Art History Vocabulary
Mrs. Henderson-Hunsucker’s Art History Class
Fall 2007
Chapter 1 – Key Terms
sculpture in the round relief sculpture abstraction forms
ow-relief sculpture attributes geometric grids
Post-and-lintel construction graffiti ceramics corbelling
passage graves dolmen capstones cairn
linear henge incised x-ray style
desert varnish anthromorph
Chapter 2 – Key Terms
pictograph hieroglyphic cuneiform stylus
hieratic ziggurat votive incised
cylinder seals iconography stele (stelae) hieratic scale
palettes mastaba necropolis veneer
cartouche hypostyle hall pylons clerestory
sarcophagus enamelwork lamassu
Chapter 3– Key Terms
stylization stupas relics axis mundi
toranas murals lotus chakra
bodhisattvas taotie mudra yaksha
mandala stylized mausoleum Daoism
inlay bracketing glazes bay
module pagoda calligraphy seals
lacquer haniwa Kofun kami
Chapter 4– Key Terms
sculpture in the round facades granulation niello
cyclopean construction beehive tomb corbeled vault courses
dressed stone (ashlar) vault capstone megaron
relieving arch acropolis naos pronaos
peristyle stylobate architectural orders columns
entablatures Doric order capitals echinus
abacus entasis architrave frieze
cornice pediments metopes triglyphs
volumetric kore kouros amphora
black-figure slip red-figure kylix
palmettes bell krater naturalism Ionic order
volute Corinthian order caryatid contraposto
Chapter 5– Key Terms
Hellenistic mosaic foreshortening modeling
shading tesserae orkhestra skene
proskenion undercutting crenellated gold leaf
kiln atrium stucco sarcophagi
Chapter 6– Key Terms
illusionistic forums basilicas aqueduct
pier jamb bay spandrel
arch vault buttressing groin vault
arcade voussoir keystone apotheosis
atrium peristyle intuitive perspective pilasters
attic story concrete atmospheric perspective Tuscan order
aisles Pantheon rotunda drum
roundels drillwork tondo stylus
Chapter 7– Key Terms
cherubim catacombs menorahs house-synagogue
representational medallions cubiculum transept
nave nave arcade nave colonnade triforium
basilica-plan narthex apse central-plan
Greek-cross plan lunette conches naos
galleries piers exedrae pendentive
manuscripts parchment folio codex
icons iconoclasm enamels repoussé
cloisonné cloison crossing mandorla
Chapter 8– Key Terms
Islam arabesques calligraphy kufic script
mosque ambulatories qibla mihrab
minaret madrasas iwan muqarnas
bird’s eye-view atelier tugras interlace