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100
In Greek temples, the absence of a base on the columns identifies the architectural order as
What is Doric?
100
The function of Greek Temples was
What is Home for the Gods
100
The life-size statue placed in the cella (naos) of a Greek temple representing the deity to whom the temple is dedicated is known as
What is cult statue?
100
The Kouros statue is characteristic of which Greek period
What is Archaic?
100
In figure sculpture the "weight shift" that makes the figure appear more natural is called
What is contrapposto?
200
The volute style capital is characteristic of which order of Greek Architecture
What is Ionic?
200
The Athenian Acropolis was funded by money collected by Pericles from the Hellenic city-states for what purpose
What is a fund to defend themselves against the Persians?
200
The Classical Age in sculpture was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
What is Eroticism?
200
This sculpture was created by Polyklietos as a demonstration of his "canon" of ideal human proportions
What is Dorophoros?
200
In Greek pottery, the silhouetting of dark figures against a light background of natural reddish clay is known as this
What is black-figure painting?
300
The Porch of Maidens is located on the eastern side of which building on the Athenian Acropolis
What is Erectheum?
300
Some of the Parthenon's metopes depict scenes of this
What is the battle between the Lapith and the Centaurs?
300
The following are all characterisitcs of sculpture of the Hellenistic period EXCEPT:
What is rigidly frontal?
300
This Hellenistic sculpture depicts a heavily battered athlete that appeals to the emotions and compassion of the viewer
What is The Seated Boxer?
300
The subject of this historical narrative is
What is the Battle of Issus?
400
The female figure that functions as supporting columns are called
What is caryatids?
400
The triangular top of a temple that contains sculpture is known as
What is the pediment?
400
The 525' Ionic frieze of the Parthenon depicts this event
What is Panathenaic Procession?
400
This sculpture is surrounded by an environment that is used by the artist to enhance the viewing experience for the spectator
What is the Nike of Samothrace?
400
The main participants in the battle are
Who are Alexander the Great & Darius III
500
The columns of the Parthenon are constructed according to the "perfect" mathematical ratio expressed algebraically as
What is X = 2y + 1
500
A projecting grooved element alternating with a metope on a Greek temple is known as:
What is the trigylph?
500
The pediment sculptures of the Parthenon are in which form
What is sculpture in the round?
500
The sculptor Praxiteles is best known for this innovation
What is the sensuous S-curve to the body?
500
The artist uses his materials to depict psychological intensity in all of the following ways EXCEPT
What is Tesserae stones placed in size order