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41 Cards in this Set
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Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius
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161-180 AD
Second Century Period Capitoline Hill |
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Baths of Caracalla
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211-217 AD
Third Century Period Neptune and Amphritite hypocaust floor caldarium frigidarium tepidarium both barrel and groin vaults |
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Constantine the Great
(from the Basillica of Constantine) |
Constantine the Great is 315 AD
4th century period Basillica of Constantine 306-313 AD 4th century period Edict of Milan - 313 AD |
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Library of Celsus
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135 AD
Second Century Period Ephesus rotulus is a scroll one of great libraries other two were Pergamum and Alexandria |
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Domus Ecclessiae
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"home of the church"
231 AD Early Christian Period 3 elements: Babtistry, Cathedra, and a place to display the Torah |
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Dome of heaven in Catacomb of Domatilla
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2nd Century AD,
Early Christian Period "Good Shepherd" always center of dome of heaven style |
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Fiery Furnace in Catacomb of St. Priscilla
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Early Christian Period
2nd century AD "orant" - they pray |
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St. Peter's Basilica
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333 AD
Early Christian Period in the Vatican |
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Santa Costanza with ambulatory
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350 AD
Early Christian Period ambulatory - round walkway instead of aisles tessera - cube of glass for mosaics; handmade |
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Good Shepard Mosaic in Mausoleum of Gala Placidia
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425-426 AD
Early Christian Period *important for the evolution of Christ THE MOSAIC = 1st time Christ has halo has purple and gold robe staff is a cross Four Evangelists = Matthew - Winged Man Mark - Winged Lion Luke - Winged Bull John - Winged Eagle |
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The Vatican Virgil
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4th-5th century AD
Early Christian Period earliest surviving illuminated manuscript which is an illustrated codex codex = parchment the story is Virgil's Aeneid |
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The Good Shepard
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Early Christian Period
300 AD |
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Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes (Vatican Virgil)
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504 AD
Byzantine Period *in the Byzantine Era the skies are made of gold most figures have stick-like aspects |
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Church of San Vitale
and "Emperer Justinian and His Attendants" and "Emporess Theodora and Attendants" |
Byzantine Period
525-547 AD - females used second floor - 12 attendants = 12 disciples Justinian is dressed royallyhas halo and holding bread for mass Theodora the 3 wise men are on her cloak therefore refering her to the Virgin Mary |
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Hagia Sophia
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Byzantine Period
532-537 AD hagia Sophia means "holy wisdom" Architects: Anthemius and Isidorus |
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pendentive
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a triangular support to hold up a round dome over a square room
dome is made of brick |
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other Hagia Sophia stuff
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ribs are built into the dome to add "skeletal support"
40 ribs=40 days of Lent Light through windows of the building and dome especially = Light of Christ buttress - big solid masses that push against the wall adding support 1453 - converted into an Islamic Mosque 4 prayer towers are added to the Hagia Sophia - know as minarets large golden discs are added to interior - script of Koran are written on them it is in the modern day city of Istanbul |
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Leo III
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730 AD
opposed the worship of icons and so he forbid them and destroyed them led to the term Iconoclast meaning "image-breaker" so for 100 years in European history the Iconoclasts ruled |
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Christ on Pantocrater
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Byzantine
1020 AD in the Monastery of Hosios Loukas - name of building hosios loukas- greek for Luke place - The Katholikon pantocrater - "creator of all" first time Jesus has a beard thought that the aged bearded image of Christ is based on Olympian Zeus possibly the most archeologically correct portrait of Christ |
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The Basilica of San Marco
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Byzantine Period
1150 AD in modern day Venice it is laid out in the form of the Greek Cross in which all four arms the same length interior is completely encrusted with gold |
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The Pentecost Mosaic in the Basilica of San Marco
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1150 AD
Dove of holy spirit is in the center/dove is on the throne the horses of constantinople made of hollow cast bronze and then gilded |
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Carolus Magnus
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Charlemagne
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Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne at Aachen
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Carolingian Period
792-805 AD designed by Odo Charlemagne felt no guilt by using Old Roman Stone/Columns to build the Chapel Charlemagne would come to pray 3 times a day 7000 people can fit here it was his intention to bring education back into the world Charlemagne could not read he was also buried here |
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Chrurch of St. Michael
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Ottonian Period
1015 AD Architect: Bishop Bernward self-taught sculpter "Adam and Eve Reproached by the Lord" story from a pair of bronze cast doors made by Bernwald |
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reliquary
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container of a relic
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Cathedral of Autun
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the tympanum shows the "Last Judgement"
Romanesque Period 1130AD archangel michael is holding sword and directing the damned towards hell in the lintel st peter is holding the keys to heaven in the tympanum |
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Baptistry of San Giovanni
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Romanesque
11th c. AD "Satan Enthroned" thought to be based on Charu fron the Etruscan Tomb of Orcus |
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"The Cathedral of Pisa"
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Romanesque Period
1063 AD Architect: Busketus pointed arch inside shows Islamic influence the bell tower is called the "Campanille" |
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pendentive
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a triangular support to hold up a round dome over a square room
dome is made of brick |
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other Hagia Sophia stuff
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ribs are built into the dome to add "skeletal support"
40 ribs=40 days of Lent Light through windows of the building and dome especially = Light of Christ buttress - big solid masses that push against the wall adding support 1453 - converted into an Islamic Mosque 4 prayer towers are added to the Hagia Sophia - know as minarets large golden discs are added to interior - script of Koran are written on them it is in the modern day city of Istanbul |
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Leo III
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730 AD
opposed the worship of icons and so he forbid them and destroyed them led to the term Iconoclast meaning "image-breaker" so for 100 years in European history the Iconoclasts ruled |
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Christ on Pantocrater
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Byzantine
1020 AD in the Monastery of Hosios Loukas - name of building hosios loukas- greek for Luke place - The Katholikon pantocrater - "creator of all" first time Jesus has a beard thought that the aged bearded image of Christ is based on Olympian Zeus possibly the most archeologically correct portrait of Christ |
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The Basilica of San Marco
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Byzantine Period
1150 AD in modern day Venice it is laid out in the form of the Greek Cross in which all four arms the same length interior is completely encrusted with gold |
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The Pentecost Mosaic in the Basilica of San Marco
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1150 AD
Dove of holy spirit is in the center/dove is on the throne the horses of constantinople made of hollow cast bronze and then gilded |
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Carolus Magnus
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Charlemagne
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Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne at Aachen
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Carolingian Period
792-805 AD designed by Odo Charlemagne felt no guilt by using Old Roman Stone/Columns to build the Chapel Charlemagne would come to pray 3 times a day 7000 people can fit here it was his intention to bring education back into the world Charlemagne could not read he was also buried here |
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Chrurch of St. Michael
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Ottonian Period
1015 AD Architect: Bishop Bernward self-taught sculpter "Adam and Eve Reproached by the Lord" story from a pair of bronze cast doors made by Bernwald |
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reliquary
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container of a relic
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Cathedral of Autun
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the tympanum shows the "Last Judgement"
Romanesque Period 1130AD archangel michael is holding sword and directing the damned towards hell in the lintel st peter is holding the keys to heaven in the tympanum |
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Baptistry of San Giovanni
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Romanesque
11th c. AD "Satan Enthroned" thought to be based on Charu fron the Etruscan Tomb of Orcus |
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"The Cathedral of Pisa"
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Romanesque Period
1063 AD Architect: Busketus pointed arch inside shows Islamic influence the bell tower is called the "Campanille" |
