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23 Cards in this Set
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Title: Painted Ceiling Artist: Unknown Time Period: Early Christian Art Material: Painting Importance: Shows Jonah and the whale, transitional period in religious history (something to hold on to during this transitioning period) |
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Title: Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus Artist: Unknown Time Period: Early Christian Art Material: Sculpture Importance: Junius Bassus was a prefect in Rome, his family had this commissioned to ensure his place in heaven by depicting scenes from the new/old testament |
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Title: Emperor Justinian and His Attendants Artist: Unknown Time Period: Byzantine Art Material: Mosaic Importance: Although Justinian resided in Constantinople, he was represented in San Vitale through this mosaic placed in a church. Has Byzantanian characteristic of "floating" |
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Title: Hagia Sophia (interior) Artist: Anthemius and Isidorus Time Period: Byzantine Art Material: Architecture Importance: The floating quality of the dome infrastructure characterizes Byzantine art |
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Title: The Archangel Michael Artist: Unknown Time Period: Byzantine Art Material: Sculpture (ivory) Importance: Very small, possibly part of a book cover (perhaps has another piece attached), archangel is also floating (characteristic) |
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Title: Christ Artist: Unknown Time Period: Byzantine Art Material: Painting Importance: Icon, used in churches for meditative and praying purposes, Christ is looking directly at the worshipper |
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Title: Page with Kufic script from an Abbasid Qur'an Artist: Unknown Time Period: Islamic Art Material: illuminated manuscript Importance: Very high regard for "the word", the beauty of calligraphy was also regarded as highly as the word itself, part of Islamic holy book |
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Title: The Dome of the Rock Artist: Unknown Time Period: Islamic art Material: architecture Importance: The site where Abraham supposedly almost sacrificed his son, Isaac, before God stopped him |
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Title: Sanguszko Figural Design Carpet Artist: Unknown Time Period: Islamic art Material: woven carpet Importance: Islamic art is based on interlacing floral and vine designs, most content does not represent humans. Handmade. |
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Title: Allegory of Heavenly and Earthly Drunkenness Artist: Sultan Muhammad Material: Painting Time Period: Islamic Art Importance: Showed humor in the faith, human representations means it was an illustration of a poetic piece |
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Title: Hinged Clasp from Sutton Hoo burial site Artist: Unknown Time Period: Medieval Art Material: metalwork Importance: used to hold cloaks together, most medieval art was functional, not decorative. Sutton Hoo was a burial site in which the ship was buried with no king, yet with all of his treasure. This is part of it. Intertwining snakes and animals is characteristic of medieval art. |
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Title: Chi Rho Iota page from Book of Kells Artist: Unknown Time Period: Medieval Art Material: illuminated manuscript Importance: "Chi Rho Iota" means Christ, page depicts random faces.. maybe the artist got bored? Part of the "gospel book" |
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Title: Outer cover of Lindau Gospel Artist: Unknown Time Period: Medieval Art Material: Illuminated manuscript Importance: Adorned with jewels, gospel was brought out in holiday times, "all is well", depicts Christ in a peaceful state of mind, idealistic |
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Title: The Gero Crucifix Artist: Unknown Time Period: Medieval Art Material: sculpture (wood) Importance: Shows Christ in pain, life size sculpture made with wood, naturalistic |
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Title: Cloister Artist: Priory of Saint Pierre Time Period: Romanesque Art Material: Sculpture/architecture Importance: Meditative retreat exclusively for monks |
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Title: South portal with Second Coming of Christ Artist: Unknown Time Period: Romanesque Art Material: Sculpture/Architecture Importance: pilgrimage church plan in which travelers would come from afar to worship relics (main entrance to church) |
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Title: Virgin and Child (Morgan Madonna) Artist: Unknown Time Period: Romanesque Art Material: Sculpture Importance: Shows baby Jesus with a mature face, in order to represent wisdom. Donated by J.P. Morgan, reliquary |
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Title: St. Matthew from the Codex Colbertinus Artist: Unknown Time Period: Romanesque Art Material: Illuminated manuscript Importance: new usage of pattern books |
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Title: Battle of Hastings (Detail from The Bayeux Tapestry) Artist: Unknown Time Period: Romanesque Art Material: Embroidery Importance: represents Battle of Normandy, most Romanesque piece of artwork in Romanesque art history |
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Title: Notre Dame de la Belle Verriere (Our Lady of the beautiful window) Artist: Unknown Time Period: Gothic Art Material: Stained Glass Importance: usage of height, light, and color in gothic art. Part of Notre Dame cathedral |
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Title: Jamb Statues Artist: Unknown Time Period: Gothic Art Material: Sculpture Importance: shows how fast the art style was changing during this period because of the differentiating sculpting styles in this piece. Part of the Notre Dame cathedral |
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Title: Virgin of Jeanne d'Evreux Artist: Unknown Time Period: Gothic Art Material: Sculpture Importance: Donated by Jeanne to St. Denis church, shows intimacy between the mother and child which wasn't normally done |
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Title: Book of Hours of Jeanne d'Evreux Artist: Jean Pucelle Time Period: Gothic Art Material: Illuminated Manuscript Importance: Book of hours was a holy book individualized for each reader, illustrations showed relativity to the individual for meditation purposes, personal book to invoke personal meditation |
