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| The parting of Lot and Abraham |
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| Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Early Christian |
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| Christ as the good shepherd, Early Christian |
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| Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes, Early Christian |
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| Suicide of Judas and Crucifixion of Christ |
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Define the following terms.
a. Codex
b. mausoleum
c. parchment and vellum
d. diptych |
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codex- type of book is bound on one side
mausoleum- building used to house tombs
P&V- earliest types of paper
Diptych- made of ivory wood, two paneled painting |
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| What is the primary distinction between early christians and late roman works of art? |
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| What was the importance of the catacombs for early christians? |
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| Underground cemetary, safe for hiding, and are aloud to practice religion. |
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| How was christ most often represented prior to constantine, during the persecutions under trajan decius and diocletian? |
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| Very modest, good shepherd(teacher) |
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| Give 2 attributes that christ acquired after christianity became the official state religion. |
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| Halo(symbolic crown), Gold and purple King of the heaven and earth |
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| Draw a simple plan of Old St.Peter's and label the following parts: atrium apse,narthex,nave,aisles, and transept |
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| Why were there no cult statues in Early Christian places of worship? |
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| the cult statues were prohibited of any lifesize sculpture because it is one of the commandments |
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| Interior of San vitale, Byzantine |
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| Saint Apollinaris amid sheep, Byzantine |
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| Vladimir Virgin, Byzantine |
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| What city functioned as the capital of the byzantine empire? What is the modern day name? |
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| How does the dome of Hagia Sophia differ from the dome of the Roman Pantheon in construction and material? |
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| Bricks and concrete the domesits on a pendentive(HS), and hemispherical(panth) |
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| Compare and contrast two mosaics from Ravenna, one a Byzantine work, Saint Apollinaris Amid Sheep from Sant' Apollinare in Classic and the other, an early christian work, Christ as the good shepherd from the mausoleum of Galla Placidia. Note the differences in the sheep etc. |
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| Very uniform and naturalistic but one of them is flat instead of contropostal cross of transfiguration |
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| What are the classical influences in the relief panel of saint michael the archaangel? (Give two examples) How does it reflect Byzantine characteristics? |
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Elements from a classical world.
1.Drap face and 2.Nike
1.Steps are not proportional
2.The arch is in front and behind as well |
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| Compare and contast the byzantine saint michael the archangel with woman sacrificing at an altar Altar of the Nicomachi and the Symmachi diptych |
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| Both made of ivory the space of the priests convey illusionism and the proportions are of an angel. |
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| St. Sernin in Toulousek, int and ext, Romanesque |
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| Sant' Ambrogio in Milan, Romanesque |
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| Saint Etienne in Caen, Romanesque |
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| Interior of Durham Cathedral |
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| Gislebertus, Last judgement from Saint-Lazare, Romanesque |
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| Master Hugo, Moses Expounding the Law. Romanesque |
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| Eadwine the scribe, Eadwine the scribe at work, Romanesque |
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| Battle of Hastings, Romanesque |
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| Why was the year 1000 believed to have been important for Christians? |
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| The romanesque was going to far on ignoring real meaning to their work |
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| What advantage did stone vaults have over wooden roofs? |
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| Lasts longer, because it prevents fires |
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| What was the main drawback of barrel vaulting? What type of vault offered a solution to this problem? |
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| The stress is on the walls. Very thick supports not allowing windows. Groin vaults |
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| What was the battle of hastings |
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| The battle against the Duke of Normandy and William from England about the air of King of England. The new bulding techniques and technologies rised. |
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| Purse cover from the sutton hoo ship, Early Medieval |
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| Animal-head post from viking ship burial, Early Medieval |
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| Cross and carpet page from Lindisfarne Gospels, Early Medieval |
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| Interior of the Palatine chapel of charlemagne, Early Medieval |
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| Annunciation of the Shepherds, Early Medieval |
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| Name the only major institution to survive the fall of roman empire |
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| What is meant by hiberno-saxon? |
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| Irish barbarian group( irish british style) |
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| Why did medieval manuscript illuminators copy earlier examples rather than work directly from nature? |
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| Alot of times it was easier just copying text they were copying text and they said might as well do images. |
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| King of the Francs, and crowned emperor of rome, reunited of western europe as well as christian art. |
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| List 2 works commissioned by Charlemagne. |
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| The gospel, palantine chapel |
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| Compare and contrast the 2 st. matthews from the coronation gospels and from the ebbo gospels |
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| They were done almost at the same time and is about Saint matthew writing the gospel, one is calm and quiet and the other is fast and urgent, show how each artist personalizes it. |
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| Chartres cathedral, interior and exterior, Gothic |
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| Virgin and child and Angels, Chartres Cathedral, Gothic |
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| Rose windom and lancets, Gothic |
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| Beau Dieu, Amiens cathedral, Gothic |
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| Annunciation and Visition Jamb Statues |
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| Interior of Sainte-Chapelle |
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a. Abbot Suger
b. Scholasticism
c. St. Thomas Aquinas |
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a. Rebuilt France's royal church in grand fashion
b. the gothic school of philosophy
c. the foundation of contemporary catholic. Italian Monk |
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Describe 3 Unique features of the new choir at St.Denis as described by Abbot Suger that are characteristic of the new gothic style
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| Rib vault, Stained Glass windows, Pointed Arches |
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What are the advantages of the pointed arch over the round arch?
What was the function of the flying buttress? |
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The pointed arches are not pre-determined
Takes the pressure from the nave vaults to the exterior walls |
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| What did gothic cathedral symbolize? Describe 5 distinctive features of the Gothic Style. |
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Gowth of widespread prosperity.
Pinnacle, flying buttresses, vaulting web, springing, nave arcade, oculus |
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| Compare and contast the visitation jamb statues from Reims Cathedral with the earlier Old Testament Kings and Queen jamb statues rom Chartres Cathedral. |
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| How does the representation of christ change from the romanesque to gothic periods, as seen in the Last Judgement at Saint-Lazare and the Beau-Dieu? |
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Gothic gives christ as giving human kind hope is salvation.
Last judgement casts guilt upon people who ever did a sin and to terrify those who have sinned. |
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| What is the main difference between French Gothic and English Gothic cathedrals? |
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| Wider and Shorter fcades, flat east ends, double transepts, and spairing the flying buttresses. |
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| Compare and contrast the interior of Amiens Cathedral with the interior of St. Sernin. Consider especially the vaulting and nave elevation. |
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| St. Sermin has round arches and low elevation, Groin Vaults |
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