A painting on wet plaster. When the plaster dries, the painting is bonded to the wall.
What is true fresco
100
an asymmetrical arrangement of the human figure in which the line of the arms and shoulders contrasts with while balancing those of the hips and legs.
What is contrapposto
100
a stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, and Greece.
What is sarcophagus
100
the artistic practice or technique of reworking images from well-known paintings, photographs, etc., in one's own work.
What is appropriation
100
a shallow recess, especially one in a wall to display a statue or other ornament.
What is niches
200
is a type of stonework found in Mycenaean architecture, built with massive limestone boulders, roughly fitted together with minimal clearance between adjacent stones and no use of mortar.
What is cyclopean masonry
200
a broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, especially on a wall near the ceiling
What is frieze
200
unglazed, typically brownish-red earthenware, used chiefly as an ornamental building material and in modeling.
What is terracotta
200
information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
What is propaganda
200
a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse, used in ancient Rome as a court of law or for public assemblies.
What is basilica
300
A circular tomb of beehive shape approached by a horizontal passage in the side of a hill.
What is Tholos
300
the pursuit of pleasure; sensual self-indulgence
What is hedonism
300
an ancient burial mound; a barrow
What is Tumulus
300
the artistic preference of contemporary everyday subject matter instead of the heroic or legendary in art and literature; a form of realism
What is Verism
300
a tablet in a Doric frieze with three vertical grooves
What is triglyph
400
The passage to an ancient Egyptian or Mycenaean subterranean tomb.
What is dromos
400
a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
What is allegory
400
A classical order similar to Roman Doric but having columns with an unfluted shaft and a simplified base, capital, and entablature
What is Tuscan columns
400
a round building or room, especially one with a dome
What is Rotunda
400
a square space between triglyphs in a Doric frieze.
What is Metope
500
hammered into relief from the reverse side
What is Repousse
500
an ornamental molding around the wall of a room just below the ceiling
What is Cornice
500
a cornice that follows the slope of a gable or pediment
What is Raking cornice
500
a round or eyelike opening or design, in particular a circular window or the central boss of a volute.
What is oculus
500
the triangular upper part of the front of a building in classical style, typically surmounting a portico of columns.