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 augustus of primaporta

c.20 CE marble, roman imperial

 

like.Polykleitos of style,high classical

 

refers to athenian golden age threw style

shows his greatness

comparisions to the gods implied

c. 20 CE, marble, Roman I

mperial

 

*Augustus of Primaporta

 

c. 20 CE, marble, Roman Imperial

 

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Flavian Amphitheater (colosseum)

72-80 CE Rome, Roman Imperial

 

great use of

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column of trajan

106-113 CE marble, forum of trajan Rome, Roman Imp.

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 Pantheon

c.117-125 CE, concrete and marble, Rome, Roman Imp.

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triumphal arch
Definition

a monumental archway; usually they are built to commemorate some notable victory

 

ex. Arch of Titus

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allegory
Definition

an art form, as a story, painting, or sculpture, in which the components have a symbolic, figurative meaning

 

ex. triumph of titus (arch of titus)

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forum
Definition

a public meeting or assembly for open discussion

 

ex.apollodorus of damascus, market of trajan

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basilica
Definition

a Roman building, used for public administration, having a large rectangular central nave with an aisle on each side and an apse at the end

 

ex.basilica ulpia

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apse
Definition

A usually semicircular or polygonal, often vaulted recess, especially the termination of the sanctuary end of a church

 

ex.basilica ulpia

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colonnade
Definition

a set of evenly-spaced columns

 

ex.basilica ulpia

 

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nave
Definition

The central part of a church, extending from the narthex to the chancel and flanked by aisles

 

 ex.basilica ulpia

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continous narritive
Definition

ex. column of trajan

 

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oculus
Definition

A circular opening at the apex of a dome

 

a round window

 

ex.pantheon

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coffer
Definition

 

A decorative sunken panel in a ceiling, dome, soffit, or vault

 

ex. pantheon

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Scenes of Dionysiac Mystery Cult

c. 60-50 BCE wall painting, Pompeii, Roman Rep. House

 

very fine frescos

 

was damaged during eruption of mt. vesuvius

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portrait of a women

c.100-130 CE, encaustic on wood panel, Roman Imp

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Equestrian Staue of Marcus Aurelius

c.176 CE bronze, Rome, Roman Imp.

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atmosperic perspective
Definition

a technique used by painters for representing three-dimensional space on a flat two-dimensional surface by creating the illusion of depth, or recession within a painting or drawing.

 

ex.Gardenscape

 

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still life
Definition

a painting or drawing of inanimate objects, such as fruit, flowers, etc.

 

ex. still life with peaches and a water jar, wall painting from herculaneum

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encaustic

Definition

 

decorated by any process involving burning in colours, esp by inlaying coloured clays and baking or by fusing wax colours to the surface

 

ex.Portrait of a Women, Roman Imp.

 

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the tetrarchs

c.305 CE, Porphyry, from Constantinople, now in San Marco,, Venice , Roman Imp.

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arch of constantine

c.312-315, marble, Rome, Roman Imp.

 

filled out wth spoilia, spoils of war

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constantinian frieze(from arch of constantine)

312-315 CE, marble, Rome, Roman Imp.

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tempra
Definition

a painting medium for powdered pigments, consisting usually of egg yolk and water

 

ex. septimmius severus and his family, wood cirle plate

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damnatio memoriae

Definition

the Latin phrase literally meaning "damnation of memory", in the sense of removed from the remembrance. It was a form of dishonor

 

the cratching out of the face of the brother to Emperor Carcalla

 

 

ex. septimmius severus and his family, wood cirle plate

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spolia

Definition

a modern art-historical term used to describe the re-use of earlier building material or decorative sculpture on new monuments. The practice was common in late antiquity:

 

ex. the earlier imperial reliefs reused on the Arch of Constantine

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diptych
Definition

object with two flat plates attached at a hinge

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n Late Antiquity, ivory diptychs with covers carved in low relief on the outer faces were a significant art-form

 

ex.Prietess of Bachus

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anthemius of tralles and isidorus of miletus hagia sophia

532-537 CE, Istanbul, Byzantine

 

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Emperor Justinian and his Attendants, San Vitale, Ravenna

c 547 CE, mosaic, Byzantine

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Empress Theodora and her attendants, San Vitale, Ravenna

c 547 CE, mosaic, Byzantine

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pendentive
Definition

a constructive device permitting the placing of a circular dome over a square room or an elliptical dome over a rectangular room

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ex. Hagia Sophia

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squinch
Definition

a piece of construction used for filling in the upper angles of a square room so as to form a proper base to receive an octagonal or spherical dome

 

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Justinian As Conquerer

c. 525-550 CE, ivory, Byzantine

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Rebecca at the Well

(from the Vienna Genesis)

early 6th century, tempra gold n silver paint on purple dyed vellum

Syria, Byzantine

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Virgin and Child with Saints and Angels

late 6th century

encaustic on wood from the monastery of st. catherine

Mt. Sinai, Egypt, Byzantine

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manuscript illumination
Definition

a manuscript in which the text is supplemented by the addition of decoration, such as decorated initials, borders (marginalia) and miniature illustrations. In the strictest definition of the term, an illuminated manuscript only refers to manuscripts decorated with gold or silver

 

ex.Rebbeca at the well

 

 

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codex (pl. codices)
Definition

a book in the format used for modern books, with separate pages normally bound together and given a cover

 

gradual replacement of the scroll,

 

the dominant form of book in the ancient world, has been

 

termed the most important advance in the history of the book prior to the invention of printing

 

The spread of the codex is often associated with the rise of Christianity, which adopted the format for the Bible early on

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icon
Definition

a representation of Christ, the Virgin Mary, or a saint, esp one painted in oil on a wooden panel, depicted in a traditional Byzantine style and venerated in the Eastern Church

 

ex.christ

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iconoclasm
Definition

The beliefs, practices, or doctrine of an iconoclast

 

or:the practice of destroying images, especially those created for religious veneration

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intercessor
Definition

a negotiator who acts as a link between parties,

 

or a item that one uses in prayers as a medium between them and god

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triptych
Definition

A work consisting of three painted or carved panels that are hinged together.

 

often used to brings religous icons/ll intercessor around in saftey

 

ex.Harbavillee Triptych

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Consecreation of the Tabernacle and its priests

house-synagogue, Dura-Europos, Syria

c. 245-246 CE, Jewish

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The good shepherd, Orants and the Story of Jonah

painted ceiling of the catacombs of SS.Peter and Marcellinus,

4th century CE, Rome, Early Christian

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Santa Maria Antiqua Sarcophagus

c. 270 CE, marble, Early Christian

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synagogue
Definition

a building for Jewish religious services and usually also for religious instruction

 

ex. house -Synagogue, Dura-Europos

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iconic
Definition

(of memorial sculptures, esp those depicting athletes of ancient Greece) having a fixed conventional style

 

or of religous style

 

ex. wall with the torah niche, house synagogue. Jewish 245 CE

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narrative
Definition

The art, technique, or process of narrating.

 

ex. wall with the torah niche, house synagogue. Jewish 245 CE

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catacomb
Definition
 
1. An underground cemetery consisting of chambers or tunnels with recesses for graves. Often used in the plural.
2. An underground, often labyrinthine passageway.
 
ex.

 

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syncretism
Definition

Reconciliation or fusion of differing systems of belief, as in philosophy or religion, especially when success is partial or the result is heterogeneous.

 

 

ex. the good shepherd, orants and the story of jonah, painted of the catacomb cielding f st. petersburg

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typology
Definition

Chiefly Christian theol the doctrine or study of types or of the correspondence between them and the realities which they typify

 

the analysis of symbolism, especially of the meaning of Scripture types

 

ex. the good shepherd, orants and the story of jonah, painted of the catacomb cielding f st. petersburg

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Definition

old st.peter's basilica (reconstruction)

c. 324-400 CE, brick and timber, Rome, Early Christian

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Definition

santa costanza

c. 350 CE, brick and marble, Rome, Early Christian

 

central -plan church

ambulatory

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the good shepherd (from the oratory of galla placidia, ravenna, italy)

c. 425-426 CE, mosaic, early christain

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sarcophagus of Junius Bassus

c.359 CE, marble, early christian

 

top right >:sacrifice of isaac,arrest of peter,enthroned christ with Peter n pual,arrest of christ,potius pilate

 

bottom right >:job, adam n eve, christ entry into jerusalem, daneil in the lion den, arrest of pual

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longitudinal plan
Definition

 

a plan in which length exceeds width

 

Many of the earliest churches of Byzantium have a longitudinal plan.

 

ex. Hagia Sophia, Istanbul

 

ex. old st. peters basilica

 

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transept

Definition

The transverse part of a cruciform church, crossing the nave at right angles

 

either of the two wings of a cruciform church at right angles to the nave

 

ex. old st. peters basilica

 

Term
nave
Definition

 

The central part of a church, extending from the narthex to the chancel and flanked by aisles.

 

ex. old st. peters basilica

 

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aisle
Definition
A part of a church divided laterally from the nave by a row of pillars or columns.
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central-plan church
Definition

A church that has a design with a primary central space surrounded by symmetrical areas around each side.

 

aka a circle in the middle or main area

 

ex. santa costanza church

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ambulatory
Definition

an aisle running around the east end of a church, esp one that passes behind the sanctuary

 

ex. santa costanza church

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aniconism
Definition

the worship of an object symbolizing, but not representing God.

 

an opposition to icons or idols

 

ex. Kaaba, Mecca, Saudi Arabia

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Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem

c.690 CE, Islamic

 

lots of islamic writing in gold used at decorations on the walls

cental plan

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qibla wall
Definition

larger wall with something that inticates which direction Mecca so as to pray in that direction

 

ex. the great mosque of kairouarn, tunisia

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mihrab
Definition

A niche in the wall of a mosque or a room in the mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca

 

ex. the great mosque of kairouarn, tunisia

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minaret
Definition
A tall slender tower attached to a mosque, having one or more projecting balconies from which a muezzin summons the people to prayer.
 

ex. the great mosque of kairouarn, tunisia

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Prayer Hall, Great Mosque, Cordoba Spain

begun 785 CE, Islamic

 

alternating voussoirs

 

horeshoe arch

Term

 

alternating voussoirs

 

 

Definition

A voussoir is a wedge-shaped element, typically a stone, used in building an arch or vault, common in romanesque arab architexture

 

ex.Prayer Hall, Great Mosque, Cordoba Spain

 

begun 785 CE, Islamic

 

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horeshoe arch

 

Definition

 The horseshoe arch, also called the Moorish arch and the Keyhole arch, is the emblematic arch of Islamic architecture

 

ex. Prayer Hall, Great Mosque, Cordoba Spain

 

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begun 785 CE, Islamic

 

 

 

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Page from the Qur'an

9th century, Black ink and gold on vellum

Syria, Islamic

 

like. rebecca at the wall

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