Art ch 13&14 – Flashcards

Using a steel framework with masonry sheathing, the ________, designed by Louis Sullivan, is thought by many to be the first genuinely modern building

Two factors that decide the success of any structural system are

Stacking and piling is another term for

The Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian styles are known as the

The ability of a material to span horizontal distances with a minimum of support is called

Built almost 2000 years ago, the ________ is an enduring testament to the

Built for the World's Fair in 1889, the ________ was an early experiment in iron construction

________ is most famous for his design of the geodesic dome

The International style emphasizes

The following is NOT true about art museum architecture.

Fallingwater (the Kaufmann House in Bear Run, Pennsylvania) is a prime example of the "organic" architecture of

A ________ is a horizontal form supported at only one end

________ rotated 360 degrees on its axis is called a dome.

When a large hall is built using post-and-lintel construction methods, the resulting "virtual forest of columns" is called a

The two basic families of structural systems in architecture are

According to the author, a ________ is actually an arch extended in depth, as if there are "many arches placed flush one behind the other."

Builders of Gothic cathedrals reinforced the walls of their architecture from the outside with

A flying buttress is an arched exterior support system found on a

The Taj Mahal was built by the 17th-century Moslem emperor for what purpose?

The round opening in the dome of the Pantheon is called a(n)

The skeleton-and-skin structure, the Crystal Palace, was designed by ____________ in 1851.

Because they lacked stone, the ancient Sumerians built their cities from

All of the following cultures were Mesopotamian EXCEPT

The bronze head of an Akkadian ruler is a rare example of ________ in ancient art.

The most notable example of Neolithic architecture in Europe is

In Egyptian art, the convention of representing social importance by size--for example, where the pharaoh is shown much larger than his subjects--is known as

The earliest-known writing system from which a recorded language developed was the invention of

The sculpture Akhenaten and His Family is an example of the ________ technique.

Three major cultures that preceded the Greeks in and around the Aegean Sea were the ________ cultures.

According to historians, the Roman era began in 510 B.C.E. with

Although we know almost nothing about the culture that created them, the abstract ________ of the Cycladic culture appear extremely sophisticated for five-thousand-year-old works.

The portrait bust of __________ is presented in a naturalistic and elegant style that is timeless.

One of the many standard Greek pottery shapes is a krater and belongs to the period known as