Classical Art Vocabulary
Across
- 2. Artistic technique of using small pieces of stone or glass embedded into wet cement
- 4. Arches placed at right angles to form a cross
- 5. Artist's combination of techniques, processes, and decisions
- 10. Arches placed back to back around a central point
- 11. Type of column that is elaborately decorated with stylized acanthus leaves
- 13. Material used to create a work of art
- 14. New era in Greek art that emphasizes emotion, expression, and movement in sculptures
- 16. Type of column that has a capital characterized by volutes
- 17. Arches placed back to back to form a tunnel
Down
- 1. Type of column that has a plain, unadorned capital and no base
- 3. Time period in Ancient Greece and Rome when art and architecture had characteristics of harmony, balance, and realism
- 6. Genre of painting that depicts representations of inanimate objects intentionally arranged in a visually pleasing composition
- 7. Expression of creative skill and imagination typically, but not limited to visual representation
- 8. Artistic style followed by a group of artists during a specific period of time
- 9. standard of measurement used to determine proportion
- 12. Roof or ceiling constructed using arch principles
- 15. Set of rules for determining physical proportion