Art History Semester One Vocab

a tall slender tower on a mosque, call to prayer comes from this

central part of a basilica or cathedral

brightly colored glass pressed into wet plaster

a walkway built around the apse

a high section of wall that contains windows above eye level

single stone pillar that would flank the entrance to temples, often red granite from the Aswan river

a typical example is a

massive stepped structure built in ancient Mesopotamia

technique used in Ancient Egypt where the larger figures and objects are more important

"counterpose", weight on one leg

technique of tones and colors to shade gradually in each other, hazy depth

a horizontal level in a work that consists of several clearly separated levels arranged one above the other

Italian term literally means "light-dark"

___________ is how the artist organizes the elements

an archaic Greek statue of a young man

in a Catholic church, the altar is always located in the

oldest art form (that we know of)

an upright slab bearing sculpted or painted design