Art of the Ancient Aegean: Terms/Concepts
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Fresco | Pigment/paint on wet plaster, painting on wall Painting becomes part of wall, paint binds to wet plaster Advantage: very well preserved for scholars Disadvantage: have to paint quickly when painting on wet plaster (finish before it dries) |
| Megaron |  Throne room, military ruler, hold court, influences greek temple building, symmetrical In citadels - large rectangular audience hall, dominant building of citadel |
| Citadel | MYCENAEAN (Greece) Large fortified structures/or palaces. Incorporated royal residences. Exterior walls; exploited topography for defense purposes Wells/tunnels to provide water during siege Very focused on warfare |
| Ancient Aegean |  Minoan/Crete Cycladic/Cyclades Islands (Thera) Mycenaean/Mycenae (Mainland Greece) |
| Minoan/Crete (King Minos) | Crete Free spirited people Peaceful |
| Cycladic/Cyclades Islands | Thera, Cyclades Islands Free spirited people Peaceful |
| Mycenean/Mycenae | Mainland Greece Militant people interested in taking land |
| Cyclopean Masonry |  In Citadels (Mycenaean) Lioness Gate, principal entrance to Citadel Such big stones in walls/entrances they think a cyclops built it Built in mainland Greece; huge stones and lion indicate how militant it was compared to Crete/Thera Lions = guardians, tense muscular bodies and symmetrical design |
| Ancient Aegean vs. Ancient Egypt | asdf |
| Cycladic & Minoan vs. Egyptian and Mycenaean Architecture | Cycladic & Minoan: Unplanned architecture, haphazard planning, let in air and light with windows, roof supported by hypostyles, paintings indicative of peaceful/content nature (Bull Leaping); Minoans = nature-loving Minoan: large palaces Cyclades: Frescoes and marble human representations, Greek: citadels Mycenaean & Egyptian: Warmongering, Bilateral (Mycenaean: megaron), meant to intimidate/assert power (Mycenaean: cyclopean masonry, Egyptian: Pyramids) |
| Ancient Aegean - culture and geography? | Mycenaean - Greece: Warmongering, very practical/functional, serious, militant, part of the Mainland Minoan - Crete and Cycladic (Thera) : Nature-loving, free-spirited, peaceful, content, whimsical; islands, lots of exchange between other countries |
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