Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Fine arts Visual
College course
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the 4 purposes of a Roman sculpture? | A.)To decorate the city, B.)Record military campaigns and victories, C.) Give tangible form to the gods, D.) Spread authorative images of the Emporer |
| Who is the first emperor of Rome? | Octavian |
| Who was the emperor on a horse cast of bronze? | Marcus Alelius- "the philosopher king" |
| What emperor was not tolerant of christians? | Marcus Alelius |
| Who is the first christian emperor? | Constantine |
| Where did Constantine move his empire to? | Constantinople |
| Why did artist in the christain era begin to stylize? | Because the art industry was in high demand and there was not pay or time. |
| Who did Alexander the Great conquer at the Battle of Isis? | Darius II |
| Peace loving people, enjoyed boxing, lived on the Isle of Crete, snake goddess of fertility.- Who are these people? | Minoan |
| What is the "animal" which the Minoans sent children to please him each year? | Minotaur |
| legs, side shoulder, long thin limbs are characteristics of what? | Minoan Fresco |
| What is the most deciphered language in the agean age? | Linear B |
| What is the opening to Mycene? | The lion gate |
| A rounded tomb on top of the ground used in the Agean age? | Beehive tomb |
| Metalwork decorated with relief by hammering reverse side? | Repousse |
| The 4 periods of greek art in order? | Geometric, Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic |
| The death of Alex the Great happened in what period of Greek art? | Hellenistic |
| Strived for "absolute perfection", had city-states, only decorated gods, goddesses, and althletes.There are characteristics of who? | Greeks |
| What was a popular design on Greek vases? | The Greek key called a Fret. |
| What are the different types of Greek Vases? | a)hydra, b)lekythes, c) krater, d)ampora, e.) kylix |
| What is a kylix? | A type of Greek vase, which is alsa a drinking cup |
| What Greek vase was used to caru water? how many handles did it have? | Hydra, 3 handles |
| What are the 2 styles of vase painting? | Black figure and red figure |
| What are figures of standing male youth in the Greek culture called? | Kouros- Koro for females |
| Law of geometric formula for perfect proportion? | Golden mean |
| What are the 3 orders of Greek columns? | Ionic, Doric, and Corinthian |
| What are the four types of engravings carved in marble? | Egg and dart, egg and thorn, leaf and dart, bead and reel |
| 1/2 columns in the wall to help create a theme are called? | engaged columns |
| What is a square column in the wall? | pylaster |
| What are some of the Etruscan characteristics? | they drew influence from the greek, adopted greek gods, used ceramic clay for structures. |
| Which culture believed in cremation, used urns for ashes, then put generations into the same tombs? | Etruscan |
| What type of rock did the poor classes of Etrucans use for urns? | Tufa rock- a type of volcanic rock |
| who read the liver of an animal to determine if a general would win the next fight? | Susayer |
| Who was the first digger in rome? | Theoreli |
| what is the name of a Roman appartment house? | Insulae |
| What empire were the Bath Houses of Caracala? | Roman |
| Which empire used concrete to build, then covered with marble or brick? | Roman |
| What is the Bascilica? | court #6 of the Roman empire, a large judicial system |
| What is a famous roman bascilica? | Bascilica of Constantine |
| What were colleseums used for? | gladitorial combats |
| Where did the chariot racing take place? | circus maximus |
| What is the purpose of an aquiduct? | to channel water |
| What is the name of the pantheon temple to 7 major dieties? | Margippal |
| What is a structure that all emperors built that leads to the forum? | Truiphal Arch |
| What adds roundess to columns? | Fluting |
| Who is the decorator of the parthenon? | Phidias |
| What is the most perfect temple? | The parthenon |
| where is the porch of the maidens located? | Acpololis temple |
| Who build the Parthenon? | Ictinus and Callicrates |
| What were Ictinus and Callicrates most famous for? | The design of the parthenon- imperfect to seek the look of perfection |
| What feature gives life to Kore? | The Archaic smile |
| What was the first use constaposto or counter pose? | Kritios boy |
| What is the constaposto or counter pose? | Weight being beared on one leg |
| What are the 3 limitiations of art in the classical era? | a) only idealized forms b)emotionless c) all 2D with very little depth |
| Which era changed the limitiations in art? | Hellenistic |
| Who warned against the trojan horse and was killed by the gods with serpents? | Laocoon and his 2 sons |
| What is refined clay called? | slip |
| repose style is? | gold hammered to shape |
| What is a round tomb? | Tholos |
| Where was the death mask of Agnemnon found? | in a tholos |
| What is a Vapeo? | gold cups |
| Which culture believed in cremation, used urns for ashes, then put generations into the same tombs? | Etruscan |
| What type of rock did the poor classes of Etrucans use for urns? | Tufa rock- a type of volcanic rock |
| who read the liver of an animal to determine if a general would win the next fight? | Susayer |
| Who was the first digger in rome? | Theoreli |
| what is the name of a Roman appartment house? | Insulae |
| What empire were the Bath Houses of Caracala? | Roman |
| Which empire used concrete to build, then covered with marble or brick? | Roman |
| What is the Bascilica? | court #6 of the Roman empire, a large judicial system |
| What is a famous roman bascilica? | Bascilica of Constantine |
| What were colleseums used for? | gladitorial combats |
| Where did the chariot racing take place? | circus maximus |
| What is the purpose of an aquiduct? | to channel water |
| What is the name of the pantheon temple to 7 major dieties? | Margippal |
| What is a structure that all emperors built that leads to the forum? | Truiphal Arch |
| What adds roundess to columns? | Fluting |
| Who is the decorator of the parthenon? | Phidias |
| What is the most perfect temple? | The parthenon |
| where is the porch of the maidens located? | Acpololis temple |
| Who build the Parthenon? | Ictinus and Callicrates |
| What were Ictinus and Callicrates most famous for? | The design of the parthenon- imperfect to seek the look of perfection |
| What feature gives life to Kore? | The Archaic smile |
| What was the first use constaposto or counter pose? | Kritios boy |
| What is the constaposto or counter pose? | Weight being beared on one leg |
| What are the 3 limitiations of art in the classical era? | a) only idealized forms b)emotionless c) all 2D with very little depth |
| Which era changed the limitiations in art? | Hellenistic |
| Who warned against the trojan horse and was killed by the gods with serpents? | Laocoon and his 2 sons |
| What is refined clay called? | slip |
| repose style is? | gold hammered to shape |
| What is a round tomb? | Tholos |
| Where was the death mask of Agnemnon found? | in a tholos |
| What is a Vapeo? | Vaphio |
| Santicios Appolo | Similiar to cycladic idols |
| Where did a wealthy person live in Rome? | town house |
| What is coffering? | chunks taken out of concrete to ease the weight. it was then designed |
| what is the eye of a dome called? | oculus |
| What are clerestory windows? | windown above eye level designed to let in natural light |
| What are the 3 parts of an arch? | keystone, springers, centering |
| What is the column of Trajan? | a tower that an the emperor Trajan had built- spiral from top to bottom, told the story of a war |
| Mt. Vesuvius destroyed what town? | Pompeii |
| decorated stone like marble? | travertine |
| What is the structure made of hollow clay, that had an archaic smile? | Apollo of Veii |
| waddle and daub is? | neolithic material used to make walls. eg lattice and clay |
| Myron | discus sculpture |
| what are genre scenes? | sculptures of every day life |
| what is the technique used to "reveal" what leay beneath the fabric of statutes? | wet drapery technique |
| entablature, frieze, cella, colonnade, portico, and pediment are all parts of what? | A Greek temple |
| what is the band of decor on a greek temple? | Frieze |
| what is the sacred room of a Greek temple called? | Cella |
| What is a portico? | porch of Greek temple |
| what are columns in the form of figures, usually female? | Caryatids |
| What are teh 4 styles of Greek temples? | antis, perepteral, dipteral, and tholos |
Created by:
224500260
Popular History sets