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Chi Rho, Page from the Book of Kells, 9th C, Ireland, pigment on fall velum, illuminated. |
Vladimir Virgin (or Theotokos), c1125, Russia, Paint and gold on wood, Byzantine icon. Moscow |
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Duccio di Buoininsegna, Maesta (mary in Majesty) 1308-1311, tempera and gold on wooden panels, Siena, altarpiece. |
Albrecht Durer, Knight, Death and the Devil, 1513, German, engraving. |
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Caravaggio, Conversion of Saint Paul, 1600-1601, Italy, oil on canvas, counter-reformation, baroque. |
Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Ecstasy of St. Teresa, Cornaro Chapel, Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome, 1645-1652, Catholic, Counter-Reformation, Baroque. |
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Baroque - Is often thought of as a period of artistic style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, architecture, literature, dance, and music. The style began around 1600 Rome, Italy and spread to most of Europe. |
Francis Bacon, Three Studies for Figure at the Base of a Crucifixion, 1944, oil and pastel on fiber board, triptych. |
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Triptych - A work of art that is divided into three sections or three panels which are hinged together and can be displayed open or closed shut. |
Mandala of Samvara, c 16th c Tibet, water-based pigments on cotton cloth, Buddhist. |
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Nkisi Nkondi, later 19th -early 20th c. Kongo people, Zaire, wood and mixed media. Power object/figure. |
Power object - a figure or object that is believed to hold supernatural powers. |
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Adle, sculptural ensembles of found materials, Yoruba culture, Nigeria, contemporary. |
Mark Rothko, Rothko Chapel, Menil Collection, Huston, Texas, 1964-1971, non-denominational. |
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Anthropomorphism - or personification is attribution of human form, or other characteristics to anything other than human beings. |
Predella - the platform or step on which a alter stands. In painting, predella is the the painting or sculpture along the frame at the bottom of an altarpiece. |
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Polyptych - Generally refers to a painting that is divided into sections or panels. |
Metaphor - A figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance. |
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Iconography - The visual symbols and images used in a work of art or the study or the interpretation of these. |
Iconoclasm - The act of attacking or assertively rejecting cherished beliefs and institutions or established values or practices. The rejection or destruction of religious images. |
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Illuminated Manuscript - is a manuscript in which the text is heavily supplemented by the addition of decorations such as decorated initials, boarders, and mini illustrations. |
The Eucharist - Communion. |
