Unit 5: West & Central Asia, Early Europe
The Development of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity
Art of the Islamic World:
Chapter 10
Birth and Death of Muhammad: 570 – 632
Conquest of Iraq, Syria, Egypt, and Persia: 661 – 1038
Battle of Poitiers: 732
Ottoman Conquest of Constantinople: 1453
Fall of Granada: 1492
Essential Questions:
How does cultural exchange from West Asia affect Islamic Art?
How does Islamic art and architecture reflect both its diverse cultural traditions and unifying
beliefs?
Islamic Architecture
183. The Kaaba
185. Dome of the Rock (10.2, 10.3, 10.4)
56. Great Mosque, Cordoba, Spain (10.1,
10.11, 10.12, 10.13, 10.14)
65. Alhambra Palace (10.22, 10.23)
186. Great Mosque of Isfahan (10.30)
Terms to know:
Arabesque
Caliph
Calligraphy
Hajj
Iwan
Koran (Qur’an)
Kufic
Madrasa
Mecca
Medina
Minaret
Islamic Art
187. Folio from a Qur’an
191. Ardabil Carpet (10.31)
190. Court of the Gayumars (10.34)
189. Bahram Gur Fights the Karg
188. Basin (Baptistere de St. Louis) (10.35)
57. Pyxis of al-Mughira (10.18)
Minbar
Mihrab
Muezzin
Muqarna
Qiblah wall
Parts of the
Mosque
Shiite
Sunni
Tesselation
Art of the Judeo-Christian World
Constantine’s triumph at the Milvan Bridge: 312 CE
Edict of Milan: 313 CE
Iconoclasm in the Byzantine World: 726-843 CE
Battle of Hastings: 1066
Medieval Crusaders conquer Constantinople: 1204
Hundred Years War between France and England (1337-1453)
Avignon Papacy: 1304-1377
Great Schism: 1377
Black Death (Bubonic Plague): 1348
Essential Questions:
How does Early Christian (Medieval) art reflect its regional styles?
How does Early Christian art express both religious beliefs and courtly life?
How and why does Christian architecture evolve?
How does the monarchy, wealth of cities and towns affect artistic traditions?
What role do patrons and guilds play in the development of art?
Late Antiquity / Early Christianity (200-500)
Chapter 8
181. Petra, Jordan
48. Catacomb of Priscilla
49. Santa Sabina (8.18, 8.19)
50. Vienna Genesis (9.17)
CC. Old Saint Peter’s (8.9, 8.10)
Byzantine (500-1453, Eastern Roman Catholic)
Chapter 9
52. Hagia Sophia (9.5, 9.6, 9.7, 9.8, 9.9)
51. San Vitale (9.1, 9.10, 9.11, 9.12)
51. Justinian & Theodora mosaics (9.1b, c,
9.13, 9.14)
54. Theotokos (9.19)
CC. Panokrator (9.24)
Early Medieval (450-1050, France & Britain)
Chapter 11
53. Merovingian Looped Fibula (11.2)
55. Lindesfarne Gospels (11.7, 11.8)
Terms to Know:
Loculi
Orant figure
Synagogue
Spolia
Torah
Gospels
Continuous
narrative
Syncretism
Apse
Nave
Ambulatory
Axial plan
Central plan
Clerestory
Narthex
Transept
Triforium
Archivolt
Jamb
Trumeau
Voussoir
Pantokrator
Theotokos
Triptych
Psalter
Pendentive
Squinch
Romanesque (1000 – 1200)
Chapter 12
58. Sainte Foy (12.1a, 12.2)
59. Bayeaux Tapestry (12.40, 12.41)
Gothic (1140 – 1500 CE, France, N.Europe)
Chapter 13
80. Chartres Cathedral (13.4, 13.5, 13.6,
13.12, 13.13, 13.14, 13.15, 13.16, 13.17,
13.18, 13.19)
61. Blanche of Castille (13.31)
64. Golden Haggadah
62. Röttgen Pieta (13.50)
Italy in the 14th Century (Trecento, 1250-1400)
Chapter 14
63. Arena Chapel (14.1, 14.9, 14.9a, 14.9b)
CC. Cimabue’s Madonna Enthroned (14.6)
CC. Giotto’s Madonna Enthroned (14.8)
CC. Pisano’s Baptistery Doors (14.20)
Hieratic
Icon
Iconoclasm
Codex
Squinch
Cloisonné
Zoomorphic
Vellum
Arcade
Baptistery
Blind Arcade
Bay
Compound Pier
Buttress
Campanile
Pinnacle
Choir
Diaphragm Arch
Radiating Chapel
Chevet
Rib Vault
Transverse Arch
Ogee Arch
Tympanum
Archivolts
Portal
Maniera Greca