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17 Cards in this Set
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Catacomb |
An underground cemetery consisting of tunnels and rooms with recesses dug out for coffins and tombs. |
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Illumination |
The embellishment of a manuscript with luminous colors. |
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Sarcophagus |
A stone coffin. |
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Mosaic |
A picture or pattern produced by arranging together small colored pieces of hard material, such as stone, tile, or glass. |
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Icon |
A religious work of art, most commonly a painting, from Eastern Christianity and certain Eastern Catholic churches. The most common subjects are Christ, Mary, saints and/or angels. |
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Iconoclasm |
The destruction of religious icons and other images or monuments for religious or political motives. |
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Gargoyle |
A grotesque carved human or animal face or figure projecting from the gutter of a building, typically acting as a spout to carry water clear of a wall. |
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Barbarians
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The martyrdom of St. Stephan |
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Romanesque is based on which art? |
Roman |
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What is the main purpose of Carolingian Art? |
To instruct the minds of the ignorant. |
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The architects of Hagia Sophia used which plan? |
Basilica plan with a rotunda and colonnades |
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What was the style of Barbarian art? |
Abstract style that used patterns and symbols |
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True or False: ERC avoided images, but Roman Christians liked images and symbols. |
True |
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Book of Kells |
The Book of Kells is an illuminated manuscript Gospel book in Latin, containing the four Gospels of the New Testament together with various prefatory texts and tables. |
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Justinian and his Attendants |
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Ravenna- San Vitale= |
Byzantine |
