wet fresco

painting on wet plaster so pigment bonds with the wall

stylized

depicted in artistic, simplified way rather than realisitic

relieving triangle

a triangular space above a lintel that relieves weight from the doorway below

register

a horizontal band with art

greek key/ meander

a line pattern forming geometric loops

sculptural program

the overall arrangement of sculptures in a space

votive

an offering made to a deity in worship or gratitude

contrapposto

weight shift onto one leg with relaxed opposing limbs

canon

mathematical proportions for the ideal human body

amphora

a ceramic jar

etruscan

a member that thrived in Etruria

acropolis

a high citadel in ancient Greek cities

Pericles

a stateman who championed the rebuilding of the Acropolis during the 5th century BCE classical period

caryatid

a sculpted female figure serving as a column or support

frieze

a decorative horizontal band along a wall or temple exterior

allegory

ideas/concepts through human figures or symbolic objects

wet fabric technique

style where drapery clings closely to the body

Sanctuary of Asclepius

A healing center dedicated to Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine

theatron

the semi-circular seating area for spectators built into a hillside

Dionysus

the Greek god of wine, theater, religious ecstasy and fertility

chiton

a basic tunic worn by men or women in ancient Greece

Trojan Horse

cunning stratagem devised by Greeks to infiltrate the city of Troy

furrowed brow

wrinkled forehead showing deep physical pain and mental agony