Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Romanesque sculpture/architecture(11-12th cent.)
Incomplete...
5
Art History
Undergraduate 1
12/12/2009

Additional Art History Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
[image]
Definition

12-12 Last Judgement, Tympanum of St. Lazarre

* Hieratic scale for Jesus

Term
[image]
Definition

South Portal Mosaic of St. Pierre, France (ca.1115-1135)

* jambe=middle leg, trumeau= side legs, lunettee shaped thing=tympanum

* faces town square to remind keep tabs on soul

* famous for cloister=place fro meditation.

* ornate column heads

* Hieratic Scale for Jesus

Term
[image]
Definition

12-30 West Facade of Saint-Ettienne, Caen, France(begun 1067)

* attached to monastery

* William the conqueror built it

* 4 large butresses divide it up into 3 (holy trinity)

* twin bell towers (pierced made later)

Term
[image]
Definition

12-31 Interior of Saint-Ettienne, Caen, France (ca.1115-1120)

* clearystory windows

* arcade, gallery

* columns unite levels, emphasizes height

* groin ribbed vaults

Supporting users have an ad free experience!