Ch. 2
Art History 252 with Brown at University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa
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By: Hyatt Epley
Textbook:
Gardner's Art through the Ages: The Western Perspective, Volume I (with ArtStudy CD-ROM 2.1, Western)
Created: 2009-01-29
Size: 18 flashcards
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Gardner's Art through the Ages: The Western Perspective, Volume I (with ArtStudy CD-ROM 2.1, Western)Created: 2009-01-29
Size: 18 flashcards
Views: 8
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An independent, self-governing city
city-state
The very first form of writing by Sumarians that consisted of simplified pictures that stand for word(s) or concept(s). The pictures were carved into clay tablets by using a stylus (an ancient writing instrument).
pictograph
An ancient writing instrument.
stylus
Wedge-shaped writing that developed from the pictograph. It is also a simplified writing system.
cuneiform
The images project only SLIGHTLY from the background.
low relief
A band or level that provides organized composition.
register
The horizontal base of a composition on which the figures stand.
ground line
An offering that is given to a deity figure (god or goddess) in exchange for something.
votive offering
An artistic convention in which greater size equals greater importance.
hierarchy of scale
A blue, semi-precious stone used in carving and also as a source for pigment.
lapis lazuli
A composition that is symetrical on either side of a centralized figure (balanced).
heraldic composition
A carved, stone slab that is used to mark graves or to commemorate historical events.
stele
A monumental platform for a temple.
ziggurat
The vice used by artists to suggest the illusion of depth.
foreshortening
An Assyrian guardian taking the form of a man-headed, winged bull.
lamassu
Sculptures that stand out substantially from the surface plane.
high relief
A coating that is applied to pottery to seal and decorate the surface.
glaze
A brick that has been painted and kiln-fired to fuse the color to the surface.
glazed brick
About this deck
By: Hyatt Epley
Textbook: Gardner's Art through the Ages: The Western Perspective, Volume I (with ArtStudy CD-ROM 2.1, Western)
Created: 2009-01-29
Size: 18 flashcards
Views: 8
Textbook:
Gardner's Art through the Ages: The Western Perspective, Volume I (with ArtStudy CD-ROM 2.1, Western)Created: 2009-01-29
Size: 18 flashcards
Views: 8
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