Exam 1 Definitions

Art History 490 with Boudreau at Purdue University

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ambulatory

a vaulted passageway or aisle that leads around the apse of a Christian church

apse

a semicircular or polygonal recess at the end of the major axis of a Roman basilica or Christian church

barrel vault

a ceiling in the form of a semicircular vault

basilica

ancient Roman architecture; large rectangular public building with an open interior space, usually with side aisles separated from the main space by rows of evenly spaced columns, adopted later for early Christian churches

centering

temporary wooden scaffolding and supports erected in the construction of vaults, arches or domes

coffering

recessed panels, square or polygonal, that decorate a vault, ceiling or the underside of an arch

compound pier

a pier or large column with several engaged shafts or pilasters attached to it on one or all sides; Romanesque and Gothic structures

contrapposto

Italian for "set against" gives freedom to the representation of the human figure by counterpoising parts of the body around a central vertical axis; most of weights is placed on one leg with an S-curve in the torso; normally movement of engaged and relaxed parts alternated left-right through the figure

Corinthian column

an order in Greek architecture characterized in part by its elongated and refined forms, including column capitals composed of deeply cut symmetrically arranged acanthus leaves

crenellation

a pattern of open notches built into the top parapets and battlements of many fortified buildings for the purpose of defense

cruciform

shaped like a cross, such as the plan of a church

cupola

a rounded, convex roof or vaulted ceiling (dome)

diaphragm arch

a transverse arch across the nave of a church partitioning the roof and the space of the building into sections

elevation

the vertical organization of the face of a building; also an architectural drawing made as if projecting on a vertical plane to show any one side, exterior or interior of a building

hemicycle

a semicircle or semicircular structure

lancet window

a tall, slender window with a sharply pointed arch (like a lance) common in Gothic architecture

mandorla

an upright almond shape representing a radiance of light in which a sacred figure, such as Christ is represented

martyrium

a church or other building erected on a site sacred to Christianity, symbolizing a place of martyrdom or marking the grave of a martyr

oculus

in architecture, a circular opening in a wall or dome

opera

the board of works of a cathedral, normally presided over by an official, sometimes elected, sometimes appointed, called an operaio

order

one of the architectural systems used by the Greeks and Romans to decorate and defined the post and lintel system of construction; also a monastic society or fraternity

pendentive

an inverted, concave, triangular area of wall serving as the transition from a square support system to the circular base of a dome

pilaster

a decorative structural feature looking like a flattened column, projecting slightly from the face of a wall

Romanesque

an artistic style of the middle ages; use of rounded arches, tunnel vaults, and other Roman features of architecture. Painting and sculpture works are often broad and monumental, with an emphasis on two dimensional design

tribune

the apse of a basilica; also an alternative term for a gallery, the upper story over an aisle, in a Romanesque or Gothic church

truss

in architecture, a framework of wood or metal beams, usually based on triangles, used to support a roof or bridge

tympanum

a semicircular area formed by the intersection of a wall and an arch or vault; often decorated with sculpture

vault

an arched ceiling or roof made of stone, brick, or concrete which spans an interior space

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