Western and Classical Art Traditions (Sculpture)

Their tombs required the most extensive used of sculpture. Which era this characteristic shows?

• Egyptian

• Roman

• Pre-historic

• Byzantine

Their sculptures are made of monumental terra-cotta.

• Egyptian

• Roman

• Pre-historic

• Byzantine

The dominant themes in Byzantine sculptures are religious, everyday life scenes, and motifs from nature.

• Egyptian

• Roman

• Pre-historic

• Byzantine

Some of the famous sculptural pieces are reliquaries, altar frontals, crucifixes, and devotional images.

• Roman

• Pre-historic

• Romanesque

• Gothic

These sculptures have a greater freedom of style.

• Roman

• Pre-historic

• Romanesque

• Gothic

Archeologists believed that their sculpture is a result of natural erosion and not of human artistry.

• Roman

• Pre-historic

• Romanesque

• Gothic

It depicts battle scenes between Romans and Germans.

• Venus of Willendorf

• Pre-historic

• The Portonacio Sarcophagus

• Gothic

Animals were used as symbols (dove, deer, peafowl) while some had acrostic signs.

• Pre-historic

• Roman

• Gothic

• Byzantine

The most common materials used for sculptures are wood, ivory and stones.

• Egyptian

• Roman

• Pre-historic

• Byzantine

One of the most popular styles of these sculptures was the

Hellenistic style.

• Pre-historic

• Egyptian

• Greek

• Gothic