Ancient Greek Art
Most elaborate Greek order
What is Corinthian order?
The Romans built these to help transport water to their citizens
What are Aqueducts?
Artworks made of small pieces of colored marble, held in place by plaster/mortar
What is a mosaic?
To escape torture & death, Christians hid in these tunnels outside of Rome where they could worship safely
What are the catacombs?
A vertical mass of masonry built against a wall to give it support and strength.
What is a buttress?
The triangular pediment and columns portico show classic Greek temple format.
What is the Parthenon?
An innovation that made it possible for the Romans to build the grand buildings that they created
What is concrete?
“Wet into wet” Watercolour medium is used on wet plaster where it chemically bonds together when dry
What is Fresco?
Christian religion became divided, which led to the separation between Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches
What is The Great Schism of 1054?
Low and wide churches with barrel vaulted interiors that are heavy and dark due to small windows
What is Romanesque architecture?
The 3 different orders of Greek Architecture
What are Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian?
Column decorated in spiral reliefs representing a continuous pictorial of the Emperor's victorious campaign against the Dacians
What is the Column of Trajan?
A method of painting used to create the faces of the Fayum mummy portraits.
What is Encaustic?
Places of worship with plain exteriors and glittery and highly decorated interiors
What are Basilicas?
Cathedrals with ribbed vaults and external supports called flying buttresses which allowed more windows/light
What is Gothic Architecture?
The 3 different Styles of Greek Sculpture
What are Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic?
Used for combat, mock naval battles & contests that entertained
What is the Colosseum?
The location that has the most existing examples of painting from the Roman Era?
What is Pompeii?
A representation of a sacred person, usually on a wood surface and painted in egg tempera
What is an icon painting?
The front, or principle face of a building (often referred to as a ‘false front’
What is a facade?
The Parthenon, the temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion and the Porch of the Maidens are here
What is the Acropolis?
Huge dome (exact hemisphere) rests on a huge drum with a round oculus at the top
What is the Pantheon?
Huge statue depicting the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity
What is the The Colossus of Constantine?
The capital of the Roman Empire was moved here; formerly known as Byzantium
What is Constantinople?
An arched form created by the intersection of two or three barrel vaults used to support the weight of walls or a ceiling or roof
What is a rib vault?