ARTH 1380 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Polykleitos, Ictinus, Geometric Art
13 Oct 2017
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All that you need to know for exam! (prehistoric - roman) You should be able to briefly define each of the following terms as it is used in art history and give an. Representative in which part of the figure is shown in profile and the other is shown frontally/ twisted perspective ex. hall of bulls image. Building system where strong horizontal elements are held up vertically with large. Background elements, barely there, carved around the edges. Or bent-axis plan, incorporates two or more angular changes of direction, characteristic of sumerian architecture. Assyrian guardians in the form of a man-headed winged bull or lion. Used baked bricks laid on asphalt-like substance. Size to show hierarchy of importance among characters. [black figure painting technique] (battle of lapiths and centaurs) The columns look vertical/horizontal, but is not straight structure, an illusion. Means counterpose, to describe posture, that has most of its weight on one foot.
