art greek and roman vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 pompeii | one of the towns covered in 40 feet of ash by Mt. Vesuvius |
| mosaic | a surface covered with small pieces of stone or shell in a design |
| frescoe | a method of painting on wet plaster |
| portrait bust | Romans invented this type if sculpture to show the people what the emperor look like |
| ionic, doric, and corinthian | the three orders of architecture |
| archaic | the earliest vases which were shown with black figures |
| human bodies | Greek sculpture preferred the subject matter for their sculptures |
| hydria | shorter vase with a pedestal |
| amphora | tall vase used for carrying water or wine |
| entasis | word used to indicate the size progression of each column from narrow to wide |
| cornice | the repeated motif below the pediment of a Greek temple |
| velarium | the awning pulled around the top of the coliseum for shade |
| contrapposto | stance of the human sculptures of Greece and Rome |
| frieze | molding surrounding the Pediment |
| architrave | long name of the lower frieze under the Pediment |
| pediment | the top triangular roof front of the temple |
| Hellenistic | later vases which where the artist used red on the figures and a black background |
| caryatids | female version of a column used on the temple of Hera |
| oculus | opening at the top of the Pantheon |
| encaustic | paint medium used to paint the temples |
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