Art History Terms
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andbeforgotten on September 6, 2010
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Terms for Art History I final...Greek and Roman art.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Contrapposto | put all weight on one leg, causes hips to shift and shoulders to counter balance, which sets up potential for natural pose |
| Foreshortening | The visual phenomenon whereby an elongated object projecting toward or away from a viewer appears shorter than its actual length, as though compressed. |
| Kouros | archaic Greek sculpture of standing male |
| Kore | archaic Greek sculpture of standing female |
| Peplos | a garment worn by women in ancient Greece |
| Necropolis | a large cemetery or burial ground, usually including structural tombs. |
| Barrel Vault | the simplest form of vault consisting of an series of semi cylindrical arches; it forms a tunnel like shape |
| Amphitheater | an open-air venue used for theatrical performances in Greece. |
| Continuous Narration | in a painting/sculpture, the convention of the same figure appearing more than once in the space at different stages in a story |
| Encaustic | a paint consisting of pigment mixed with melted beeswax |
| Coffers | sunken panel in the shape of a rectangle, square, or octagon in a ceiling or vault; used in Pantheon's construction to keep it light despite such a big dome |
| Atmospheric Perspective | creation of the illusion of distance by the greater diminution of color intensity |
| Column Capital | forms the crowning member of the column |
| Column Shaft | the vertical segment of a column between the base and the capital |
| Pediment | a triangular gable between a horizontal entablature and a sloping roof |
| Metope | panel between the triglyphs in a Doric frieze, often sculpted in relief |
| Triglyph | In a Doric frieze, the projecting block marked by vertical grooves |
| Veristic Portraiture | naturalistic/realistic poriture |
| Caryatid | A sculpted female figure that functions as a supporting column. |
| Damnation Memoraie | a form of dishonor that could be passed by the Roman senate upon traitors or others who brought discredit to the Roman State |
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