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33 Cards in this Set
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1 in what three manuscripts do civilizations write their autobiographies? |
the book of their deeds
the book of their words the book of their art |
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2 for Clark, which is the most reliable? |
the book of their art
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3 for clark, why does the Apollo embody a more advanced state of civilization than the tribal mask |
it is a world of light and cofidence where gods descend to earth to teach us the laws of harmony and reason
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4 per clark, and superstition and cruelty in rome and greek world.if so, why is their art sophisticated? |
superstition - yes
aimed to develope qualities of thought and feeling to approach idea of perfection |
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5 per clark, why did ancient world fall? |
it was exhausted
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6 what does civilization requiire? what is the terrible enemy of civilization? |
requires modicum of material prosperity, but far more, confidence.
enemy is exhaustion |
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7 why no figures in barbarian art? what takes their place? |
no figs because belief in man had grown insubstantial
fabulous animals/birds had taken their place |
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8 what does clark say of early christian manuscripts? |
for 2 centuries kept civilizatioin alive/in irish style/elaborately decorated/almost devoid of christian symbols/when man appears, poor figure
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9 per clark, early vikings have civilisation? why or why not? |
Well, they were part of it.
contributed the spirit of columbus. |
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10 per clark, how close did Civ come to vanishing? what saved it? |
pretty close. Saved by literacy.
most learned men joined the church, which maintained educaton |
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11 per clark, what predicates the success of all great civs from the start? |
based on success in war
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12 charlemagne's chapel is an imitation of what building? why? |
replica of San Vitale. he liked the place because of the hot springs.
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13 why is the imitation less than exact? |
because his architect "oso of metz" hadn't mastered the complexities of earlier buildings
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14 why does clark say 10th century in west was far in advance of the 7th |
because of slendid, technically different even delicate works
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15 what does clark say of the "Cross of Lothar"? |
it is a work of poignant beauty and the work of a believer.
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16 does the crucifixion appear much in early western art? why or why not? |
no. the church needed converts and this would scare them away.
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17 who does Geros crucifix define the subject? |
upstretched arms. sunken head/poignant twist of body/
they were able to fully sublimate it into ritual. |
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18 for clark, was the church just an organizer? |
no.
also, it was a humaniser |
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chap 2
1 what happened in europe around 1100AD? |
a rise of civilization and spiritual enlightenment
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2 how was the church thought of in the 12th century? Why? |
as a power - Ecclesia - sitting like and empress
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3 what happened to the abbey of cluny? |
it was almost completely destroyed
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4 what accounts for the invention and energy in western art in the 12th century? |
simply irrepressible, irresponsible energy
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5 what was the clunaic style? |
sharp cutting/ swirling drapery/ twisting lines
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6 how does the cult of San Foy reveal the medieval mind? |
the same girl that was put to death for not worshipping idols, is turned into one herself!
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7 how does clark define romanesque art? |
conjunction of modern rhythms and oriental motives,
two greco roman beasts tugging at one another. pulling objects out of shape |
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8 per clark, why didn't medieval christianity grow rigid like other theocracies? |
round the art was a play of minds. a tugging and a tension. has hardly existed since
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9 how does clark characterize the interior at Vézalay? |
harmonious. an expression of the divine mind.
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10 how does the sculpture of Gislebertus project Drama? |
gislebertus had a taste for horror and went out of his way to depict them. horror of judas.
damned underfoot. crescendo of despair. |
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11 what was abbot sugers theory of art and beauty? what style arrchitecture invented? define style |
only can understand absolute beauty, which is god through effect of precious and beautiful thngs on our senses / invented gothic / pointed arches/ lightness/ high windows
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12 what does clark say of the mail portal at chartres? what ancient sculpture does he compare it to? |
one of the most beautiful congregations of carved figures in the world/ cnidian treasury at Delphi
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13 for clark, how do the sculpted faces at chartres compare to early medieval art and ancient greece and rome |
these are refined-selfless detachment - ancient greeks and roman look arrogant, souless and slightly brutal when compared.
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14 what divinity is chartres dedicated to? why? |
virgin mary
because the virgin was an ideal of beauty and a mediator between man and god |
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15 for clark, in what way was gothic architecture remarkable and unique? |
the shaft with it's cluster columns pasing without interuption into the vault and the pointed arch. also, the glass work.
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