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19 Cards in this Set
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Venus of Willendorf 28,000 and 25,000 BCE. Limestone, Red ochre |
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Stonehenge Prehistoric-2600 BC Wiltshire, England |
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Amphora with Achilles and Ajax Greek Archaic Period-about 525–520 B.C. the Andokides Painter, the Lysippides Painter |
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Doryphoros Greek Classical Era originally bearing a spear balanced on his left shoulder. |
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Christ in Majesty
Artist:Master of Taüll Year:Circa 1123 Type:Fresco transferred to canvas Location:Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona |
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Basilica of San Vitale Architectural styles: Ancient Roman architecture, Early Christian Byzantine Ravenna, Italy |
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Aphrodite, Venus de Milo
Ancient Greek statue; Greek sculpture. Artist: Alexandros of Antioch Location: The Louvre Media: Marble |
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The Parthenon
Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the goddess Athena 447 BC when the Athenian Empire was at the height of its power. Architects: Phidias, Ictinus, Callicrates Function: Temple, Place of worship Architectural styles: Classical architecture, Doric order |
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Greek Orders Doric The earliest of the three Classical orders of architecture Represents an important moment in Mediterranean architecture when monumental construction made the transition from impermanent materials (i.e. wood) to permanent materials, namely stone. |
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Greek Orders Ionic Volutes (scroll-like ornaments) characterize the Ionic capital and a base supports the column, unlike the Doric order. |
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Greek Orders Corinthian the latest and the most elaborate of the Classical orders of architecture. The order was employed in both Greek and Roman architecture. Antiquity acanthus leaves surrounding a votive basket |
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Greek Orders |
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Aphrodite of Knidos Greek sculptor: Praxiteles of Athens Contrapposto Venus Pudica ("modest Venus") type, on account of her covering her naked pubis with her right hand. |
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Winged Nike Hellenistic sculpture Artist:Pythokritos of Lindos Yearc. 200–190 BC[1] |
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Sleeping Eros Period: Hellenistic period Date: 3rd–2nd century B.C. Culture: unknown Greek sculptor Medium: Bronze |
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Roman Innovations in Architecture Roman Aqueduct |
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Roman Innovations in Architecture Roman Arches (including the Colosseum) |
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Hadrian's Villa The Hadrian's Villa is a large Roman archaeological complex at Tivoli, Italy: a property of the Republic of Italy |
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Interior of the Pantheon under a coffered concrete dome, with a central opening (oculus) to the sky. commissioned by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Augustus (27 BC – 14 AD) |
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