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Title: Olpe (pitcher)
Artist: N/A
Date: 650 BCE
Style: Greek Orientalizing |
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Title: Battle Between the Gods and the Giants
Artist: N/A
Date: c. 530 BCE
Style: Greek Archaic |
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Title: Dying Warrior
Artist: N/A
Date: c. 490 BCE
Style: Greek Archaic |
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Title: Metropolitan Kouros
Artist: N/A
Date: c. 600 BCE
Style: Greek Archaic |
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Title: "Peplos" Kore
Artist: N/A
Date: c. 530 BCE
Style: Greek Archaic |
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Title: Ajax and Achilles Playing a game
Artist: Exekias
Date: c. 540 BCE
Style: Greek Archaic |
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Title: Kritios Boy
Artist: N/A
Date: c. 475 BCE
Style: Greek Classical |
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Title: Warrior
Artist: N/A
Date: c. 460 BCE
Style: Greek Classical |
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Title: Parthenon
Artist: Kallikrates and Iktinos
Date: 447 BCE
Style: Greek Classical |
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Title: Horsemen
Artist: Pheidias
Date: c. 447 BCE
Style: Greek Classical |
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Title: Spear bearer (Doryphoros)
Artist: Polykleitos
Date: c. 450
Style: Greek Classical |
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Title: Laocoon and His Sons
Artist: Hagesandros, Polydoros, and Athenodoros of Rhodes
Date: 1 CE
Style: Greek Hellenistic |
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Title: Nike (Victory) of Samothrace
Artist: N/A
Date: c. 180 BCE
Style: Greek Hellenistic |
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Title: Burial Chamber, Tomb of the Reliefs
Artist: N/A
Date: 3rd century BCE
Style: Etruscan/Roman Republic |
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Title: Reclining Couple on a Sarcophagus from Cerveteri
Artist: N/A
Date: c. 520 BCE
Style: Etruscan/Roman Republic |
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Title: Portrait Head of an Elder from Scoppito
Artist: N/A
Date: 1st century BCE
Style: Etruscan/Roman Republic |
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Title: Augustus of Primaporta
Artist: N/A
Date: Early 1st century CE
Style: Early Roman Empire |
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Title: Ara Pacis Augustae
Artist: N/A
Date: 13 BCE
Style: Early Roman Empire |
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Title: Imperial Procession
Artist: N/A
Date: 13 BCE
Style: Early Roman Empire |
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Title: Peristyle Garden, House of the Vettii
Artist: N/A
Date: 62 CE
Style: Early Roman Empire |
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Title: Initiation Rites of the Cult of Bacchus, Villa of the Mysteries
Artist: N/A
Date: c. 60 BCE
Style: Early Roman Empire |
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Title: Arch of Titus
Artist: N/A
Date: c. 81 CE
Style: Early Roman Empire |
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Title: Flavian Amphitheater
Artist: N/A
Date: 70 CE
Style: Early Roman Empire |
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Title: Column of Trajan
Artist: N/A
Date: 113 CE
Style: High Roman Empire |
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Title: Pantheon
Artist: N/A
Date: c. 118 CE
Style: High Roman Empire |
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Title: Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius
Artist: N/A
Date: c. 176 CE
Style: High Roman Empire |
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Title: Baths of Caracalla
Artist: N/A
Date: c. 211 CE
Style: Late Roman Empire |
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Title: Arch of Constantine
Artist: N/A
Date: 312 CE
Style: Late Roman Empire |
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Title: The Good Shepherd, Orants and the Story of Jonah
Artist: N/A
Date: late 3rd century
Style: Early Christian |
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Title: Chruch of Santa Constanza
Artist: N/A
Date: c. 350 BCE
Style: Early Christian |
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Title: Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
Artist: N/A
Date: c. 359 CE
Style: Early Christian |
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Title: The Good Shepherd
Artist: N/A
Date: c. 425 CE
Style: Early Christian |
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Title: Emperor Justinian Mosaic
Artist: N/A
Date: c. 547 CE
Style: Byzantine |
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Title: Empress Theodora Mosaic
Artist: N/A
Date: c. 547 CE
Style: Byzantine |
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Title: Cathedral of Saint Mark
Artist: N/A
Date: beg. 1063 CE
Style: Byzantine |
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Title: Virgin of Vladimir
Artist: N/A
Date: ca. 1100 CE
Style: Byzantine |
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Title: Hagia Sophia
Artist: Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus
Date: 532 CE
Style: Byzantine |
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| The enclosed vestibule of a Greek or Roman temple, found in front of the cella and marked by a row of columns at the entrance. |
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| The principal interior room at the center of a Greek or Roman temple within which the cult statue was usually housed. |
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| In Greek architecture, a surrounding colonnade. A peristyle building is surrounded on the exterior by a colonnade. Also: a peristyle court is an open colonnaded courtyard, often having a pool and garden. |
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In Classical architecture, the stone foundation in which a temple colonmade stands.
A colonmade is a row of columns, supporting a straight lentel (as in porch or portico) or a series of arches (an arcade) |
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| A medium made from lay fired over a low heat and sometimes left unglazed. Also: the orange-brown color typical of this medium. |
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| An Archaic Greek statue of a young man or boy. |
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| The curved lips of an ancient Greek statues in the period c. 600-480 BCE, usually interpreted as a way of animating facial features. |
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| An Archaic Greek statue of a young woman. |
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| a draped rectangle of cloth pinned at the shoulders and belted to give a bloused effect |
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| An ancient Greek or Roman jar for storing oil or wine, with an egg-shaped body and two curved handles. |
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-painted "Ajax and Achilles Playing a Game"
-Athenian potter/painter
-black-figure painter
-subjects from Greek mythology
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-red-figure artist
-best known for showing death of Sarpedon on a krater |
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| A technique of ancient Greek ceramic decoration in which black figures are painted on a red clay ground. |
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male drinking parties; an elite gathering of wealthy and powerful men in ancient Greece that focused principally on wine, music, poetry, conversation, games and love making
kraters and cups were used here |
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| "Kritios" Boy contrapposto |
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| -pronounced counterbalance between tension (right leg and left arm) and relaxation (left leg and right arm), raising the prospect of a shift and with it the possibility of movement and life |
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-Riace, Italy
-ancient bronzes
-when found they were corroded and covered with accretions
-sculptures had to be carefully taken out and cleaned and then sealed before exhibition
-contrapposto |
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| -commissioned the architects Kallikrates and Iktinos to design a larger temple using the existing foundation and stone elements |
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-half century 450-400 BCE
-High Classical period |
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-"city on top of a hill" that later served as a fortress and sanctuary
-originated as Neolothic
-became religious and ceremonial center devoted primarily to the goddess Athena
-after Persians destroyed it, Athenians kept ruins as memorial |
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-for Athena Parthenos
-white marble throughout, even on roof
-harmony, balance, ratio 4:9
-horizontal lines sagged; base and entablature curve to correct optical distortion
-supervised by Pheidias
-themes:
--triumph of the democratic Greek city-states over imperial Persia
--the preeminence of Athens thanks to the favor of Athena
-triumph of enlightened Greek civilization over despotism and barbarism |
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-established standards for the ideal proportions and forms of the human figure
-supervised Parthenon
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-temple dedicated to several deities
-Perikles
-assymetrical plan; multiple functions in housing several shrines and sloping terrain
-Poseidon vs. Athena contest; Athena's olive tree won
-Ionic order; richer and more elaborately carved decoration |
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A sculpture of a draped female figure acting as a column supporting an entablature.
Entablature, in Classical orders, is the horizontal elements above the columns and capitals. The entablature consists of, from bottom to top, an architrave, a frieze, and a cornice. |
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-Athenian artist
-idealization
-created the first bronze "Spear Bearer" that Romans later copied in marble
-"the canon" |
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| Spear Bearer (Doryphoros) |
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-perfectly balanced male athlete
-pattern of tension and relaxation in weight shift |
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-system of ratios as well as body proportions
-symmetria ("consumensurability") |
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-removed sections of the Parethenon and later sold them to the British Museum
-inspired by the sculptures in the Parthenon
-wanted to give permission by the Ottoman Empire by the way of firman to remove the remaining sculpture of the Parhenon |
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-Ionic Temple located south of the Propylaia
-Reduced dto rubble during the Turkish occupation of Greece in the seventeenth century
-surrounded by a parapet or low wall faced with sculptured panels depicting Athena presiding over the preparation of a celebration by winged Nikes (victory figures) |
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| A stone slab placed vertically and decorated with inscriptions or reliefs. Used as a grave marker or commemorative monument. |
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-Late Classical sculptor
-carved a "Hermes of stone who carries the infant Dionysos" for the Temple of Hera at Olympia
-first to depict nude woman (Aphrodite statue) for Knidos in Asia Minor |
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-last Greek period
-Hellenistic artists shifted focus to the individual and the specific
-focus on mortals
-appeal to senses, hearts and intellects |
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| Priest the warned Trojans not to bring in the horse inside the walls (which was left by Greeks). Therefor Gods who supported the Greeks sent Serpents to kill him and his sons. |
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| Stone coffins, often rectangular and decorated with relief sculpture |
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| Cylindrical containers used in antiquity by wealthy women as a case for toiletry articles such as a mirror |
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-legend says founded by Romulus and Remus
-Estruscans soon were overthrown by Romans who built a republic
-Roman Republic became Rome the capital of a powerful empire
-Republican Rome was a large city-state under an oligarchy by Senate |
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| They're brothers who were supposedly founders of rome. They were left at Bank of Tibers but She-Wolf helped raise them. |
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| punished by gods trying for trying to warn about Trojan Horse |
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-Of Ancestor to show power/imprtance
-wax death masks
-verism - every detail ; wrinkle and warts |
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| style which artists show the external likeness of their face with every detail visable |
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circulated coin of rome
Julius ceasar was the first person on the coin |
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•Most weight in downward thrust along curving sides, adjacent to supporting uprights
•Thrust to/support from ground
•Arch made from wedge-stone voussoirs that meet and lock to the top center called keystone
•Buttressing is the additional support for arches from adjacent masonry elements
•Centering until keystone is in place
•Springing-points that curves of the arch rise
•Impost block reinforced support
•Spandrel adjacent wall areas to curves
•Arcade-succession of arches
•Bay-space by each art and its supports
•Pont du Gard (aqueduct) |
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| semi circle vault that filled interior space[image] |
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| intersetion of 2 barrel vaults[image] |
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-most Roman buildings were constructed on concrete
-cheap, light, easy to transport
-greatest innovative technological breakthrough in the history of architecture
-weakness: absorbed moisture and would deteriorate if unprotected; veneer is needed to help |
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"Roman Peace"
A state of comparative tranquility throughout the Mediterranean world from the reign of Augustus to that of Marcus Aurelius. Augusuts laid the foundation for this period of concord, which also extended to North Africa and Persia. The empire protected and governed individual provinces, permitting each to make and administer its own laws while accepting Roman taxation and military control. |
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-Altar of Augustus peace
-augustus triumpoh of returning to capital
-marble panels
-imperial posession which showed his family |
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-a place where a meeting or assembly was located
-Trajan has largest forum |
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| Volcano that erupted, causing Pompeii to be under 20 feet of ashes. |
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Technically a 'vacation/get away' spot.
Contained Villa of Mysteries
Destroyed due to Mt. Versuvius but many things were preserved |
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| -houses outside the city wall of pompeii that seemed to have murals of a cult. The cult was unknown, hense the name. |
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| Initation Rites of the Cult of Bacchus |
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-figural murals that portrayed initation rites of a uknown cult
-performed in temples, specisl building, temples |
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-Also known as Flavian Amphitheatre
-Giant colosseum of Nero next to ^
-animal hunts, gladiator fights, acrobats
mock sea battles |
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| A large rectangular building. Often built witha clerestory, side aisles separated from center nave by colonnades, and an apse at one or both ends. Originally Roman centers for administration, later adapted to Christian church use |
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Temple to Mars, Venus, and Julius Cesar
Rome
hemispherical temple |
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sunken panels of the dome
EX: pantheon |
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| The window in the center of the dome that allows light in to the church. Represents the unity of heaven and earth. |
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-successful military commander/ruler
-equestrian statue of marcus (in military uniform)(no weapon)(reaching outwards)(bearded) |
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Rule by 4
erected by Augustus
helped stablize gov't
julius ceasar and augustine |
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-Night before battle--dream: Cross in the sky
Inscribe Chi Rho into armor
Edict of Milan (freedom of religion)
1st roman emperor |
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-Gold wooden box that held the 10 commandments which were on a tablet
-God gave to Moses ^^ |
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| A Jewish lampstand with seven or nine branches; the nine-branched menorah is used during the celebration of Hanukkah. Representations of the seven-branched menorah, once used in the Temple of Jerusalem, became a symbol of Judaism |
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-places of worship
-menorah
-Jewish wall paintings |
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| any large room where the Torah are kept and read; it was also the site of communal social gatherings |
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| A process whereby artists assimilate and combine images and ideas from different cultural traditions, beliefs, and practices, giving them new meanings |
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Underground cemeteries consisting of tunnels on different levels, having niches for urns and sarcophagi and often incorporating rooms
-used catacombs for burials and funeral ceremonies
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| Longitudinal-Plan (Basilica-Plan) and Central-Plan churches |
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For Longitudal, its a large rect. building
cross shaped building. For Example, Old St Peters Church. [image]
Central Plan churches have vertical axis - dome. They also have a atrium narthex apse. |
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| Fragments of older architecture or sculpture reused in a secondary context. Latin for "hide stripped from an animal." |
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Part of a Longitude and Central-plan church. It's a porch that leads into nave and aisles
church |
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| church aisles in which surround the nave |
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| Part of a Longitude and Central plan church. It's a large semicircular with semi dome w/ alter. |
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| Within the church, its a perpendicular hall that crosses with the apse |
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| walking area around apse of church |
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| A stone coffin. Often rectangular and decorated with relief sculpture. |
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-pendentive
-iconoclasm--> issues with images
-light-perfection-divine
-unity with heaven and earth
-inlay of marble |
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triangular curving vault sections
-in the Hagia Savia; it connects the base of the dome with the huge supporting piers at the four corners of the square area beneath it |
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| The principal room in a temple or church. In a Byzantine church, the nave and sanctuary. |
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| Church designed with a primary central space surrounded by symmetrical areas on each side like a rotunda |
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-reestablishment of Justinian
-dome covered
-inlay of marble |
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-apse mosaic depicts the moment of Jesus' revelation
-Moses and Elijah appear in the heaven for the divinity of Christ
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| Church of Justinian and Theodora |
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| Monastery of St. Catherine |
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-Where Monastery of St. Catherine is held
-Where Moses met with God and recieved the 10 commandments
-Some icons still existed here |
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-An image representing a sacred figure ore vent in Byzantine, and later in the Orthodox Church. Icons were venerated by the faithful, who believed them to have miraculous powers to transmit messages to God
-Intermediary between person and divine
-They were portable
-Aid for prayer
-Christians became suspicious of the image of the divine |
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-bones of saints or holy persons
-clothing
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| Image formed by arranging small colored stone or glass pieces (tesserae) and affixing them to a hard, stable surface |
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-Mass/Holy Communion
-"thanksgiving"
-Renacts Christ's last supper
-Wine and blood represtent Christ's body and blood |
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| A painting executed on a flexible support with rollers at each end. The rollers permit the horizontal scroll to be unrolled as it is studied or the vertical scroll to be hung for contemplation. |
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| A writing surface made from treated skins of animals. Very fine parchments are known as vellum. |
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| A fine animal skin prepared for writing and painting |
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| A book, or a group of manuscript pages (folios), held together by stitching or other binding along one edge |
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| o The banning or destruction of images, especially icons and religious art. Iconoclasm in eighth and ninth century Byzantium arose from differing beliefs about the power, meaning, function, and purpose of imagery in religion |
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| destroyers of images used in religious worship, in particular |
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-"virgin of compassion"
-icon
-gold
-christ (illuminated) is smaller than -virgin mary
-show religion should be personal and intimate |
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