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100
Aegean Art includes the art of Mainland Greece and the island of _________________
What is Crete
100
In Greek culture, the human body was considered to be perfect and godlike; thus there were many statues created of : a- the nude male body b- the nude female body c-both the male and female nude body
What is a- the nude male body
100
The small eye in the top of the dome of the Pantheon is called the _________________.
What is oculus
100
Which roman city was buried in volcanic ash from Mt Vesuvius, leaving perfectly preserved frescos and artifacts?
What is Pompeii
100
Athena is the goddess and patron of which Greek city?
Athens
200
The ______________ society was wealthy because they were traders and merchants.
What is Minoan
200
The name of the pose used in greek sculpture to show the body in a relaxed position, is referred to as _____________.
What is contrapposto
200
__________________ were large civic meeting halls that were later converted in churches a- bathhouses b-basilicas c- aqueducts
What is b-basilicas
200
Name two differences and similarities between Doric and Ionic order in Greek architecture
What is Doric has no base, just stylobyte. Doric is very plain, especially the capital. Doric has metopes and triglyphs. Ionic has volutes for the capitals. Ionic has a continuous frieze. Both have an architrave. Ionic has a base before the stylobyte...Doric is heavy looking while Ionic has a lighter appearance.
200
Roman portrait heads were created of emperors' faces and were: a- idealized b-realistic c-larger than life
What is realistic
300
Large beehive structures were discovered in Mycenean culture which were the site of ________________. a- ancient homes b-temples c-graves
What is c- graves
300
The period in Greek art in which a faint smile is added to most statuary, is called the _________period a- archaic b-classic c-hellenistic
What is c- Hellenistic
300
___________________ were designed to bring water from distant hills into the city a- frescos b- vaults c-aqueducts
What is c- aqueducts
300
What is the difference in the way the Greeks handled the human body in sculpture in Classic versus Hellenistic art?
What is Classic: idealized, athletic, godlike body. Defined muscle, usually poses reflecting action/sports activities, etc Hellenistic: older, tired, battered looking people. THey look idealized, defeated, no athletic
300
What culture developed red and black figure pottery?
What is the Greeks
400
Minoan culture was an island society, therefore many of their artworks depict: a- women b-marine life c- gods and goddesses
What is b- marine life
400
____________________ is the simplest of all orders, having a plain capital and no base under the column a-doric b-ionic c-corinthian
What is a-doric
400
An equestrian sculpture generally portrays an emperor in what position?
What is on a horse
400
How did the Greeks (in the Classic era) handle portraits of men different than the Romans? Be specific
What is Greeks: idealized, youthful, defined muscles, full body, nude Romans: not idealized, reflect advanced age, no regard for musculature, head or bust only, not nude
400
What is Trajan's column?
What is a column made of marble which is carved with a narrative of Emperor Trajan's accomplishments. The narrative spirals upwards. At the top is a bronze statue of the emperor. He is buried under the colmn
500
Bulldance is a ____________ done in Minoan society that depicts a religious ritual a- oil painting b-fresco c- bulldance
What is b- fresco
500
_________________ are sculptures of female figures, sometimes used in the place of columns. a- kore b-korous c- caryatid
What is c- caryatid
500
Name two architectural structures the Romans developed.
What is vaults, arches, aqueducts, triumphal arches, coffered ceilings, ...
500
What substance did the Romans invent that allowed them to make domes in their architectural structures?
What is concrete
500
Which architectural order was most commonly used on the Greek Mainland?
What is Doric