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Greek Art vs Roman
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heroic, dramatic
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Roman Art vs Greek
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to tell a story, narrative, historical
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verism
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telling the truth, realistic
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Basilica
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roofed building, usually at the end of a forum
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forum
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square open space bounded on three sides by colonnades and the other side by a basilica
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Portrait of augustus
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Roman Art
Hand gesture: calling attention foot forward: deified cupid riding porpoise: messenger of the goddess venus |
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Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius
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bronze
FIRST free standing horse statue people thought that is was constantine so it was not destroyed |
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Column of Trajan
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first commemorative column
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*Arch of Titus*
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triumphal arch
example of roman arch (circular) only 1 of 3 left (2 in rome, 1 in paris) |
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Engaged Columns
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Purely aesthetic
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Pantheon
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temple of many gods
Front looks greek back is rounded, full ceiling arch, no keystone (open center to let natural light in) |
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The Coliseum
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Extreme engineering and intricate
elevators retractable roofs self cleaning with water ways |
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*Aqueducts*
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conductor of water
Most Famous: Pont Du Gard the angle of incline was the same for 32 miles |
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Byzantine Era
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After the fall of rome
christianity and the empire |
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walls of constantinople
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Vital to the survival of the city state
4 1/2 miles long, 36 feet tall |
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*Iconoclasm*
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believe jesus should not be put in art (graven Image)
sinful to put god into a box |
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Graven image
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man made images that are worshipped (idols
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Mosaic
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small pieces of tiles placed together to create a larger image
also gems were placed in mosaics |
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Colors in Mosaics
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Blue: Purity (Virgin Mary), and important (Expensive to make: lapis lazuli
Purple: royal |
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Christ the pantokratoer
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hand gesture: 2 fingers= peace, suggests authority
holding book of life placement was to give Jesus the "authority above" |
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Empress Theodora
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ends the iconoclasm fight
issues proclamation that the the fight/debate was over |
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Hagia Sofia
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Means: Holy Wisdom
buttresses first seen |
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Buttress pushing at an angle to keep stable
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structures that pushed at an angle on a building to keep stable
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the Codex
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end of the first century
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Medieval
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Medi-eval
after the decline of the roman empire |
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St. Birgitta of Seinna
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Significant woman in era and art, saved art
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Where they kept most of the literature of the era
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monestaries
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incipit
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the opening words of a text
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Scriptorium
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building/room dedicated to just writing
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Carolignian
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time period of Charlemagne
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St. Mathew's Coronation
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gospel book illumination
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illumination
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pagan interlace in Christian art
purpose to "illuminate the word of God" |
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passionplay
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everyone take on a character from the NT and reenacts it
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Relic (Defn.)
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anything touched by or a part of someone religious
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Relics (examples)
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Reliquary of the magi
St. George's arm: slays the dragon St. James Foot: Inside Notre Dame de Namur |
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The Germanic Tribes
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Hiberno-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon |
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Hibero-Saxon
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Celtic/Germanic
Lots of trios: trinity Celtic cross expansion of Christian art in Ireland |
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Anglo-Saxons
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metal work
Cloisonné |
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Viking art
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helmets
purse clasp: for males elaborate cloak clasp: described class Cloisonné belt clasp |
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Cloisonné
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metalworking design (like Corrie's ring)
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Zoomorphic
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morphing things into an organic look or object
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Romanesque
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transitional time between medieval and gothic
nation state develop in rome |
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Feudalism
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"oath" nobility had hereditary tenure of the land, all land belonged to the emporer
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Characteristics of Romanesque churches
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Castle-like
slotted archer windows thick doors any windows located high up |
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Romanesque Churches
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st. radegonde de talmont
notre-dame la grande |
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transitional churches
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Camp Miracole, pisa
rounded arches (roman) later on... |
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pilgrimage
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a religious a journey to a significant place
christians made pilgrimages to atone for their sins |
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Gothic Age
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*1137*-1400
Abbot Suger |
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*Abbot Suger*
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starts the revival movement
surrogate king (king Louis IV and VII) didn't want the church to be a fortress, wanted them to be more welcoming scholar of Church Construction (Built St. Chappelle) |
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*Characteristics of Gothic Style*
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Pointed Arches: reaching upward toward heaven
Pointed Spires: reaching upward toward heaven *Stain glass windows: let light in and to radiate the inside Very tall cross shaped |
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Mandorla
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almond shaped halo, so that you could put an entire figure inside
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Gothic Style Cathedrals
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St. Chapelle - Abbot Suger
St. Denis - where French royalty are buried Notre Dame de Paris Chartres Cathedral - Famous for its rose window |
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Groin
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meeting point on the ceiling
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Colonnette
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a small, thin column, especially one used to support an arcade
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compound or cluster pier
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a group of small and tiny columns to distribute to weight
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Purpose of Stain Glass
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to let in light (heavenly light)
to tell stories to advertise |
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Colors of stain glass
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Red: bloodshed (EXPENSIVE needed gold to make)
Blue: importance, purity Gold: royalty, precious |
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Mullion
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vertical stone members that separates the sections of a window (*usually mullions lead to or are connected to tracery)
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Tracery
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the irregularly shaped sections of glass (usually connected with a mullion close by)
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Lancet
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a tall skinny window (*looks like a bullet*, pointed at the top)
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