Western Heritage

A line created by a movement or direction, such as the line established by a pointing finger, the direction of a glance, or a body moving through space

From the Greek meaga meaning "big", and lithos, meaning "stone". A huge stone used in prehistoric architecture

A brand of representation in which the artist retains apparently realistic elements but presents the visual world from a distinctly personal or subjective point of view

On a Gothic church, an exterior arch that opposes a lateral thrust of an arch or a vault, as in a barrel vault, arching inward toward the exterior wall from the top of an exterior column or pier

The perceived line that marks the border of an object in space

Painting on plaster, either dry (fresco secco) or wet (buon, or true fresco). In the former, the paint is an independent layer, separate from the plaster proper; in the latter, the paint is chemically bound to the plaster, and is integral to the wall or support

Images or symbols representative of something

A type of perspective where relative size, shape and position of objects are determined by drawn or imagined lines converging at a point on the horizon

A circular composition in which the elements project outward from a central core at regular intervals, like the spokes of a wheel

That which impresses the mind with a sense of grandeur and power, inspiring a sense of awe

The city that Gilgamesh was king of. Uruk had massive walls

Ale wife in the Epic of Gilgamesh who helps him find Urshannabi the boat man

Group of leaders from each of the twelve tribes in Muhammad

Otherwise known as Manthara is a servant in the Ramayana who convinced Kaikeyi that the throne of Ayodhya belonged to Bharata and not Rama. He is described as very ugly, and a hunchback.

One of the most venerated rishis or sages of ancient times in India, preceptor of Rama and his brother Lakshmana