BC Terms and Stylistic Terms Final exam questions and answers all correct.

Guastavino Tile/vault - correct answers"Tile arch system" technique for constructing self-supporting arches and vaults using interlocking terracotta tiles and layers of mortar following a curve. Mansard Roof - correct answersA roof with a double slope al around, the lower portion longer and steeper than the other. Fan Vault - correct answersEnglish Gothic; vault where ribs spread out form springing point that resembles a fan Lancet Window - correct answerstall slender window with sharp pointed arch; gothic Springing - correct answerspoint form which an arch or vault springs or rises from its supports Historicism - correct answersA broad stylistic term that encompasses the many artistic styles that draw inspiration form reproducing historical styles (Neoclassicism, Gothic Revival) Palladianism - correct answersBroad term describing architecture influenced by Andrea Palladio Early Palladianism - correct answers17th century Palladian revival/ Neo-palladianism - correct answers18th century england Archeological Neoclassicism - correct answersWestern movement in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theater, music, and architecture that drew inspiration form "classical" art and culture of ancient Greece or Rome. Began in 18th century and coincided with the enlightenment but continues through the present, 21st century The Sublime - correct answers18th century Aesthetic category with emphasis on the subjective reaction to aesthetic stimuli. principle effect of sublime was terror. The Picturesque - correct answers18th century aesthetic ideal related to beauty and the sublime beauty was what appealed to the eye. French Neoclassicism - correct answersStructural, Archeological, Radical, Revolutionary or Visionary Neoclassicism Beaux-Arts Architecture - correct answersAcademic neoclassical architectural style taugt at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Based on ancient Greek, Roman, Renaissance, and Baroque models American Renaissance - correct answers; period characterized by a renewed national self-confidence in the US. Greatly influenced by Beaux-Arts.