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17 Cards in this Set
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NAME: Great Mosque of Córdoba MEDIUM: Stone DATE: 785-786 CE ANCIENT ISLAMIC ART Temple → Church → Mosque → Church Historians believe there was originally a Roman temple to the god Janus on the site. Orange trees still stand in the garden. |
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NAME: Pyxis of al-Mughira MEDIUM: Carved Ivory DATE: 968 CE ANCIENT ISLAMIC ART Pyxis - cylindrical box used for cosmetics typically of royal significance. Given to Prince al-Mughira as a coming of age gift. Depicts living things. |
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NAME: Mosque of Selim II ARTIST: Sinan MEDIUM: Brick & Stone DATE: 1,568 - 1,575 CE ANCIENT ISLAMIC ART Minaret - tower for the prayer callers East and west pillars are each supported by 2 buttresses, concealed outside by the porticoes and galleries. |
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NAME: Frontispiece of The Codex Mendoza MEDIUM: Ink & Color on Paper DATE: 1,541 - 1,542 CE EARLY COLONIAL ART Codex - records information about the Aztec empire Eagle and cactus relate to the capitals establishment |
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NAME: Angel with Arquebus, Asiel Timor Dei ARTIST: Master of Calamarca MEDIUM: Oil on Canvas and Gilding DATE: 17th century CE EARLY COLONIAL ART Arquebus - type of gun. Christian missionary orders were to terminate pre-Hispanic religions and enforce Catholicism. |
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NAME: Screen with the Siege of Belgrade and hunting scene ARTIST: Circle of the Gonzales family MEDIUM: Oil on Wood, inlaid with mother-of-pearl DATE: 1697 - 1701 CE EARLY COLONIAL ART Biombo - Japanese folding Screens |
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NAME: The Virgin of Guadalupe ARTIST: Miguel Gonzalez MEDIUM: Oil on Canvas on Wood, inlaid with mother-of-pearl DATE: 1698 CE EARLY COLONIAL ART Patron Saint of Mexico. Known as a mother, wife, and Queen of heaven: the ideal woman. |
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NAME: Spaniard and Indian Produce a Mestizo ARTIST: Rodríguez Juárez MEDIUM: Oil on Canvas DATE: 1715 CE EARLY COLONIAL ART Casta painting - displays mother father and child to show the cast hierarchy. Inter-ethnic mixing . |
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NAME: Virgin (Theotokos) and Child between Saints Theodore and George MEDIUM: Encaustic (pigmented wax) on Wood DATE: 6th or early 7th century CE EARLY BYZANTINE ART Religious Icon in a medieval monastery. Hierarchy of Scale - Angels closest to Heaven |
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NAME: Hagia Sophia MEDIUM: Brick & Ceramic with Stone & Mosaic Veneer DATE: 532 - 537 CE EARLY BYZANTINE ART Commissioned by Emperor Justinian. Church → Mosque → Museum |
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NAME: Santa Sabina MEDIUM: Wood, Brick & Stone DATE: 442 - 432 CE EARLY CHRISTIAN ART Recreation of Old St. Peter’s. Columns just for show, no actual support. |
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NAME: Catacomb of Priscilla MEDIUM: Excavated Tufa & Fresco DATE: 200 - 400 CE EARLY CHRISTIAN ART Catacombs - underground cemeteries (bodies are stacked on of each other) 7 early popes buried here. |
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NAME: Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well and Jacob Wrestling the Angel, from the Vienna Genesis MEDIUM: Tempera, Gold & Silver on Purple Vellum DATE: Early 6th century CE EARLY CHRISTIAN ART Illuminated manuscript - text is supplemented with decoration |
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NAME: San Vitale MEDIUM: Brick, Marble, & Stone Veneer DATE: 526 - 547 CE EARLY BYZANTINE ART A dome in the middle. Mosaics... |
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NAME: Justinian Panel MEDIUM: Mosaic DATE: 547 CE EARLY BYZANTINE ART Justinian I is the leader of both church and state. Halo around his head makes him seem like Christ - powerfully surrounded. |
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NAME: Theodora Panel MEDIUM: Mosaic DATE: 547 CE EARLY BYZANTINE ART Empress Theodora has a golden halo - depicted as a goddess. |
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A figure in a posture of prayer, usually standing upright with raised arms. |
