ARTH-UA 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Groin Vault, Apse, Wax Sculpture
17 Aug 2016
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Arch- keystone is held by pressure; when pressure is placed on the arch, it becomes evenly distributed. Triumphal arch- examples in france (arc d" triumph) and in the u. s. Dome- arch stretched around a central point-oculus eye of the dome -hole in the ceiling of dome to let light in. Annular- circular tunnel, barrel vault in a circle. Alter of augustine priest: in honor of julius caesar, praised fertility of nature. Equestrian state- statue of a person on a horse, usually of a higher status. Portraiture-usually not found in greece but common in rome-wanted to record the faces of ancestors, relatives, rulers-did not embellish facial features as the greeks did: roman architecture. Pont du gard nimes (france)-1st century ad-aqueduct-slightly angled downward to let water flower along the aqueduct. Colosseum (rome)-collection of arches on top of each other-circa 80 ad-uses all 3. Greek orders (for decoration) doric on bottom, corinthian top- not supported by columns.
