VOCABULARY
ANCIENT ART
EARLY CHRISTIAN ART
MEDIEVAL ART
CLASSICAL ART (GREECE AND ROME)
100
The semi circular area of a Basilica (usually where the emperor sits or an altar is placed)
What is an Apse
100
Name this.
What is a Ziggurat?
100
Christ was portrayed in this manner in catacombs and other hidden places
What is the good shepherd
100
The rounded area of a church where the altar is placed
What is an apse
100
This Greek Order always features Triglyphs and Metopes
What is Doric
200
The center aisle of a Medieval church.
What is the Nave
200
Where this sculpture would have been placed
What is a tomb
200
This early church form was borrowed from Roman secular buildings (building for government and business functions).
What is a Basilica
200
No longer Doric and Ionic, these type of capitals in Medieval churches told stories from the bible
What is an historiated capital?
200
This architectural construction method makes the great buildings of Rome, like the Colosseum and the Pantheon, possible.
What is Arch Construction technique
300
This format describes art work whose information is read in bands - usually moving from bottom to top in Ancient Art
What is Register Format
300
The technique for showing who the most important person is in an image by making him or her larger than everyone else
What is Heirarchic Scale
300
This emperor issued a decree called the Edict of Milan that made Christianity legal.
Who is Constantine
300
This typical architectural plan of a church is shaped like a "T"
What is a Latin Cross Plan
300
What is the Pantheon
400
The architectural elements of a Gothic Church that are placed along the outside and help support the walls.
What are Flying Buttresses
400
A large flat commemorative stone - usually carved with relief sculptures
What is a Stele
400
Early Christians worshipped here and it is where we see the first images of Christ
What are the Catacombs
400
The people represented in the lower section of the Tympanum
Who are Pilgrims
400
The Classical period of Greece emphasized this quality in both humankind and in art works
What is idealization or perfection
500
The part of the Latin Cross plan that forms the "T" or cross shape
What is a Transept
500
This great winged creature guarded the gates of palaces and citadels in the Ancient Near East
What is the Lamasu
500
This Byzantine Ruler placed himself and his wife on the altar
Who is Justinian
500
What is Chartres Cathedral
500
The name of this Monument.
What is the Column of Trajan
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