exam 2 Flashcards
Art historians date the Classical age from which historical event listed below?
the Persian defeat by Hellenic city-states
Kritios Boy is considered to be one of the most important sculptures in the history of art because:
never before had an artist depicted a human so naturalistically.
The Riace bronze warrior was made using the ______________________ of casting.
lost-wax method
Most Greek bronzes do not survive. As a result, we study the Roman marble copies of the Greek bronze originals.
True
Who was the politician most responsible for the re-building of the Athenian Acropolis in the 5th Century BCE?
Pericles
Why did Mnesikles create a wide causeway between the central pair of columns on either side of the Propylaia, the gateway to the Acropolis?
for the Panathenaic Festival
The Parthenon was dedicated to:
Athena
Who was the director of the sculptural programs on the Parthenon?
Phidias
Select the architectural element where sculpture was NOT found on the Parthenon.
architrave
The Ionic frieze inside the Parthenon depicted the:
Panathenaic Festival
Which structure from the Athenian Acropolis has four sides of very different character with each side on different ground levels?
Erechtheion
A female figure used as an architectural support was known as
caryatid
_____________________ finally defeated Persia in 4th century BCE.
Alexander the Great
Late Classical sculpture tends to focus on real world individuals and appearances in contrast to the ideal world of perfect beings and shrines.
True
The Greek theater is a giant circle with the stage in the middle much like the Colosseum in Rome.
False
The more ornate Corinthian capital become more popular and most commonly used in what two periods of Greek Art?
Late Classical and Hellenistic
When compared to the Classical style, Greek Hellenistic art could be characterized as:
more realistic and emotional
Small marble figurines of naked women with arms folded over their abdomen have been found in:
the Cyclades Islands
Minoan columns are distinguished by:
tapering shape and bulbous capital
Minoans coated the rough surface of their rubble walls with a fine white lime plaster that required execution and great skill. Which painting method did they use?
buon fresco (true or wet fresco)
What form of arch is above the lintel of the Lion Gate?
corbelled arch
The Lion Gate is the gateway to:
Mycenae
The Lion Gate is reminiscent of the _____________.
lamassu figures of Assyria
The Treasury at Atreus is an excellent example of a(n):
beehive tomb
