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Flashcards: Chapter 5- Gardner's Art Through the Ages

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triglyphgrooved member of Doric frieze alternating with metopes
Polykleitosdeveloped classic canon of proportions
Periclesfifth-century Athenian statesman
encausticpainting method using melted wax
Myronsculptor of the Discobolos
entasisslight convex curvature of a column
cellamain chamber of a temple holding the cult statue
Dionysosgod of wine
Praxitelessculptor of Hermes and Dionysos
Alexander the Greatspread Greek culture through his conquests
abacustop part of a capital making transition to architrave
voluteornament from Ionic capital resembling a rolled scroll
Propylaiaentrance gateway
Exekiasblack-figure vase painter
centaurhalf man, half horse
Iktinos and Kallikratesarchitects of Parthenon
Athenawarrior goddess, protectress of Athens
architravelowest division of the entablature of a temple
caryatidfemale figure used as a column
pedimenttriangular space formed by roof and cornice