ARTH 1156 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Terminus Post Quem, Nicola Pisano, Giotto
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Cella-room with no windows that usually housed the statue of god or goddess to whom it was dedicated: greeks had doric and ionic orders. The aim to determine the original context of artwork. Full understanding of why the art looks the way it does and why the art was created. Physical evidence of how old a piece is. Period style-characteristic artistic manners of a specific era or span of years. School-a group of artists that worked in the same style at the same time. Additive light-the sum of all the wavelengths composing the visible spectrum. Subtractive light-light reflected from pigments and objects. Stone temples of greeks and romans have had great influence on the architecture in western world than any other building type. Cella-room with no windows that usually housed the statue of god or goddess to whom it was dedicated. Other major concerns are subject matter, the story, scene, time and place, people involved, environment, and details.
