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FNA1050 Art SG
This is a review over the art vocab. in chapter 1 of the FNA1050 OCU Art class
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mastiba | A rectangular Superstructure made of mud brick and later stone; often stacked to create sloping structures. |
| Capitol | column Head |
| engaged column | column connected to an existing structure |
| freestanding column | A column standing free of a wall |
| bilaterally symmetrical | the same on either side of an axis |
| abrasion | Rubbing or grinding the surface |
| nemes | cloth headdresses |
| uraeus | Serpents on head |
| registers | bands of ground that figures stood on in friezes and pottery |
| votive offering | gift of gratitude to a deity usually made in fulfillment to a vow |
| conceptual | What an artist wants to convay |
| optical | What an artist sees |
| stele | An ancient stone monument that is usually taller than it is wide |
| foreshortening | A device for suggesting depth by representing a figure or object at an angle, rather than frontally or in profile |
| lamassu | A winged human headed bull |
| cuneiform | First known writing system consisting of wedge-shaped forms |
| true fresco | Method of painting plaster on top of wet limestone using wet pigment; color bonds to the limestone |
| fresco secco | method of painting plaster on top of dry limestone using wet pigment |
| pediment | The triangular space at the end of a building, formed by the ends of the sloping roof |
| contrapposto | Counterbalance, disposition of the human body for one part to be thrown in opposition to another |
| guang | A bronze, libation vessel used in religious ceremonies |
| Wall painting from tomb 100 | This is significant as it is one of the earliest known Egyptian art pieces. |
| Palette of King Narmer | This art piece is significant because it depicts one of the earliest known stylized Egyptian art pieces. |
| Victory stele of Naram-Sin | This piece is significant because it is one of the first known art landscapes in the middle eastern art. |
| kritios boy | This piece is significant as it is one of the earliest found examples of contrapposto positioning. |
| Glazed bricks | Babylon was the first known place to create glazed bricks. |
| Silk road | This greatly drove inspiration for Chinese art in ancient times, as did the chinese emperor. |
| Emperor Qin | This person is known as one of China's first great leaders. |
| Black- figure pottery art | This art contained pottery that was glazed with black overtop the red pottery then the black was chipped away to reveal the color. |
| Red- figure pottery art | This art contained pottery that was created with glaze painted on the pottery in the desired shapes. |
| hierarchy | central figure, generally a king or deity, is portrayed larger than the other figures in a composition |
| ziggurat | An ancient temple |
| Pyramid | An ancient tomb |
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