register

(noun)

A usually horizontal division of separate scenes in two- or three-dimensional art.

Related Terms

  • cuirass
  • Lictor
  • Pomerium
  • bucrania
  • meander
  • Babylon and Assyria
  • bas relief
  • sculpture in the round
  • mixed-media
  • in the round
  • terra cotta
  • cylinder seal
  • lyre
  • high relief
  • colossal
  • Obelisk
  • stylized
  • lost wax
  • hieratic scale
  • relief
  • nomadic
  • votive

(noun)

A usually horizontal band on an artwork that divides designs into logical patterns.

Related Terms

  • cuirass
  • Lictor
  • Pomerium
  • bucrania
  • meander
  • Babylon and Assyria
  • bas relief
  • sculpture in the round
  • mixed-media
  • in the round
  • terra cotta
  • cylinder seal
  • lyre
  • high relief
  • colossal
  • Obelisk
  • stylized
  • lost wax
  • hieratic scale
  • relief
  • nomadic
  • votive

(noun)

A vertical level in a work that consists of several levels, especially where the levels are clearly separated by lines.

Related Terms

  • cuirass
  • Lictor
  • Pomerium
  • bucrania
  • meander
  • Babylon and Assyria
  • bas relief
  • sculpture in the round
  • mixed-media
  • in the round
  • terra cotta
  • cylinder seal
  • lyre
  • high relief
  • colossal
  • Obelisk
  • stylized
  • lost wax
  • hieratic scale
  • relief
  • nomadic
  • votive

Examples of register in the following topics:

  • Sculpture of the Early Dynastic Period

    • On the second register of the verso (back) side, he wears the more geometric Red Crown of Lower Egypt.
    • In the bottom register, two conquered foes either flee in fear or lie dead or dying.
    • Bat once again flanks each side of the top register.
    • On the second register, Narmer marches between his sandal bearer on the left and a procession of standard bearers.
    • On the bottom-most register, a bull tramples a vanquished foe and knocks over the walls of a city.
  • Pottery in the Greek Geometric Period

    • On the lip of the krater and on many registers of the amphora, is a decorative meander.
    • On the Dipylon Krater, two registers depict a processional scene, an ekphora, (the transportation of the body to the cemetery) and the prothesis .
    • The dead man of the prothesis scene is seen on the upper register.
    • On the register below, chariots and soldiers form a funerary procession.
    • The Dipylon Amphora depicts just a prothesis in a wide a register around the pot.
  • Artifacts of Assyria

    • Each side consists of five registers of bas reliefs that celebrate the achievements of King Shalmaneser III (reigned 858-824 BCE).
    • Three registers on each side focus on conquered kings from specific regions paying tribute to the Assyrian ruler.
    • The registers at the top and bottom of each side bear an inscription from the annals of Shalmaneser III, celebrating his annual military campaigns.
    • This limestone obelisk contains 20 registers depicting conquered kings paying tribute to Assyrian power and celebrating the military campaigns of Shalmaneser III.
  • Sculpture in Mesopotamia

    • A cylinder seal discovered in the royal tomb of Queen Puabi depicts two registers of a palace banquet scene punctuated by cuneiform script, marking a growing complexity in the imagery of this form of notarization.
    • Each register features hieratic scale, in which the queen (upper register) and the king (lower register) are larger than their subjects.
    • The queen sits on the top register, while the king sits on the bottom.
  • Painting in the Early Roman Empire

    • Wall frescoes were usually divided into three registers, with the bottom register depicting false masonry painted in the manner of the First Style, while a simple border was painted in the uppermost register.
    • The central register, where the main scene unfolds, is the largest and the focal point of the painting.
    • As the style evolved, the top and bottom registers became less important.
    • In this style, masonry details of the First Style reappear on bottom registers, and architectural vistas of the Second Style are once more fashionable, although infinitely more complex than their Second-Style predecessors.
  • Mosaics in the Early Byzantine Empire

    • Another Mount Nebo floor mosaic (c. 530) depicts four registers of men and animals.
    • The first two registers are hunting scenes in which the men hunt big cats and wild boars with the help of domesticated dogs.
    • On the bottom two registers, the animals appear more domesticated, peacefully eat fruit from trees as a shepherd observes them at the left and wear leashes pulled by their human masters.
  • The Etruscan Culture

    • The sphinxes on the lid and on the bottom register, as well as the frieze of animals at the op, reflect the Eastern theme.
    • The middle register depicts a procession of horses and chariots.
  • Spanish Painting in the Northern Renaissance

    • The lower register represents the earthly plane in which mourners gather for the count's burial.
    • On the upper register, Christ, the Virgin Mary, and a host of members of the heavenly court gather to welcome the count's soul (the kneeling semi-naked man in a loincloth) to heaven.
  • Objects of Worship in the Middle Byzantine Empire

    • On the register below them are the apostles James, John, Peter, Paul, and Andrew.
    • The two side panels depict two registers with two characters each, all of which are identifiable saints.
    • The central image takes up the entirety of the main frame and the two wings are divided into three registers.
  • Ceramics in the Greek Archaic Period

    • The krater, named for the man who discovered it in the nineteenth century, depicts 270 figures on the six registers that wrap around the krater.
    • Other registers depict scenes of the Trojan War and Peleus with his son Achilles.
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