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Early Christian Art
Located in Egypt
Callled the "Pompeii of the Desert"
Founded by Alexander the Great
Technically part of the Roman Empire, but they left it alone -
Early Christian Art
Pentateuch: crook in teh wall that houses teh Torra
Interesting because Jewish law prohibited images -
Early Christian Art
About 5 stories below city of Rome
100 miles of catacombs
Housed about 4 million bodies
Spaces to store bodies called loculi/cubicula -
Early Christian Art
Resembles the Calf-Bearer
Christ looks YOUNG
Pastoral scene
In each lunette is stories of Jonah
Orant figures -
Early Christian Art
Axial planned
Built over remains of Saint Peter
Columns are from Roman buildings (political statement)
Bare exterior with ornate interior -
Early Christian Art
Centrally planned
Alter in middle
Originally mosoleum dedicated to Contantine's daughter
12 painted columns = 12 diciples
Bare exterior with ornate interior -
Early Christian Art
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Early Christian Art
Ivory
Christ is young (no beard)
Has heroic body
Judas hung-weak
Juxtaposes Christ and Judas -
Early Christian Art
Combination of axial and central plan
Plain exterior
Originally- chapel dedicated to St. Lawrence -
Early Christian Art
Christ dressed in royal colors
Not holding the sheep; landscape scene
Chrsit has a golden nimbus
Symmetrical
Depth still off -
Early Christian Art
First major church dedicated to Mary
Coeffered, ornate ceiling
Has a clerestory
Vaulted ceilings
Mosaics = KEY -
Early Christian Art
Clustering of heads
Lot shown with 2 daughters (disproportionate sizes)
City of Caanan looks closer to Abraham -
Early Christian Art
Classical drapery and facial type
Disproportionate stepss and feet
Proportions off in general -
Early Christian Art
Dedicated toe Theodoric the Great
Has 3 aisles, is axial planned, and palace attached on the side
Nave- portaits of Old Testament Figures
Above clerestory- scenes of Christ's life -
Byzantine Art
Christ completely cloaked in purple
Looking directly at people
Nimbus with a cross! -
Oldest, well preserved painted Bible manuscripts
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Early Christian Art
TWO stories
Octogonal shape
Columns ornate- covered in reliefs
Looks centrally planned (is not though- has an apse) -
Byzantine Art
Axial and Centrally planned
Dome supported by pendentives
Patrons: Justinian and Theodora
Exterior = plain and massive
Mosaics! -
NOT symmetrical (blasphemy)
Still very 2D with frontal poses
Procession walking towards curtain -
Byzantine Art
Symmetry (Justinian flanked on both sides)
Figs. very 2D
Clustering of Heads
Figs. looking at us- walking to Mass
Also believed to be the first EVER boy band -
Early Medieval Art
Tribal appearence
All areas have decorative manner (like illuminated manuscript) -
Early Medieval Art
Seated on a bench (w/ red cushion)
Has a nimbus
Portrayed writing the book of Matthew -
Early Medieval Art
Horror vacui- decorated everywhere
Intracte serpants and dragons
Carpet pages = break in book -
Islamic Art
Palace with a Mosque
Super high walls
elaborate bathing systeming (like the Romans)
Carved stone friez- offered privacy to occupants -
Early Medieval Art
2 transepts
3 archways
Decorated columns (like Trajan's Column) -
Early Medieval Art
Subject: Fall of Man & Redemption of Man
Ment to be magnificent -
Byzantine Art
Greek cross plan (looks like a plus sign, not a cross)
2 big domes
Adorned everywhere with mosaics
Mosaics asymmetrical
Church contians relics of Saint Mark -
Byzantine Art
Massive
Ment to be impactful
Christ has a nimbus with a cross
Older Christ (has a beard)
Gold background- eternal -
Islamic Art
Named because of matching white marble slabs
Square floor plan
Has a dome- airy feel
vaulted- looks like stalagtites -
Byzantine Art
Icon- 3 angels (appeared to Sarah & Abraham)
Repeating forms
Identical faces- mirrior pose
Background = gold sky -
Islamic Art
Persian national epic
Shows history of Iran from beginning of time to when Islam was introduced
Court of Gayumars- depicts first king of Iran -
Byzantine Art
Commissioned by Ivan the Terrible
Tall, slender pyramidliek central tower (with small onion shaped dome)
Found in Moscow Russia -
Islamic Art
1st example of a centrally planned mosque
Mosque = capitol of Ottoman Empire
Mirab could be seen from anywhere in the mosque
Climax of Ottoman architecture -
Early Christian Art
Clustering of Heads!
David wearing purple = royalty
Samuel is the biggest (heirarchy of scale)
Roman drappery, but lacks volume -
Early Christian Art
No Crucifixion image
Divided into sections by columns
3 sides decorated
Images used to spread the Gospel
Juxtaposes Old Testament and New Testament stories -
Byzantine Art
Can tell faces apart (individualized)
Symmerty
Relief
Medieval approach at lableing names
Hands covered-sign of respect -
Islamic Art
NOT a mosque- is a HOLY SITE
Domed octogon (like San Vitale)
Marked coming of a new religion
Believed to be rock that Muhammad ascended into heaven on
Exterrior is covered in tiles -
Islamic Art
Hypostyle hall
2 story system (to raise the roof)
lower arches have horse shoe shape
Masqura (961-965) -
Early Medieval Art
Human faces hidden in lace
Very red
Looks like a carpet page -
Early Medieval Art
Illuminated manuscript -
Early Medieval Art
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Early Medieval Art
Not suure what it is part of
Interlaces animal style and vine line appearence -
Early Medieval Art
3 arches (like Constantine's arch)
Engaged columns- imported from Italy
Chapel on top- used to be a recieving room
Turets on sides (house spiral staircases) -
Early Medieval Art
Looks like Marcus Aurelius statue on horse
Charlemagne does not looks like he is moving (horse does) -
Early Medieval Art
Simple design- purple and red ink ONLY
Large pages- allows for pictures ans words
Looks like Ebbo Gospels -
Early Medieval Art
Modeled after San Vitale (2 stories)
Centrally planned
Dome supported by squinches
Columns and capitols imported from Rome -
Early Medieval Art
Nerver actually built
Monks would never have to leave the monestary -
Early Medieval Art
Christ is very limp
Nimbus with a cross (no crown of thorns)
Emotional suffering
Life Sized -
Byzantine Art
Not super decorative, but more so than past churches
Cloisonne Technique used on windows
Squinches support dome on top
Tall and narrow -
Byzantine Art
David has Classical muscular body, but has stiff clothes
Melody seated next to David (as a muse)
Echo hiding behind pillar
Odd guy in the bottom right (supposed to the mountains) -
Early Christian Art
Christ triumphant over Roman Sky God- dominance of Religion -
Early Christian Art
Transition from Paganism to Christianity
Classic Form- wet drappery
