Final Exam Tings Flashcards
(548 cards)
1
Q
Cistae
6.1 The Ficoroni Cistae
A
Cylindrical containers used by wealthy women as cases for toiletry articles like mirrors, cosmetics, perfumes
2
Q
Atrium
6.2 Port Augusta
A
An unroofed interior courtyard or room in a Roman house
6.2 Port Augusta
3
Q
Roundels
A
Circular panels
6.2 Port Augusta
4
Q
Tuscan Order
A
Etruscan variation of Doric, with an unfluted shaft and simplified base, capitals and entablatures
6.3 Plan of Etruscan Temple
5
Q
Pilasters
A
Rectangular column-like upright strips
6-2 Port Augusta
6
Q
Composite Order
A
Combining different viewpoints in a single representation
7
Q
Plinth
A
The slablike base or pedestal of a column, statue, wall, building or a piece of furniture
8
Q
Stucco
A
Mixture of lime, sand, and other ingredients made into materials that can be modeled or molded
9
Q
Sacrophagus
A
Stone coffin
6-9 Reclining couple on a Sacrophagus
10
Q
Bronze casting Engraving
A
Bronze Casting —
Engraving - An intalgio printmaking process of inscribing an image, design, or letters onto a metal or wood surface from which a print is made
11
Q
Versim
A
Realism in art
6-14 Patrician Carrying portrait of 2 ancestors
12
Q
Denarius
A
Widely circled coin
6-16 Denarius with Portrait of Julius Caesar
13
Q
Engaged Column
A
A column attached to a wall
14
Q
Cameo
A
Gemstone carved in low relief
15
Q
Mausoleum
A
Monumental building used as a tomb
6-20 Ara Pacis Augustae
16
Q
Forum
A
Roman tower center, site of temples and administrative buildings and used as a market or gathering
6-42 Model of Imperial Rome
17
Q
Insulae
A
Poo type of stone that were used for plebians because it sucks. And that’s why we don’t se the apartment buildings still up.
6-24 The ruins of Pompeii
18
Q
Impluvium
A
Pool for catching rainwater
6-30, Plan and Recon of House of Silver Wedding
19
Q
Villa
A
Country houses of wealthy Romans (Patricians)
6-30 Initiation of Cult, Villa of Mysteries
20
Q
Intuitive Perspective
A
Objects meant to be perceived as far away from the surface plan of the wall are shown smaller and smaller than those intended to appear in the foreground
6-23 Garden Vista, Villa of Livia at Primaporta
21
Q
Pompeian Wall Painting,
A
- structural/masonry
- architectural style
- ornate style
- baroque
22
Q
Palette
A
Hand held support used by artists for arranging colors and mixing paint
6-33 A Painter at Work
23
Q
Atmospheric Perspective
A
Where world becomes progressively less distinct as the process of painting
6-32 Garden Vista
24
Q
Flavian Amphitheatres/Colosseum
A
Rome’s greatest arena that began under Vaspasian in 70 CE
6-38 Recon Drawing of the Flavian Amph
25
Carrtouches
Glided bronze shield-shaped ornaments
6-39 Outer wall of the Colosseum
26
Drillwork,
Rapidly cutting deep grooves with straight sides
6-40 Young Flavian Woman
27
Round Arches
Displaces most of its weight transmitting weight to adjacent supportive uprights
28
Thrust
Outward pressure caused by the weigh of the vault
29
Keystone
Topmost voussoir at the center of an arch, last block to be places ( holds everything together)
30
Voussoirs
Wedge-shaped stone blocks used to build an arch
31
Buttressing
Projecting support built against an external wall
32
Centering
Temporary structure that supports a masonry arch, vault, or dome during construction until the mortar is fully dried and the masonry is self-sustaining
33
Springings
Point at which the curve of an arch or vault meets with and rises from its support
34
Impost blocks
Block of masonry imposed between the top of a pier or above the capital column in order to provide extra support at the springing of an arch
35
Arcade
Succession of arches
36
Bay
Space encompassed by each arch and its supports
37
Barrel Vault
Elongated or continuous semicircular vault, shaped like half a cylinder
38
Groin Vault
Created by intersection of 2 barrel vaults of equal sides, creating 4 side compartments of identical size and shape
39
Dome
Rounded vault, usually over circular space
40
Oculus
Circular opening
41
Etruscan
Group of people that created thriving culture of Northern and Central Italy
42
Roman
Citizen of ancient Roman Empire
43
Porta Augusta
Etruscan monumental Architecture
6-2 Port Augusta
44
Apollo
Deity from the Temple of Hera
6-4 Apollo
45
Vulca
Italian artist from the town of Veii, created Apollo
6-4 Apollo
46
Romulus and Remus
Legendary founders of Rome who were nursed back to health by a she-wolf
6-11 Capitoline She-wolf
47
Senate
Various legislative or governing bodies
48
Vitruvius
Roman architect, military and civil engineer
49
Pliny the Elder, and Pliny the Younger
Elder taught the Younger who was a lawyer, author, and a magistrate of ancient Rome
50
Carthage
Canter or capital city of ancient Cathaginian Civilization
51
Republican Period
Romans using Greek orders in architecture, imported Greek art and employed Greek artists
52
Julius Caesar
First Roman leader to put his portrait on a coin
6-16 Denarius with Portrait
53
Ara Pacis Augustae
Mausoleum dedicated upon Augustus's triumphal return to Rome after 3 years establishing Roman rule in Gual and Hispania
54
Pompeii
Ancient Roman town-city near modern Naples
55
Wilhelmina Jashemksi
Archaeologist who excavated the Perisyle house of the Vetti
6-27 Peristyle Garden, House of Vettii
56
House of the Vetti
Roman house that includes outside living room
6-27 Peristyle Garden, House of Vettii
57
Basilica
Large rectangular building, often built with a clerestory, side aisles, separated from the center nave by colonnades and an apse at one or both ends
58
Nave
Central space of a church, usually flanked by aisles
59
Apse
Semicircular recess covered with hemispherical vault or semi dome
6-44 Restored Perspective view of the Central Hall
60
Roman Concrete
Material used in construction
6-17 Point du Guard
61
Opus Reticulatrum
Form of brickwork used in Roman architecture (checkered board)
62
Rotunda
Circular room under dome
6-51 Plan of the Pantheon
63
Coffer
Sunken panels, illuminating a circle against the surface of the dome
6-52 Dome of the Pantheon
64
Exadra/Niche
Rectangular alternating with semicircular
6-52 Dome of the Pantheon
65
Tessera
Small pieced of stone, glass or other objects that is pierced together with many others to create a mosaic
6-56 Unswept floor
66
Grout
Fluid form of concrete used to fill gaps ...
67
Tondi
A painting relief sculpture of circular shape
68
Undercutting
Used to add depth to figures in stone and marble reliefs
6-69 Platter
69
Diptych
Pair of panels attached with hinges
6-70 Priestess of Bacchus right Panel
70
Trajan
General born in Spain who commanded Roman troops in Germany (r. 98-117 CE)
71
Pantheon
Temple dedicated to Mars, Venus, and Julius Caesar
6-49 The Pantheon
72
Tivoli
A "Pleasure Garden"
6-54 The Canal, Hadrian's Villa
73
Hadrian
Consolidated the emperor's borders and imposed far-reaching social, governmental military reforms
Hadrian's Villa?
74
Marcus Aurelis
Military commander, and first Christian Emperor
6-57 Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius
75
Hercules
Gladiator, Son of Zeus, Marcul Aurelius...
6-58 Commodus as Hercules
76
Diocletian
Military commander who divided Roman empire into 2 parts in 286 CE
77
Constantine the Great
Son of Tetrarch Constantius Chlorus who emerged victorious in 312
78
Catacomb
Underground cemetery
7-1 Cubiculum of Leonis, Catacomb of Commodilla
79
Halo
Circle of life over head indicating importance and divinity
80
Narrative IMage
Picture with a story
81
Iconic Image
Picture expressing or embodies an intangible concept or idea
82
Monotheism
Belief that there is only one god
83
Ten Commandments
Rules
84
Menorah
Jewish lampshade with 7 branches
7-2 Ark of the Covenant and Menorahs
85
Ark of the Covenant
Wooden chest covered in gold that contains tablets of the 10 commandments
7-2 Arch of the Covenant and Menorahs
86
Dome of the Rock
Shrine located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem
87
Torah
Form of worship. First 5 chapters in the Hebrew Bible
7-3 Wall with Torah Niche
88
Old and New Testaments
2 parts of the bible
89
Synagogue
Islamic place for 'worship', any large room where the Torah scrolls are kept
90
Narthex
Vestibule or entrance porch of a church
7-9 Recon of the Interior, Old St. Peter's
91
Evangelists
Person who seeks to convert others to Christianity, especially by public preaching
92
Cathedral
Principle christian church in diocese
93
Diocese
Geographic units that Christian communities became organized by
94
Eucharist
Elaborate religious ceremony, or liturgy
95
Syncretism
Others assimilate images from other traditions either unconsciously or deliberately
96
Orant Figures
Worshipers with arms outstretched in prayer
97
Cubicula
Small rooms
98
Medallion
Any round ornament decoration
99
Lunette
Semicircular wall section
7-6 The Good Shepherd with Adam and Eve after the Fall
100
Vulgate
Official version of the Bible
101
Nave Colonnade
Columns supporting the entablature lined the nave
7-13 Plan A and Recon B of old St. Peter
102
Spolia
Fragments of older architecture or sculpture reused in a secondary contex
103
Ambulatory
Encircling barrel vaulted passageway
7-15 Church of Santa Costanza
104
Putti
Naked cherubs, derived from pagan art
7-12 Harvesting of Grapes
105
Longitudinal-Plan Church
Designed with rectangular shape and longitudinal axis
7-13 Plan A and Recon B of old St. Peters
106
Aisle
Passage or open corridor of a church, hall or other buildings that parallels the main space
7-13 Plan A and Recon B of Old St. Peters
107
Transept
The arm of a cruciform church perpendicular to the Nave
7-18 Oratory of Galla Placidia, Ravenna
108
Choir
Part of church reserved for the clergy, monks, or nuns, either between the transept crossing and the apse on each side (rotunda)
7-13 Plan A and Recon B of Old St. Peters
109
Central-Plan building
Any structure designed with a primary central space surrounded by Symmetrical area on each side (rotunda)
110
Oratory
Small Chapel
7-18 Oratory of Galla Placidia
111
Cruciform
Anything cross shaped
112
St. Peter
Son John, or Jonah
Church constructed by constantinople
113
Moses
Lead the Hebrews to freedom
114
Solomon
King who built temple in Jerusalem to house the arch of the covenant
115
God of Abraham
Created and rules the universe, hears the prayers of the faithful
116
Adam and Eve
2 first people made, disobeyed Jesus lol
117
Jonah
Swallowed by a whale?
118
Consantine
Granted all people in Roman empire the freedom to worship any god
119
Pontius Pilate
Served under emperor Tiberius and is known for trial and Crucifixion of Jesus
120
Judeo- Christian
Belief in biblical god of Israel
121
Minarets
Tower on or near a mosque from which Muslims are called to prayer give times a day
8-2 Hagia Sophia
122
Conches
Halfdomes that extends the central space into a longitudinal nave
8-4 Interior of Hagia Sophia
123
Naos
Processional Core
8-4 Interior of Hagia Sophia
124
Galleries
the thing out top of that (hand movement)
8-4 Interior of Hagia Sohpia
125
Pendentives
Provides circular base of support (byzantine)
126
Squinches
(Islamic) Provides octagonal base of support
127
Ciborium
Canopy sheltering the alter
8-4 Interior of Hagia Sophia
128
Ambo
Oblong pulpit with steps at each end
129
Martyrium
Church built over the grace of a martyr
8-5 San Vitale
130
Abbey Church
Place of worship within a monastery or convent
131
Pilgrimage Church
Site that attracts visitors wishing to venerate relics as well as attend services
132
Relics
Material remains of objects associated with a saint
133
Cathedral
The Bishop's primary church
134
Monasticism
Monkhood, religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself fully to spiritual work
135
Theophany
Appearance of god to human beings
8-11 Transfiguration of Christ
136
Sciptoria
Writing centers for scribes; professional document writers
137
Manuscripts
Handwritten books
8-13 Rebecca at the Well
138
Parchment
Thin sheets of cleaned, scraped, and trimmed sheepskin or calfskin material
8-13 Rebecca at the Well
139
Scroll
Folded ting
140
Codex
Sheets bounded together like the modern book replaced the scroll as the primary form of recording texts
141
Miniatures
Reddish lead pigment found in manuscripts
8-13 Rebecca at the Well
142
Vellum
Fine writing surface made from calfskin
8-13 Rebecca at the Well
143
Continuous Narrative
Multiple Scenes from the same story appear within a single composition frame
8-13 Rebecca at the Well
144
Ignot
Block of steel, gold, silver, or other metal, oblong in shape
145
Icons
Image representing
8-14 Virgin and Child with Saints and Angels
146
Iconophiles
Image Lovers
8-15 Crucifixion and Iconoclasts
147
Iconoclasm
Image Breaking
8-15 Crucifixion and Iconoclasts
148
David and Goliath
child who kills Giant with stone to the head
149
Heraclius
Byzantine emperor who stepped forward for single combat with the Persian General Razatis
150
Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora
Responsible for the construction of 3 churches
Hagia Sophia
San Vital
St. Catherine
151
Hagia Sophia
Holy wisdom referring to the dedication of this church to Christ as embodiment of divine wisdom
8-2 Church of Hagia Sophia
152
Mount Sinai
Pilgrimage site where Moses encountered God in the burning bush
153
Crusaders
Christian Soldiers
154
Katholikon
Compact central plan with dome
8-18 Plan of the Monastery at Hosios Loukas
155
Crucifixion
Killing of christ..
8-22 Crucifixion
156
Painterly
Style of painting which emphasizes the techniques and surface effects of brushwork
157
Lamentation
Passionate expression of grief or sorrow
8-22 Lamentation with Standing Monastic Saints Below
158
Doge
Chief Magistrate of Venice or Genoa
159
Enamel
Powdered and molten glass applied to a metal surface
8-25 Harbaville Triptych
160
Psalter
Meant to guide prayer life of its aristocratic owner, includes complete text of Psalms
8-15 Crucifixion and Iconoclasts
161
One-Point perspective
Method of creating illusion of 3D space on 2D surface by delineating a horizon line and multiple orthogonal lines
8-30 Mosaics in the Vaulting of the Inner Narthex
162
Parekklesion
Side chapel found in byzantine architecture
8-29 Plan of the Monastery
163
Anastasis
Resurrection of Jesus
8-21 Anastasis
164
Macedonian Renaissance
Middle Byzantine Art
165
Paleologue Renaissance
Late period in Byzantine art
166
Hosios Loukas
Town where Monastry had katholikon and church of the virgin
8-18 Plan of the Monastery at Hosios Loukas
167
Mosque/Masjid
Religious and social institution at the center of Islamic Culture
9-1 The Maqamat of Al-Hairi
168
Mihrab
Niche indicating the direction of Mecca
9-14 Qibla wall with Mihrab and Minbar
169
Hijira
Emigration
170
Caliph
Chief Muslim civil and religious ruler
171
Piers
Masonry support made up of many stones, or rubble and concrete
9-4 Interior, Dome of the Rock
172
Minaret
Tower where people are called to prayer
9-5 Great Mosque of Kairouan
173
Spolia
Reused columns of lsightly varied heights
9-6 Prayer hall, Great Mosque of Cordoba
174
Maqsura
Enclosure in a mosque situated near the mihrab and minbar
9-8 DOme in from of the Mihrab Great Mosque
175
Qibla
Mosque wall oriented toward Mecca
9-14 Qibla wall with Mihrab and Minbar
176
Calligraphy
The art of the finely written word
9-10 Page from the Qur'an
177
Kufic Script
Ornamental angular Arabic script, blocky and angular with strong upright strokes and long horizontals
9-11 Plate with Kufic Border
178
Diacritical marks
Glyph added to a letter or a basic Glyph
179
Surah
Soft twilled silk fabric
180
Luster-Ware
Pottery decorated with a metallic glaze
9-12 Lusterware Jar
181
Madrasa
Colleges for religious and legal studies
182
Iwan
Large vaulted halls with rectangular plans and monumental arched openings
183
Chahar Bagh
Court of lions
Persian style garden layout
9-15 Court of the Lions
184
Muqarna
Niche like components stacked in tiers
9-15 Court of the Lions
185
Mirador
Window the frame intentional to views
186
Baraka
Anywhere god can be ?????????
187
Mini'I Ware
** Mina'il ware with the man who pushes woman off
188
Frontispiece
Illustration facing the title page of a book
9-21 Frontispiece
189
School of Painting
at Herat in western Afghanistan, or a group of artists working at the same time
190
Stained Glass
Glass stained with colour while molten, using metallic oxides
191
Tugras
Calligraphy put to political use by Ottomans
9-26 Illuminated Tugra of Sultan Suleyman
192
Firmans
Imperial edicts supplementing Muslim Law
193
Connoisseur
A person who studies art
194
Trapesty
Multi colored decorative weaving to be hung on a wall or placed on furniture
9-29 Garden Carpet
195
Warp
Tying colored strands of yarn but occasionally silk for deluxe carpets onto vertical element
196
Weft
Crosswise threads that are shot horizontally
197
Semicircular Arch
Single center point that is level with the points from which arch sprints
inherited from Romans and Byzantines
198
Horseshoe arch
Center point above the level of the arch's springing point, punches upward above the capital, predates Islam but became the prevalent arch form in Maghred
199
Pointed Arch
2 center points, points generating different circles that overlap
200
Keel arch
Flat sides, and slopeswhere the other arches are curved
201
Ablaq Masonry
Juxtaposes stone of contrasting colors
9-14 Madrasa-Mosque of Sultan Hasan
202
Joggles Voussoirs
Interlocking jigsaw shape of blocks
9-14 Madrasa-Mosque of Sultan Hasan
203
Cut tile
Indiv cut ceramic tile pieces fitted together
9-18 Shah-I Zinda
204
Muqarna
Small niche-like components stacked in multiples as successive, nonload bearing units in arches, cornices, and domes
9-16 Palace of the Lions
205
Wodden Strapwork
Assembles finely cut wooden pieces to create the appearance of geometrically interlacing ribbons
206
Mosaic
Small glass pieces or glazed ceramic tesserae set on a plaster ground
9-4 Dome of the Rock
207
Water
Architectural elements reflects surrounding architecture
Court of the lions? and Myrtles
208
Chini Khana
Panel of niches sometimes providing actual shelving
209
Phrophet Muhammad
Founder of Arabia who built a house that became gathering place for the converted (the first mosque)
9-2 Kaaba Mecca
210
Mecca
City known as spiritual capital of Islam
211
Medina
Where muhammed fled to and built a house
9-2 Kaaba Mecca
212
Kaaba
Cube-like textibe draped shrine said to have been built for God by Ibrahim and Ishmael
9-2 Kaaba Mecca
213
Shi'ites and Sunni Muslims
ejk
214
Haram al-Sharif
?????
Rocky outcrop Muslims believed Muhammad ascended to the presence of God on the "Night Journey" described in the Qur'an, as well as the site of the first and second Jewish Temples
215
5 Pillars of Islam (SSZSH)
Shahadah - faith
Salat - prayers 5 times a day
Zakat - paying an alms tax to benefit the poor and needy
Sawm - Fasting during month of Ramadan
Hajj - Pilgrimage to mecca
216
Sinan
Served as engineer in Ottoman campaigns at Belgrade, Vienna, and Baghdad
217
Dharma
Teaching of religion of the Buddha
218
Ashokan Pillars
Dated to the time of King Ashoka, recalls the battle in the region of Kalinga taking place 8 years into his reign
10-1 Ashokan Pillar
219
Seals
Small figures of animals carved from steatie coated with alkalie and fired
10-2 Seal impressions
220
Steatite
Mineral talc occurring in consolidated form, especially as soapstone, seen in seals
10-2 Seal impressions
221
Trefoil
Ornamental design made up of 3 rounded lobes placed adjacent to one another
10-4 Torso of a Priest-king
222
Shramana
Seeker, one who performs acts of austerirty, ascetic
223
Axis Mundi
(10-1) Ashokan Pillar at Sarnath
joining the earth with cosmos, representing link between humans and celestial realms
224
Yakshi
10-7 Female Figure holding a fly-whisk
Spirit associated with the productive and reproductive forces of nature
225
Yaksha
10-13 Buddha and Attendants
Indigenous male nature deities
226
Ascetic
Practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, mostly for religious reasons
227
Nirvana
(10-16) Buddha preaching his first sermon
Transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is release from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth
228
Vihara
A monks living headquarters
229
Mandala
(10-14) Vishnu Temple
Diagram of the cosmos as envisioned in Buddhism
230
Jataka Tales
(10-8) The Great Stupa
Stories of the Buddha's past lives
231
Chakravartin
World conquering ruler
232
Chaitya
(10-10) Chaitya Hall, Karle
Sanctuary usually enshrined in a stupa
233
Mithuna
(10-10) Chaitya Hall
Amorous male and female figures that evoke the auspicious qualities of harmony and fertility in life
234
Lakshanas
(10-11) King Kanishka
The 32 marks of the historical Buddha
235
Urnas
(10-11) King Kanishka
dot on the middle of forehead
236
Urnisha
(10-11) King Kanishka
Bun or topknot and symbolizes enlightenment
237
High Relief
Form projecting strongly from the background
238
Mudras
(10-13) Buddha and Attendants
Symbolic hand gestures in Buddhist art that denotes certain behaviours, actions, or feelings
239
Linga Shrine
(10-21) Cave Temple of Shiva
Pair of colossal standing guardian figures flank
240
Bas-Relief
Another term for low relief
10-34 Borobudur
241
Devaraja
Cult of a good king
242
Asura
Member of a class of divine beings in the Vedic period
243
Stupas
Religious monuments, solid mounds, enclosing a relic
244
Toranas
Stone getaways
245
Shikharaa
Used to refer to the entire towerlike superstructure which often curves inward sloping more steeply through its peak
246
Mandapas
outdoor hall
247
Amalakas
circular or square shaped element on top of a spire
248
Garbnagriha
Contains a sacred image
249
King Ashoka
(10-1) Ashokan Pillar
3rd Mauryan king and oversaw expansion of Buddhism across entire empire
250
Buddhism
Religion and dharma that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs, and spiritual practices based on teachings attributed to the Buddha
251
Indus/Harappan Civilization
Bronze age civilization on the fertile flood plain of the Indus river
252
King Indra
Divine god king?
253
Vedas
Earliest form of the sacred writings, containing hymns to various gods including the divine king Indra
254
Brahman
Once had his own cult, embodies spiritual wisdom
255
Upanishads
Collections of texts
256
Mahabharata
Longest epic in world literature
257
Ramayana
Most popular religious epic in India and Southeast Asia
258
Hinduism
(10-28) Erotic Sculptures
Loose term that encompasses the many religious forms that resulted from the mingling of the Vedic culture
259
Janism
Teaches the way to liberation and bliss is to live a life of harmlessness and renunciation
260
Sarnath
SIte of the Buddha's first sermon
261
Wheel of the Law
(10-16) Buddha Preaching his first Sermon
???
262
Siddhartha Guatama
Leader and founder of a sect of wanderer ascetics
263
Buddha
Founder of buddhist religion and his teachings
264
Four Noble Truths
no
4 central beliefs containing the essence of Buddhist teaching.........
265
3 Jewels of Buddhism
Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha
266
King Kanishka
(10-11) King Kanishka
One of Kusha's most illustrious rulers
267
Vishnu
Benevolent god who works for the order and well-bring of the world
268
Shiva
Both creative and destructive, light and dark, male and female ascetic and family man
269
Devi
Great goddess who controls materials riches and fertility
270
Bodhisattvas
(10-17) Bodhisattva
Enlightened beings who postpone nirvana and Buddhahood to help others achieve enlightenment
271
Silk Road
Ancient network of trade
272
5 Rathas
(10-23) Dharmaraja
Monument complex at Mahabalipuram
273
Ganges River
River flowing through nations of India and Bangladesh
274
Harihara
(10-33) Harihara
Form a merger of Hindu gods Shiva and Vishnu
275
Terra Cotta
Type of Earthenware that is clay based, unglazed where the fired body is porous
276
Jade
11-4 Cong from tomb 12
Stone cherished by Chinese throughout their history, extremely hard and is difficult to carve
277
Painted pottery Cultures
11-2 Bowl
?
278
Cong
11-4 Cong from tomb 12
Cylindrical tube encased in rectangular block
279
Taotie
11-4 Cong from tomb 12
A mask with dragon or animal like face common as decorative motif for them chinese
280
Piece-mold casting
11-5 Covered Ritual wine Pouring Vessel
Technique in which the mold consists of several sections that are connected during the pouring of molten metal, usually bronze
281
Oracle bones
Pieces of ox scapular or turtle plastron used for pyromanyc
282
Fang Ding
Rectangular vessel standing on 4 elongated legs, used for food offerings
283
Guang
11-5 Covered Ritual Wine Pouring Vessel
Wine pouring vessel lol
284
Carillon
11-6 set of bells
Bronze pieces?
285
Pictographs
Images that mean what the depicts
286
Ideographs
Graphic symbol representing idea or concept
287
Radical
left side of writing thing
288
Phonetic
right side of writing thing
289
Mythnocentric
11-7 Painted Banner
?
290
Bi
11-7 Painted Banner
Circular jade piece?
291
Bracketing
11-9 Tomb model of a House Tower
Arch elements projecting from the wall
292
qi and Brushstrokes
Vehicle of expression, through the vitality of painter's brushwok that spirit consonance
293
Handscroll
11-10 Detail of Admonitions of the Imperial instructress
Long, narrow horizontal composition compact enough to beheld in the hand when rolled up
294
Calligraphy
11-11 Portion of a leter from the Feng Ju
Painting reflects moral concerns
295
Running/Semicursive style
11-11 Portion of a letter from the Feng Ju
Relaxed, easygoing manner
296
Module
11-15 Nanchan Temple
Basic unit of construction
297
Pagoda
11-17 Great Wild Goose Pagoda at Ci'en Temple
Towers associated with East Asian Buddhist temples
298
Scroll painting
11-17 Detail of Ladies doing the silk thing
Painting executed on flexible support with rollers at each end
299
Li
Principle or Idea
300
Qi
Matter
301
Guan Ware
11-25 Guan Ware Vessel
Vessel mainly for imperial use
302
Chevron
11-27 Ceremonial Stand with Snake
Cylindrical shaft of bulbous base; used to support round bottomed jars
303
Celadon
11-30 Maebyeong Bottle
High-fired transparent glaze of pale bluish-green hue, typically applied over a pale gray stoneware body
304
Pagoda Diagram...
? no
305
Emperor Shihuanghi
First emperor of the Qin Dynasty
306
Qin Dynasty
When China became united for the first time under one ruler (Shihuanghi)
307
Yellow, Yangzi, Xi RIver
Yellow - longest
Yangzi - Second longest
Xi River - 6th longest..
308
Daoism
Outlook on life that brings together many ancient ideas regarding humankind and the universe
309
The Dao
11-8 Incence Burner
? acron thing
310
Cunfucianism
Teaches how to rectify elationships within the family, and then in everwidening circles with friends and others all the way up to level of the emperor and the state
311
Five Constant Relationships?
Water, Fire, Wind, voic.. smh thats fogin 4
312
Tang Dynasty
(618-907) Replaced the sui dynasty
313
Amitabha
Dwelled in the Western pure land, Paradis into which his faithful followers were promise rebirth
314
Nanchan Temple
11-15 Nanchan Temple
Shows characteristics of both temples and palaces of the Tang Dynasty
315
Academy of Painter ..
...
316
Seokugram
11-29 Seated Shakyamuni Buddh
Greatest monument of Unified Silla Period
317
Kami
Deities
318
Dogu
Small humanoid figures
319
Haniwa
12-2 Haniwa
Ceramic sculptures placed on tomb hills
320
Ritual Purification
(12-3) Main Hall, Inner Shrine
Important characteristic of Shintoism, in cyclical rebuilding and dismantling
321
Kondo
12-4 Ariel view of Horyuji Compound
Golden hall
322
Reliquary
12-4 Ariel View of Horyuji compound
Container often elaborate and made of precious materials, used as repository for sacred relics
323
Biwa
12-7 Biwa
5 Stringed lute
324
Joined-Block
12-12 Amida Buddha
To reduce cracking in heavy wooden statues, blocks joined together
325
Yamato-e
Native Japanese-style pictures; Yamato is the old Japanese word for Japan
326
Waka
12-13 Book Page from Ishiyama-Gire
The most significant form of native poetry which was a 31-syllable format
327
Yoroi
Armour
328
Raigo
Welcoming approach paintings
329
Lotus Flower
Symbolizes spiritual purity and the wholeness of creation
330
Lotus Throne
Representation of Nirvana
331
Chakra
Ancient sun symbol
332
Marks of a Buddha
32 Physical attributes
333
Mandalas
Diagrams of cosmic realms, representing order and meaning in spiritual universe
334
Fujwara
Powerful family of regents in japan?
335
Shinto
Japan's indigenous belief system encompassing ritual practices centered around family, village, and devotion to kami
336
Jomon, Yayoi, Kofun Periods
Jomon - COrd marking period
Yayoi- Introduction of rice cultivation from Korea
Kofun - Development of centralized government
337
Ise
12-3 Main Hall, Inner Shrine
City located on eastern tip of Kii peninsula...?
338
Prince Shotoku
Ruled Japan as regent and became the mose influential early proponent of Buddhism
339
Shaka
12-6 Buddha Shaka and Attendant Bodhisattvas
Name for Buddha Shakyamuni?
340
Nara Period
Named for Japan's first permanent imperial capital
341
Esoteric Buddhism
Hierarchical and its deities have complex relationships to one another
342
Dainichi ?
nope
343
The Tale of Genji
Known as the world's first novel
344
Kuya
12-16 Kuya Preaching
Monk who urged country folk to join hm in singing chants in praise of the Buddha Amida
345
Zen/Chan ?
12-18 Daruma
Monks who modeled their behaviour....?
346
Celts
13-1 Offering 4
Smooth oblong stone or metal objects, shaped like an axe head
347
Earspools
13-20 Earspool
Cylindrical earrings that pierce the earlobes
348
Talud-Tablero
13-6 Pyramid of the Feeathered Serpent
Slop and panel construction
349
Maguey
13-7 Bloodletting Ritual
An agave plant used in piercings
350
Aureole
13-....
Circle of light surrounding something, in art usually a body or head
351
Logosyllabic
Script of the Mayan culture
352
Codices
Folding books from the Mayan civilization
353
Roof Comb
13-8 Base of North Acropolis (Left) and Temple 1, Tikal
Structure topping a pyramid
354
Chacamool
13-14 Pyramid El Castillo
Half reclining figure
355
Camelid
Cameln?
356
Embroidery
The art or pastime of embroidering cloth
357
Geoglyphs
13-18 Earth Drawing of a Hummingbird
Earthen Design on a colossal scale, created on landscape, seen from aerial viewpoint
358
Adobe
Moche Civilization
Sun baked blocks of clay mixed with straw
359
Great House
13-27 Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Canyon
Center of Ancestral Puebloan Civilization
360
Kivas
13-27 Puebloe Bonitoa
Semi submerged pit houses earlier southwestern cultures
361
Navel of the Earth
,,,,
362
Desert Varnish
13-38 Anthropomorphs
Dark coating on rck
363
Olmec
Mesoamerican's first great civilization, introducting the art style
364
Mesoamerica
Modern mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras
365
La Venta
13-3 Colossal Head
Area of Olmec Civilization
366
Teotihuacan
Area in the valley of Mexico
367
San Juan River
..., a river?
368
Pyramid of the moon
13-4 Ceremonial Center of the City of Teotihuacan
Huaca del Luna north end axis facing plaza echoing form of mountains was enlarged several times
369
Pyramid of the Sun
13-4 Ceremonial Center of the City of Teotihuacan
Huaca del, sol. Largest of Teotihuacan's monumnents
370
Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent
13-6 Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent
At Ciudadela fortified city center which hold more than 60, 000 people
371
Ciudadela
13-6 Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent
Spanish word for fortified tempe
372
Maya
Indigenous people of Mexico and Central America
373
Jasaw Chan K'awiil
13-8 Base of North Acropolis and Temple 1
Initiated the construction program and commissioned many stelae decorated with his own portrait
374
Pakal the Great
13-9 Palace and temple of the inscriptions...
Comissioned most of the structures in Palenqe
375
Sacred Cenote
Site of Chichen Itza in northern Yucutan Peninsula
376
Chavin de Huantar
Important religious centre
377
Cahokia
Ancient Civilization....
378
Ile-Ife
"navel of the worl" is a city of southwestern Nigeria reagrded by the Yoruba people
379
Oni
Oduduwa come down from heaven to create Earth and then to populate it
380
Scarification
14-1 Crowned head of a Yoruba Ruler
Decorations made by Scarring
381
Envoy
Someone sent out as a messenger
382
Rock Art
Highly abstract geometric design to abstract and naturalistic representations of human and animal forms
383
Ichi
Japanese word meaning one
384
Oba
King in the Yoruba Langauge
385
Guilds
Medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often having considerable power
386
Torons
14-14 Great Friday Mosque
Wooden beams projecting from the walls
387
Battered Walls
14-16 Great Enclosure, Great Zimbabwe
Walls slope towards the top
388
Lost-Wax Casting Diagram
Steps used by the Benin sculptors of Africa
389
Sahara
The Tassili-n-Ajjer range in the south of Present day Algeria and the acacus Mountains in present-dat Libya
390
Nok
Culture that arose in the western Sudan, in present-day Nigeria (500 BCE)
391
Igbo-Ukwu
Nigerian tribe, one of Nigeria's largest populations
392
The Pavement Period...
d
393
Great Zimbabwe
Extensive trade network that developed along the Zambezi, Limpopo and Sabi rivers
394
Lalibela
14-17 Bet Giorgis
Part of Ethiopia where Bet Giorgis (St. George Church) is located
395
Kongo
Climate often non conducive to the survival of objects made from wood
396
Relic
16-7 Rliquary Statue of Saint FOy, Abbey chuch
part of a body or clothing of a saint. ex: Skull of Mary.
397
Reliquaries
16-7 Reliquary statue of Sain Foy
A box or object that you hold the relic in.
398
Crusades
The cross that crusaders worse? from the Latin crux
399
Transverse Arch
16-3 Interior, Church of Saint Vincenc
An arch that connects the wall piers on both sides on an interior space, up and over a stone vault
401
Spolia
16-11 Interir Church of San Clemente
Columns re-used from ancient roman buildings
402
Strip Buttress
16-3 Interior. Church of Saint Vincenc
Vertical bands of projecting masonry
402
Baldachin/Ciborium
16-11 Interior Church of San Clemente
Canopy suspended over a sacred space
403
Keep
16-19 Dover Castle
Inner most strongest structure or central tower of a medieval castle also called a donjon
405
Lantern
16-17 Interior Cathedral of St. James
Structure built above the height on the main ceiling with windows that illuminate the space below
406
Campanile
17-17 Exterior, Speyer Cathedral
Bell tower
406
Mandorla
16-20 Creation and Fall of Adam and Even
Gold Body Halo
408
Hieratic
The Last Judgement
/????
408
Historiated Capitals
16-24 The Magi Asleep
The Creation of lively narrative scenes within the geometric confines of capitals
409
Tympanum
Hierarchically scaled image of abstract grandeur such as Christ in Majesty or Christ presiding over the Last Judgement
410
Speaking Facades
16-20 Creation and Fall of Adam and Eve
RIchly carved portals projecting bold symbolic and didactic programs to the outside world
411
Archivolts
Curved moldings composed of the wedge-shaved stone voussoirs of the arch, framing the Tympanum
412
Jambs
Vertical elements that support the lintel and archivolts, providing further field for figures, columns, or narrative friezes
413
Foliate
16-21 South Portal, Tympanum showing
Decorated with leaves or leaf like motifs
414
Satiage Do Compostela
Capital of northwestern Spain
415
Cluny
Land for a monastery to benedictine monks intent on strict adherence to the original rules of St. Benedict
416
Cistercians
People who spurned Cluny's elaborate litugical practices and aspects of their arts
417
Fontenay
Cistercian architecture that embodies the ideals of the order, simplicity, austerity and purity
418
Pisa
16-10 Cathedral complex, Pisa
City in Tuscany, Central Italy
419
Theophilus
Name or honorary title of the person to whom the Gospel of Luke and Acts of the Apostles are addressed
420
Wiligelmo
16-10
Inspired by roman sacrophagi, Italian sculptor created Ccreation and fall of adam and eve
421
Scholasticism
e,
422
Rib Vaulting
Form of groin vault in which diagonal rides (groins) rest on and are covered by curved moldings called ribs
423
Cartoon
e,
424
Grozing
Chipping away the edge of a piece of glass to acheive the precise shape needed for inclusion in the composition of a stained glass window
425
Flying Buttresses
17-7 Schematic Drawing of Chartres Cathedral
Arched bridge above the aisle roof that extends from the upper nave wall, where the laeral thrust of the main vault is greatest, down to a solid pier
426
Stringcourses
17-7 Schematic Drawing of Chartres Cathedral
Countinuous horizontal band such as molding, decorating the face of the wall
427
Pinnacles
17-7 Schematic Drawing of Chartres Cathedral
Steep pyramid decorating the top of another element such as buttress.. aslong being the highest point
428
Rose Window
17-7 Schematic Drawing of Chartres Cathedral
Circular window with mullions or tracery radiating in a form suggestive of a rose
430
Tracery
17-7 Schematic Drawing of Chartres Cathedral
Stone or woodwork forming a pattern in the open space of windows or applied to wall surfaces
430
Plate Tracery
17-9 Plan and Interior of Chartres Cathedral
Seriees of openings are cut through the wall
431
Triforium
17-9 Plan and INterior of Chartres Cathedral
Wall passageway
432
Bar Tracery
7-15 Interior Looking West, Reims Cathedral
Mullions dividing the space into segments to form decorative patterns
433
Mullions
7-15 Interior looking west
Slender straight or curving bar that divides a window into subsidiary sections to create a tracery
434
Hemicycle
Semicircular interior space. or structure
435
Lancets
17-9 Plan and Interior of Chartres Cathdral
Tall openings with pointed tops
436
Hall church
17-29 Interior, Church of St. Elizabeth of Hungry
Church with nave and aisles of the same height, giving the impression of a large, open hall
437
Aron
17-30 Interior, Old-New synagogue
Torah Scrolls
438
Bimab
17-29 Interior, Old-New synagogue
Raised platform for reading from them
439
Polychromy
17-33 Ekkhard and Uta
Multi colored painting on the surface of sculpture or architecture
440
Ile-De-France
French royal domain around paris
441
Crenellations
17-27 Exterior of the Great hall
Alternating high and low sections of a wall, giving a notched appearance and creating permanent defensive shield on top of fortified buildings
442
Saint-Denis
17-2 St. Denis
Considered to be the first gothic building
443
ABbot Suger
(17-2 Church of St. Denis
Administrator of church at the Abbey
444
Chartres
17-4 West Facade
Oldest and most important srhines in France, site of Pre-Christian virgin Goddes cult, and later dedicated to the virgin Mary
445
Remis
(17-12) West Façade ting, Cathedral of Notre-Dame Remis
City in France
446
St. Maurice
17-32 St Maurice
Commander in the Roman army, was martyred in 286 with his christioned ballot while they were stationed in Germany….?
447
Assisi
17-38 Church of St. Francis
Birthplace of St. Francis
448
Artisan Guild
Organized by occupation, exerted quality control amon members and supervised education through an apprenticeship system
449
Maniera Grace
e,
450
Buon Fresco
18-1 Frescosof the Sala Dei Nove
Water based pigments applied to plaster surface, becomes permaent part of the wall
452
Sinopia
Full sized perliminary sketch done in this color on the first rough coat of plaster or arriccio
452
Grisaille
18-7 Scovengi Chape, View toward East WAll
Monochrome painting in shades of grey
453
Loggia
18-2 Piazza Della Signoria
Gallery, often used a corridor between buildings or around a courtyard
454
Gesso
Ground made from glue, gypsum or chalk, used in a wood panel or the priming layer of a canvas
455
Predella ?
e,
456
Fleur-de-Lis
Flower thing
457
Giornata
18-1 Frescoes of the Sala Dei Nove
Section of a fresco plastered and painted in a Single Day
459
Bosses
| 18-22 Interior, Exeter Chathedral
Decorative knob-like elements
460
Andachtsbilder
18-2 Vesperbild
Devotional Images, shows both joy and extreme suffering
460
Vesperbild
18-2
Show of expressions, mary mourning her son
461
S:
18-21 Life of the Virgin, back of the Chichester
em
462
The Nine
Oligarchy that governed Sienna
463
Ogee
18-21 Life of the Virgin, back of the Chichester-Constable
e,
464
Ambrogio Lorenzetti
Sienna Paintiner (1294-1348) frescos of the Sala Dei Nove
465
Decorated Style
18-22 Interior, Exeter Cathedral
Influential Gothic architectural style
466
Siena
Vista of the 14th Century
467
Virtues and Vices ?
en
468
Palazzo Della Signoria
Ruling that governed Florence
469
Cimbue
Artist, Active c. 1272-1302 who painted the panel portraying the virgin and child enthroned
470
Giotto di Bondone
Painted Virgin and Child enthroned 2
471
Maesta
18-10 Maesta
Altarpiece assembled from many wood panels bonded together before painting
472
Palazzon Pubblico
Most important civic structure in Siena
473
Book of Hours
Private prayer book containing special prayers to be recited at the 8 canoncial devotional house btween morning and night
474
Heinrich Parler
Former master of works on Cologne Cathedral, began CHurch of Holy Cross
475
Master Theodoric
18-26 St. Luke
Court Painter who provided drawings on the wood panels and painted 30 images himself
476
Heuque
(19-1) Giovanni and his Wife
Sleeveless overgarment
477
Triptych
Altarpiece usually, 2 wings folding over a center section forming dptych
478
Polyptych
More Panelts than Triptych
479
Herbals
Encyclopedias of plants
480
Horizon Line
19-5 Februrary
Small size of trees and buildings in relation to people
481
Cope
Cloak
482
Trompe l'oeil
Illusion
483
Crockets
19-23
Small knobby lieaflike oranments that line the steep gables and slender buttress
484
Woodcuts
Print made from carving design into wooden block
485
Engraving
Print making process inscribings things onto metal or wood
486
Woodblocks
print made from 1 or more carved wooden blocks
487
Picture PLane
19-11 Flemish City
Pictures front surface
488
Renaissance
French for re birth
489
Chartreuse De Champmol
Monastic church, most lavish projects of Philip the Bold's outside Dijon
490
Mary of Burgundy
Only child of Charles the bold
491
Flanders
Provided critical tension and balance with the traditional powers of royalty and the church
492
The Visitation
Mary visitng her cousin Elizabeth
493
The Annunciation
Mary visited by archangel Gabriel
494
Incarnation
Coming back to life in a different form?
495
The Deposition
Pulling of Jesus from the cross
496
Jan Van Eyck
Famous painter using flemish style, Painting of Giovanni and his Wife
497
Rogier van Der Weyden
may have studied under the Master of Flemalle
498
Jean Fouquet
Leading cout painter of 15th century france
499
Flamboyant style
Repeated, twisted, flame-like tracery patterns in architecture
500
Linear Perspective
20-1 Nico Da Tolentino Leading the Charge
Arrangement in conformity with the new mathematical depiction of receding space
501
Condottieri
20-15 Equestrian Statue
Mercenaries contracted by Italian city-states and Papacy
502
De Facto?
e
503
Pietra Serena
20-4 Interior of San Lorenzo
Gray Tuscan sandstone that became associated with Brunelleschi's interiors
504
Palazzo
20-7 Palazzo Medici Riccardi
Town thing?
506
Vanishing Point
20-18 Christ giving keys to St. Peter
Point in a horizon line at which orthogonals meet
507
Glazing
20-6 Infant Swaddling Clothes
Outermost layer of vitreous liquid that upon firing, renders the area waterproof and forms a decorative surface
508
Trompe L'oeil
Fool the eye .. Illusion ting
509
Rusticated
20-8 Courtyard with Sgraffito Decoration
Blocks with their outer faces left rough
509
Intarsia
Wood Inlay
511
Sgraffito
20-8 Courtyard with Sgraffito Decoration
Decoration produced by scratching through a darker layer of plaster or glaze
512
Allegory
Symbolic illustration of a concept or principle
512
Petrarch.?
en
513
Giromata
20-21 Expulsion of Adam and Eve
Section of fresh plaster that can be prepared and painted in a single day
514
Lorenzo de Medici
20-34 David
Commissioned "David" for Palazzo Medici where Donatello's David was displayed
515
Filippo Brunelleschi
Solved the problem of the dome of Florence Cathedral
516
Nanni Di Banco
20-12 the 4 crowned Martyrs
Son of a sculptor in the Florence Cathedral, commissioned by the stone carvers and woodworkers to produce the four crowned martyrs
517
Aerial Perspective
20-39 Nativity and Adoration of the Shepherds
Method of rendering the effect of spatial distance by subtle variations in color and clarity of representation
518
Donatello
20-13 Donatello
Received 3 commissions for the niches at Orsanmichele during first quarter of the century
519
Masaccio
20-21 Expulsion of Adam and Eve
Painter known for paintings on the walls of the Barancci Chapel
520
Fra Angelico
20-23 Annunciation
Florence painter known for the Annunciation
521
Verrochhio
20-34 David for the Medici Palace
Had the most prestigious and active workshops in Florence
522
Venice
Emerged as major Renaissance art center and ruled as oligarchy with an elected duke
523
Gentile and Giovanni Bellini
20-42 Procession of the Relic of Trust Cross....
Most important artist in ... period, created the Procession thing....
524
Scribe
People who are in charge of writing documents (think of Ptai for Egypt)
525
Barbarian
Foreigners.. spoke their own language and could only barble the Greek or Latin language
526
Illuminated books
Books that not only include text, but pictures and decoration in color and gold
527
Chasing
15-2 Jewelry of Queen Arnegunde
Ornamentation made on metal by incising or hammering the surface
528
Animal Style
15-3 Gummersmark Brooch
Displaying an array of serpents, 4 legged beasts, and squat human figures
529
Gospel books
15-5 Symbol of the Evangelist Matthew
Essential for spiritual liturgical life within established monasteries, and critical for the missionary activities of the Church
530
Incipit
15-5 Book of Durrow
Human words of the text...
531
Scriptorium
en
532
Colophon
w,
533
Rune Stones
e,
534
Mille- Fiori
15-4 Hinged Clasp
Glassmaking technique in which rods of differently colored glass are fused in a long bundle that is sliced to produce disks or beads with small scale multi-color patterns
535
Wattle and Daub
Construction method, interwoven sticks and twigs covered with mud or clay
536
Stave Churches
Viking architecture.
537
Westwork
15-16 Palace Chapel of Charlemagne
Combines ground-floor narthex with upper story throne room
538
Cloister
15-18 Saint Gall Plan redrawn with Captions
Enclosed courtyard
539
Kells
Illustrated gospel book
540
Galla Placidia
Daughter of Roman emperor Theodosius
541
Gothic
East germanic language, providing the earliest manuscript evidence of German languages
542
Romanesque
Style or architecture prevailing in Europe
543
Arian Christianity
Concerning the doctrine of Christ
544
Mazarabic
an eclectic style practice in Christian medieval Spain when much of the Iberian peninsula was ruled by Islamic dynasties
545
Beatus
a Person or a book?
546
Vikings
Seafaring bands of norsemen
547
Carolingian
Dynasty established by Charlemagne
548
Ottonian
Saxon dynasty of German monarchs
