ART 155 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Erechtheion, Polykleitos, Doryphoros
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Frieze: a broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, especially on a wall near the ceiling. Prothesis: the action of placing the eucharistic elements on the credence table. Guilloche: pattern, four sides, swirls makes square/diamond pattern. Black-figure / red-figure: apply black slip that turns into gloss after fire, or do red. Kore: an archaic greek statue of a young woman, standing and clothed in long loose robes. Kouros: youth, boy, especially of noble rank. is the modern term given to free-standing ancient. Greek sculptures which first appear in the archaic period in greece and represent nude male youths. Heroic nudity: honors them, and shows them as a hero or in dominance. Contrapposto : an asymmetrical arrangement of the human figure in which the line of the arms and shoulders contrasts with while balancing those of the hips and legs. Chiton : was a form of clothing in ancient greece, worn by both sexes, but especially men.
