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art 14-15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is the oldest known art work | Female Figure from Willendorf |
| four reasons why artwork has survived from the stone age | - durable materials (stone, metal, fried clay) - local environments not destructive to artworks - existence of stable population centers housed troves of art - artworks were stored in inaccessible places, such as tombs or underground caves |
| the sumerians used ____ for building their cities and also created ______ the first known written words. | ziggurat cuneiform |
| describe traditional characteristics of Egyptian art | stability, order, and endurance , hierarchy scale |
| ____ is used to describe the pose used by greek artists that expresses the potential for motion. | contrapposto stance |
| three major cultures that preceded the greeks in and around the Aegean sea. what art work is associated with each? | cycladic- nude female fertility figures minoan art- centers around the city of knossos, frescos adorn the palace walls mycenean art- elaborate burial practices and their use of gold |
| marble sculptures from the ancient greek structure _____ were removed and sent to england and are now housed in british museum | parthenon |
| in ancient greece, sculpture, painting, and architecture were discussed as ____ subjects that require a special body of knowledge | techne |
| the columns of the parthenon bulge slightly out at the middle, an application known as _____ | entasis |
| the ____ was a well known greek pottery shape for holding wine | Krater |
| Many important works of art were discovered during the excavation of _______. A city buried under volcanic ash in 79 c.e. | pompeii |
| The ____ located in Rome is an engineering marvel capable of accommodating some 50,000 people | colosseum |
| describe evolution of greek sculpture | increases of dramatization of technical skills in depicting human forms |
| ___ is The upward extension of the central hall that served to admit light. | clerestory |
| a common structure in roman architecture was the multipurpose meeting hall called a ____ | basilica |
| Open center space of a meeting place, later adopted into the design of churches. | nave |
| An extended, lengthwise section set perpendicular to the center space. | transept |
| served as entry porch directly in front of church or meeting hall | narthex |
| list characteristics of pre-byzantine | Cross layout for churches, naturalism, realism. |
| characteristics of byzantine | Central layout for churches, icon, abstract style, focus on the eternal and sacred world of the Spirit. |
| The ___ church was built in the unusual form of an octagon | san vitale |
| the great masterpiece of early byzantine architecture is the ___ | hagia sophia |
| A specific kind of image, either a portrait of a sacred person or a portrayal of a sacred event. | icon |
| characteristics of Romanesque architecture | massiveness, thick stone walls, round arches, barrel vaulted ceilings |
| characteristics of gothic architecture | pointed arches, ribbed vaulting, flying buttresses, stained glass windows |
| objects in the animal style of northwestern Europe often featured ____, which are patterns formed by intricately intertwined ribbons and bands | interlace |
| the aisle around the apse in a church is called a | ambulatory |
| In the early middle ages, monks copied many manuscripts, enhancing the texts with a decoration known as | illumination |
| valued more than paintings during the middle ages a ____ is a large woven hanging that often told stories | tapestry |
| why are the artists duccio and giotto important to art history? | represent transition from middle age style of art to renaissance |
| what techniques are duccio and giotto known for? | more naturalistic and representational depiction of physical world, defining space was key characteristic in their art. |
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