History of Art: The Greeks

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Top step of a Greek temple
Stylobate
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Bottom steps of a Greek temple
Stereobate
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Treasury
Opisthodomous
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A section of a column
Drum
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Front porch of temple
Pro-naos
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Centre of temple
Naos
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Post and Lintel
Trabeated
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Swelling of column
Entasis
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Bottom of column
Base
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First part of Greek period
Archaic
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Second part of Greek period
Classical
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Third part of Greek period
Hellenistic
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Small columns between square anta columns
In antis
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Column attached to wall
Engaged
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Square columns
Pilasters
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Baseless column with simple capital, masculine
Doric
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Column with volutes, egg and dart pattern, feminine
Ionic
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Column with a boss, acanthus leaves, astragal, young maiden
Corinthian
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Gold and ivory overlay on a statue
Chryselephantine
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Female statues on the Erechtheion
Caryatids
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Space between columns
Intercolumniation
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Roof supported by columns, open
Portico
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Main section of column
Shaft
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Spike between decorative indents
Arrist
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Indents in column
Fluting
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Correct term for a triangular roof
Pitched
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All steps of a Greek temple?
Krepidoma
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Middle of pediment, sculptural arrangements can be found here
Tympanum
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Doric columns developed in the...?
West
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Ionic columns developed in the...?
East
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Decoration that resembles teeth
Dentils
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Tiny volute
Helix
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architectural ornament placed on a flat base called the acroter or plinth, mounted at the apex of the pediment
Acroterion
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One of a series of horizontal bands, each projecting beyond the one below to form the architrave in the Ionic and Corinthian orders
Faciae
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a short plain concave section between the capital and the shaft of a classical Doric or Tuscan column
Necking
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Flat slab on top of a capital, supporting the architrave
Abacus
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an ovolo molding, especially one having an outline with several radii or one carved with an egg-and-dart pattern. the prominent circular molding supporting the abacus of a Doric or Tuscan capital. Also called cymatium.
Echinus
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a tablet in A Doric frieze with three vertical grooves alternating with metopes
Tryglyph
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Square space between triglyphs in a Doric frieze
Metope
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A small band between the flutes of a column
Fillet
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Main beam resting across the tops of columns
Architrave
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First statue from classical antiquity known to use contrapposto
Kritios
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Card 2

Front

Bottom steps of a Greek temple

Back

Stereobate

Card 3

Front

Treasury

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

A section of a column

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Front porch of temple

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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