Flashcards in Unit 3 Deck (14)
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Christian and Jewish catacomb paintings
loose brush
late 4th century
depict religious anecdotes
drawn in the dark, fixed more on message than visible beauty
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Constantine (the guy, this is not art. he's just a guy)
legitimized christianity
divided rome into two capitols
306 CE
3
first temple in jerusalem
holds the ark of the covenant
destroyed by the babylonians, ark stolen 586 bce
rebuilt later when jew's homeland was returned to them, restored in like 30 bce
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sarcophagus of junius bassus
two registers, elaborate figural scenes, high relief?? partially roman style still, columns, equestrian figures,
sarcophagus of a roman official who was babtised on his death bed, lived pagan, died christian
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byzantines (as a people. not art just people)
they are past rome and greece, it's that middle land. u kno wher it is
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hagia sophia
in 532 ce, constantinople, both longitudinal and central architecture elements, beautiful inside, plain outside, christian symbolism, lots of lights and windows, bigger dome than pantheon
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emperor justinian and empress theodora/attendents
san vitale: octagonal, built after a saint, i=unification of church and state, etc
mosaic in san vitale. etherial, they seem to float, cluster of heads, less realism
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chi-rho-iota page, book of kells
late 8th century, scotland, oxgau ink on vellum, made by monks in their little monk villages that i forget the name of, really ornate and stuff i guess
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doors in bishop bernward, st michaels hildesheim
huge ass bronze doors in germany, cast all in one piece, impressively, registers depict bible stuff, sixteen feet high, around 1025 ce
10
cathedral complex, pisa
contains leaning tower of pisa. notable example of romanesque churches. domes, barrel vaulting, heavy, dark, oppressive atmosphere, few windows
11
tympanum: the last judgment
at the saint lazare church. grotesque, apocalyptic mood, 1120-30 ce, depicts The Final Judgment of getting into heaven or hell. pretty scary actually
12
bayeux embroidery
200 feet long embroidery, made in 1066-82 and tells the stories of william the conqueror. currently rests in canterbury
13
chartres cathedral
beginning of gothic art, flying buttresses, lots of windows, pointed arches, high tower things, rose windows and stained glass.
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