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16 Cards in this Set
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Hagia Sophia byznatine
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church of holy wisdom in constantinople
anthemius of tralles isidorus of miletus mathmetician and physicist built for justinian 532 full of light |
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Hagia Sophia byznatine
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needed external butresses to build
didn't design according to Roman principles brick vs concrete illumination and setting for solemn litergy separated by sex only partial views of ceremony: only emperor could see the whole thing |
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Hagia Sophia byznatine
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dome seems to rest on the light emitted
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Hagia Sophia byznatine
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pendetives and squinches: arches
bridge corners of supportave walls and form an octagon within the square transfer weight to piers beneath rather than to the walls |
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Justinian, Bishop Maximianus and, and attendants
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north wall of apse san vitale
ravenna italy choir wall of san vitale: stands on savious right side dozen attendants: christs apostles dual political and religious roles of byzantine emperor god given ruke three groups: emperor, staff, clergy each has leader who's feet are in the front no background: ceremony taking place right then and there |
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Purse Cover, Sutton Hoo burial
early med |
suffolk, england
gold, glass, enamel garnets and emeralds burial mound in sutton hoo cloisonne technique even in egypt: soldering small metal strips (cloisons) edge up to metal bacground, filling space with stones, glass, etc. cross between mosaic and stained glass miniature four symmetrical groups: man standing between two beasts epic sagas like beowulf battle |
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early med
Cross and carpet Page, Lindisfarne Gospels |
tempera on vellum
marriage between christian imagery and animal interlace style of north lindisfarne gospels northumbrian monastery serpentine interlacements of animals eat each other dominating moto of the cross zoomorphic forms |
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early med
St. Matthew, Ebbo Gospels |
gospel book
folio 18 hautvillers france 816 ink and tempera on vellum classicizing style: coronation gospel: court schools for monastaries similar to coronation ospels pose and brushwork technique energy and frenzy frail saint writes in frantic haste, clothes writhe page in motion his face is focus classical illusionism with north's linear tradition |
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early med
St. Michael’s, Hildesheim |
ottonian art and architecture: bishop bernward
built abbey church center of learning 1001-1031 |
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early med
St. Michael’s, Hildesheim |
plan of monastary: builders adopt modular approach
crossing squares nave's dimensions |
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romanesque
Saint-Sernin (all views and plan) |
geometry and vaulting
precise each nave bay measures one half of crossing square symmetrical similar simple ratios throughout building |
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romanesque
Saint-Sernin (all views and plan) |
tribunes over inner aisle and nave
half columns as if the vault is sprignging seems to be composed of numerous identical vertical volumes of space spatial organization |
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romanesque
Durham Cathedral |
english romanesuqe
william of normandy conquest of anglosaxon england 1066 importation of french romanesuq building and design methods seven part nave vault covers two bays large simple pillars bold surface pattern: raising of imosing stone edifices |
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romanesque
Durham Cathedral |
typically english long slender plan
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romanesque
Ascension of Christ and Mission of the Apostles at Vezelay |
la madeleine vezelay france
1120 church of la madeleine mission of apostles and christ they'd receive holy spirit pentecost detailed treatment of figures world's heathen: appear on lintel below yet to be converted of humanity all different kinds of people like hunchbacks, etc humanity suffers and waits for salvation iconography the spirit of the crusades to convert infidels |
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romanesque
Battle of Hastings, Bayeux Tapestry |
bayeux tapestry from bayeux cathedral, france
1070 embroidered wool on linen conquest of england: embroidered fabrick made of wool and sewn on linen related to romanesque manuscript illumination latin text accomp pictures friezelike pictorial narrative norman defeat of anglo saxons at hastings cimmissioned by bishop odo, half bro of duke william conqueror NORMAN INVASION OF ENGLAND edward the confessor, anglosax king, died normans came in battle of hastings in progress norman cavalry cuts down english defenders greco-roman battle scenes: horses twisted necks and bodies romanesque bodies and linear patterning |
