We all are fascinating about watching various history channels where Archeologists are working to unfold the mystery of our ancient people by taking help from sculptures and monuments.
Now it’s time to learn some words that are used while excavating something amazing.
History and Sculpture Vocabulary Words
| Word | Meaning |
| abstract | not representing or imitating external reality |
| acrylic | used especially by artists |
| altarpiece | a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table |
| arcade | a structure composed of arches supported by columns |
| arch | a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening |
| background | the part of a scene behind objects in the front |
| baroque | relating to an elaborately ornamented style of art and music |
| basilica | an early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica |
| caryatid | a supporting column carved in the shape of a person |
| classical | characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures |
| clerestory | part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light |
| cloisonné | enamelware in which colored areas are separated by thin metal strips |
| collage | a paste-up of pieces to form an artistic image |
| column | a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright |
| comprehensive color | either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments) |
| crosshatch | shade with multiple crossing lines |
| cruciform | shaped like a cross |
| cubism | an artistic movement featuring surfaces of geometric planes |
| dome | a hemispherical roof |
| effigy | a representation of a person |
| enamel | any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze |
| encaustic | a paint consisting of pigment mixed with melted beeswax |
| engrave | carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface |
| etch | carve or cut a design or letters into |
| etching | an impression made from an etched plate |
| façade | the front of a building |
| figure | a model of a bodily form |
| fresco | a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster |
| geometric | characterized by simple geometric forms in design and decoration |
| gesso | gypsum or plaster of Paris spread on a surface to make it suitable for painting or gilding (or a surface so prepared) |
| gothic | a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches |
| graphic design | visual communication by a skillful combination of text and pictures in advertisements, magazines, books, etc. |
| grisaille | chiaroscuro painting or stained glass etc., in shades of grey imitating the effect of relief |
| icon | a conventional religious painting in oil on a small panel |
| illumination | painting or drawing included in a book |
| impasto | painting that applies the pigment thickly so that brush or palette knife marks are visible |
| impressionism | a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light |
| intaglio | a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate |
| landscape | painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery |
| manuscript | handwritten book or document |
| portrait | any likeness of a person, in any medium |
| printmaking | artistic design and manufacture of prints as woodcuts or silkscreens |
| sculpture | a three-dimensional work of art |
| shade | a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment) |
| watercolor | water-soluble pigment |
The above mentioned words will give you a brief overview of vocabulary related to old times.
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