An archlike structure in which the sides are formed by corbeling
What is Corbel Vaulting
100
is the process by which a duplicate metal sculpture (often silver, gold, brass or bronze) is cast from an original sculpture.
What is Hollow Casting
100
the place the auspices could be taken and it was the job of the auspices-takers, the augurs
What is Templum
100
the action of taking something for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission.
What is Appropriation
100
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
200
massive limestone boulders, roughly fitted together with minimal clearance between adjacent stones and no use of mortar.
What is Cyclopean Masonry
200
a main beam resting across the tops of columns, specifically the lower third entablature.
What is architrave
200
it follows the slope of a gable or pediment
What is Raking Cornice
200
an approach that assesses the truth of meaning of theories or beliefs in terms of the success of their practical application.
What is Pragmatism
200
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
What is Aeneid
300
a circular subterranean tomb
What is Tholos
300
These Games incorporated religious festival, ceremony, athletic competitions, and cultural events hosted within a stadium. And held every four years.
What is Panathenaic Procession
300
unglazed, typically brownish-red earthenware, used chiefly as an ornamental building material and in modeling.
What is Terracotta
300
a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions, but instead draws upon multiple theories, styles, or ideas to gain complementary insights into a subject, or applies different theories in particular cases.
What is Eclecticism
300
a Roman order that resembles the Doric order but without a fluted shaft.
What is Tuscan Columns
400
the passage to a subterranean tomb.
What is Dromos
400
the pursuit of pleasure; sensual self-indulgence. the ethical theory that pleasure (in the sense of the satisfaction of desires) is the highest good and proper aim of human life.
What is Hedonism
400
an ancient burial mound; a barrow.
What is Tumulus
400
figures are shown multiple times but in different stages of a story.
What is Continuous Narrative
400
a social theory favoring freedom of action for individuals over collective or state control.
What is individualism
500
hammered into relief from the reverse side.
What is Repousse
500
a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one
What is Allegory
500
a stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription
What is Sarcophagus
500
circulate the vast interior space
What is Circumbulation
500
the realistic depiction in art of contemporary life, as a means of social or political comment.