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Chapter 6-Etruscan and Roman
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Truscan Order
Atrium
Cistae
Composite order
Cartouches
Hadrians villa
Indian triumph of disonysus
Undercutting
Diptych
Exedrae
Coffers
Oculus
Basilica
Apses
Nave
Drill work
Intuitive perspective
Dado
Forum
Mausoleum
engaged
Mega-paleo-neo-lithic
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6-2 Porta Augusta
6-5 Apollo
6-7 Tomb of the Triclinium
6-8 Tomb of Reliefs
6-9 Sarcophagus from Cerveteri
6-11 the ficroni cista
6-10 Married couple (larth tenties and thanchvil
tarna)
6-12 Head of a Man
Pg 170-Patrician Carrying portrait bust of two
ancestors
Pg 172- Pont du Guard
6-16 temple, perhaps dedicated to portunus
6-18 Augustus of Primaporta
Pg 176 Ara Pacis Augustae
6-19 gemma Augustea
6-24 plan, House of the Vettii
6-31 portrait of a married couple
6-32 the Arch of Titus
6-36 Young Flavian Woman
6-45 Pantheon
6-53 Commodus as Hercules
6-55 baths of Caracalla
6-66 Constantine the great
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6-16 Temple Perhaps dedicated to protunus
Arch of titus
Flavian amphitheather
Dome of pantheon
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How are women depicted?
Were there free standing structures?
What kinds of columns are used?
Did the romans depict gods?
What did the romans and Etruscans paint on?
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Chapter 7 - Jewish, Early Christian, and Byzantine Art
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pillars
catacombs
narthex
cathedral
Eucharist
syncretism
orant
lunette
narrative image
cubicula
medallion
ambulatory
putti
oratory
cruciform
conches
naos
galleries
pendentives
squinches
icons
martyrium
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relic
scriptoria
scribes
manuscripts
scrolls
parchment
codex
iconastasis
iconoclasm
psalter
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David battling Goliath
Ark of the Covenant
Wall with Torah Niche
The crossing of the Red Sea
The Good Shepherd with Adam and Eve after the
fall
The Good Shepherd
Harvesting of Grapes
Sarcophagus of Constantina
Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
Christ Enthroned
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of apse)
Empress Theodora and her attendants (South wall
of apse)
Sant’ Apollinare in Classe
Archangel Michael
Rebecca at the well
Virgin and Child with Saints and Angels
Crucifixion
Virgin of Vladimir
Harbaville triptych
David the psalmist
Anastasis
Infant Virgin Mary caressed by her parents
The Old Testament Trinity (three angels visiting
Abraham)
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Mosaic floor of the Beta Alpha Synagogue
Old St. Peters
Church of Santa Sabina
Church of Santa Costanza
Oratory of Galla Placidia
Church of Hagia Sophia
Church of San Vitale
Monastery Churches at Hosios Lukas
Cathedral of Santa Sophia
Cathedral of St. Mark
The Chora Church & its funerary chapel
sculpture? (think about Sarcophagus of Junius
Bassus)
What is the difference between “iconic” and
“narrative” in Early Christian and Byzantine art?
How did the different features of basillicas and
churches geared towards specific types of
Christian worship and devotional practice?
How were images used in Byzantine worship and
why were images suppressed during Iconoclasm?
What kinds of figures are represented and what
kinds of stories are told in mosaics of San Vitale
and the Chora Church?
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Chapter 8-Islamic Art
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Mosque
Minbar
Aniconism
Arabesques
Ablaq Masonry
Jogguled Voussoirs
Muqarnas
Minaret
Qibla
Horseshoe Arche
Maqsura
Kufic
Miradors
Muqarnas
Squinches
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8.1- The Maqamat of Al-Harir
8.7- Minbar
8.10- Court of the Lions
8.11- Muqarnas Dome
8.12- Tile Mosaic Mihrab
8.14- Bowl with Kufic Border
8.15- The Macy Jug
8.16- Baptistery of St.Louis
8.17- Textile with Elephants and Camels
8.29- Wagner Carpet
8.30- Babur Builds the Bagh-I Wafa
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The Kaaba
The Dome of the Rock
The Great Mosque
Court of the Lions
Muqarnas Dome
The Shah-I Zinda Funerary Complex
Mosque of Sultan Selim
Masjid-I Shah
Key Questions
 Contrast the structure of mosques based on their
location in the empire.
 How is Islamic art influenced by Rome or Byzantine?
 Why does Islamic art have no images of people in
religious contexts?
 What decorative motifs and techniques are used?