Prehistoric Art
Statues that are carved free of any background or block.
What is a sculpture in-the-round?
The use of different sizes for important or holy figures to indicate relative importance.
What is a hieratic scale?
Because of these, Egyptian art remained the same for thousands of years.
What are stylistic conventions?
This style of Greek art was influenced by the Egyptians.
What is archaic?
Romans invented this pourable, liquid version of stone.
What is Concrete?
Stonehenge uses this type of construction method
What is post and lintel?
The Mesopotamians built these super-structures out of mud-bricks and topped them with a temple.
What is a ziggurat?
During this period where monotheism was adopted, portraits of the Pharaoh take on a more naturalistic approach, both in his physical appearance but also showing him with his family, which never happened before.
What is the Amarna Period?
This temple dedicated to the goddess Athena is on the Acropolis.
What is the Parthenon?
What is verism?
Given the emphasis on female reproduction, it is believed that this object represents fertility.
What is the Venus (or Woman) of Willendorf?
What are registers?
This artwork tells the story of the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt.
What is the Palette of Narmer?
This posture was developed through tension and relaxation, naturalistically mimicking the way humans stand and walk.
What is a Contrapposto?
During the Roman Empire, leaders themselves became associated with the gods and their artworks portrayed them as _________.
What is idealized?
The subject matter of most cave paintings relates to this.
What is animals/hunting?
This upright stone slab from Mesopotamia celebrates the victory of this leader over the Lullabies.
What is the Victory Stela of Naram Sin?
These were constructed as large tombs for the Pharaohs Khafre, Khufu, and Menkaure
What are the Great Pyramids of Gizeh?
Polykleitos developed his Canon of Proportions during this Golden Age of Greek Art.
What is the Classical Period?
These two architectural techniques are all possible due to the rounded arch.
What are vaults and domes?
The term prehistory is problematic because this was invented at different times in different places around the world.
What is writing?
This artwork is a stele known to have a famous law code but also features the sun god giving these laws to the king.
What is the Stela of Hamurabi?
Given her appearance in royal portraits, it is evident the Egyptians are more interested in maintaining tradition than developing a new style for her, the first recorded female monarch in Western history.
Who is Hatshepsut?
This style was ushered in after the death of Alexander the Great and features much more drama than previous artworks.
What is Hellenistic?
The Romans adopted this method of sculpture from the Greeks and Etruscans.
What is lost-wax casting?