The function of music in ancient Greek society was bound up in their mythology: Amphion learned music from Hermes and then with a golden lyre built Thebes by moving the stones into place with the soun ...
It is common to hear the term "music of the spheres" and read of Pythagoras and his school, who laid the foundations of our knowledge of the study of harmonics—how strings and columns of air vibrate, ...
The distinction between high and low relief is somewhat subjective, and the two are very often combined in a single work. In particular, most later "high reliefs" contain sections in low relief, usual ...
Idealism is a term with several related meanings. It comes via idea from the Greek idein (?δε?ν), meaning "to see". The term entered the English language by 1743. In ordinary use, as when speakin ...
The Nerva–Antonine dynasty was a dynasty of seven Roman Emperors who ruled over the Roman Empire from 96 AD to 192 AD. These Emperors are Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius, Luci ...
The Realist movement began in the mid-19th century as a reaction to Romanticism and History painting. In favor of depictions of 'real' life, the Realist painters used common laborers, and ordinary peo ...
Realism as a style or movement needs to be distinguished from "realism" as a term to describe the very precise, detailed and accurate representation in art of the visual appearance of scenes and objec ...
Masonry is commonly used for the walls of buildings, retaining walls and buildings. Brick and concrete block are the most common types of masonry in use in industrialized nations and may be either wei ...
The word "marble" derives from the Greek μ?ρμαρον (mármaron), from μ?ρμαρο? (mármaros), "crystalline rock, shining stone", perhaps from the verb μαρμα?ρω (marmaírō), "to fl ...
Eastern civilization broadly includes Asia, and it also includes a complex tradition of art making. One Eastern art history survey textbook is John Laplante’s Asian Art. It divides the field by natio ...
Main article: Ancient artArt, in the first period of history, began with the invention of writing, founded by the great civilizations of Near East: Egypt and Mesopotamia. This period also differed fro ...
Main article: Art history § Historical developmentThe field of "art history" was developed in the West, and originally dealt exclusively with European art history, with the High Renaissance (and its ...
Pompeii (pronounced ) in Latin is a second declension plural (Pompeiī, -ōrum). According to Theodor Kraus, "The root of the word Pompeii would appear to be the Oscan word for the number five, pompe, ...
Controversy and conservation issues The use and trade of elephant ivory have become controversial because they have contributed to seriously declining elephant populations in many countries. In 1975, ...
Main article: Roman villaIn ancient Roman architecture a villa was originally a country house built for the élite. Pliny the Elder, writing in the first century CE, identified several kinds of villas ...
