GE M3 L1 Flashcards
(27 cards)
A stylized expression used in sculpture from 600 to 480 BCE
Archaic smile
A style of antique Greek vase painting
Black figure painting
A weight shift depicted in the body that rotates the waist
Contrapposto
The monuments dedicated to the reigns of Trajan
Frieza
From the Latin, “fear of empty space,”
Horror vacui
A style of art developed at the end of the High Renaissance
Mannerism
Paintings, murals, drawings, etchings, carvings, and pecked artwork
Parietal art
A design chiseled or chipped out of a rock surface
Petroglyph
A design painted on a rock surface
Pictograph
Free-standing sculpture, such as a statue,
Sculpture in the round
A style that marks the breakdown of the canonical forms
Severe style
In painting, the application of subtle layers of translucent paint
Sfumato
A tall, slender stone monument
Stele
A genre of still-life painting that exploits human vision
Trompe L’oeil
is the earliest period for which we have direct written accounts,
Bronze age
is an archaeological term used to describe specific groups
Mesolithic or middle stone age
is signified by a progression in behavioral and cultural
Neolithic
is an early example of contrapposto and Severe style in use
Kritios boy
figures were an ideal form for a young Greek male
Kuoroi
statues reflected the Greek ideals for women,
Korai
refers to the art of Europe from the late 10th century
Romanesque art
developed after the Romanesque, in the 12th century
Gothic art
are characterized by lighter construction,
French gothic cathedrals
denotes a period of artistic production that is viewed by art historians as the height,
Higj Renaissance