture
100
What is the name of famous temple on the Acropolis that houses the cult statue of Athena?
What is Parthenon?
100
This artist was famous for his black figure paintings
Who is Exekias?
100
This triangular shaped area above the columns gave early sculptors quite a challenge
What is the pediment?
100
This famous geometric statue is still very in line with Egyptian sculpture
What is "Lady of Auxerre"?
200
The artist responsible for the relief sculptures inside the Parthenon and "Athena Parthenos"
Who is Phidias?
200
Known for his "canon of proportions" during the early and high classical age
Who is Polykleitos?
200
The spiral shaped detail on Ionic capitals are called ____________.
What are volutes?
200
What facial expression do all archaic sculptures share?
What is the archaic smile?
300
All the buildings on the Acropolis have a mixture of what two orders?
What is Ionic and Doric?
300
This artist was favored by Alexander the Great in the late classical period
Who is Lyssipos?
300
The base of a Greek temple. It bent upwards at the middle on the Parthenon to compensate for optical illusions of such a large structure.
What is a stylobate?
400
The building that served as a gate to the Acropolis was the _________________
What is the Propylaia
400
He re-wrote the canon of proportions in the late Classical era so that figures were more elongated (8 heads high versus Polykleitos' 7)
Who is Praxiteles?
400
Peripteral means one row of columns around the perimeter of a Greek Temple, _________________ means 2.
What is dipteral?
500
Caryatids are featured on this building from the Parthenon to compensate for it's awkward shape
What is the Erechtheion?
500
This vase painter, while not the most talented, invented red figure painting
Who is Andokides Painter?
500
In Greek theatres, the "orchestra" was the place where ______________________
What is where the actors performed?
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