The following flash cards will cover essential art history and information you will need to be familiar with for the course.

A Pre-Historic round grouping of stones made to mark the solstice and equinox.

A Greek structure / temple which used Doric Columns.

A structure built to honor the gods.

A Roman structure made for various competitions.

A Greek system of architecture that is noted by its use of columns, e.g. Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian.

A Greek column which is very simple / plain at the top and has no base.

An order of Greek architecture that featured a column with a scroll motif at the top.

A Greek column which is tapered towards the top, and the capital is decorated/carved is very ornate and has acanthus leaves carved at the top.

A Renaissance artist who designed the dome for the Cathedral of Florence. He was an architect and sculptor.

An Italian artist whom worked during the Early Renaissance. He is best known as the creator of the, "Gates of Paradise", a relief sculpture that are doors on the Cathedral of Florence.

A set of bronze reliefs which depict a religious subject matter, and form doors on the Cathedral of Florence.

A style of architecture characterized by gargoyles, stained glass windows, and flying buttresses.

Gothic Cathedral that took over 100 years to complete.

An American architect who designed the Kauffman House, also known as Falling Water.

An American architect that designed the geo-desic dome.

Objects that are associated with the natural world, i.e. plants and animals.

A form or pattern that is inspired by or derived from nature and resembles a living organism in shape or appearance, but is not a literal replica.

An English artist and sculptor who created abstract works of art.

An abstract sculpture created by Barbara Hepworth, which was inspired by organic shapes.