register
(noun)
A usually horizontal division of separate scenes in two- or three-dimensional art.
(noun)
A usually horizontal band on an artwork that divides designs into logical patterns.
Examples of register in the following topics:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.