Ancient Mediterranean Art Flashcards
5 cases of culture contact in ancient Mediterranean art
Toreador Fresco
Snake Goddess
Funeral Mask of Agamemnon
kouros
Tomb of the Lionesses
Villa of Mysteries
Hagia Sophia
known as a “Cycladic Idol”
from Cycladic civilization
usually depicts women
similar to venus figure (but less round)
Minos
legendary king of Minoans
minotaur
half-man (body) and half-bull (head)
labyrinth
maze where minotaurs live
known as the “Palace of Knossos”
from Minoan civilization
giant maze palace
had plumbing
had pillars
significance of Minoan pillars
wider on top
known as “Toreador Fresco” or “Bull-Leaping Fresco”
from Minoan civilization
learned to use different colors to differentiate gender from Egyptians
badly damaged
fresco
painting in fresh or wet plaster
known as the Octopus Vase
from Minoan civilization
found in temples
would look good on Borowicz’s coffee table
animal style
organic style
repeated use of designs derived from nature as decoration
known as the “Snakes Goddess”
from Minoan civilization
learned to worship snakes from Mesopotamians (no snakes on island of Crete)
Homer
ancient Greek poet
author of The Iliad and The Odyssey
lived circa 800BCE
The Iliad
Homer’s epic poem about the Trojan War
known as “Lion Gate”
from Mycenaean civilization
main entrance of Mycenae
learned to build with stones from Egyptians
learned to build upside-down pillars from Minoans
known as the “Funeral Mask of Agamemnon”
from Mycenaean civilization
gold funeral mask discovered in Mycenae
learned to make gold funeral masks from Egyptians
believed to possibly be forged by discoverer
location of ancient Greece
all the way from southern Italy to Turkey
city-states
polis
ununified cities of Greece
geometric style
repeated use of designs derived from shapes as decoration
dipylon vase
giant painted vase
from Greek civilization
contained painted stories
red figure
dipylon vase with red images
black figure
dipylon vase with black images
kore
statue of young female
from Greek civilizations
korous
statue of young male
from Greek civilization
used as offerings
learned how to make life-size sculptures from Egyptians
known as the “Kritios Boy”
from Greek civilization
first classical Greek sculpture
smashed
contrapposto
means “counterpoised”
depiction of person with weight on one foot
seen in all classical Greek statues
canon
a perfect example of something
known as the “Spearbearer” or “Doryphoros”
from Greek civilization
canon of male body
known as “Zeus”
from Greek civilization
made of Bronze
lost at sea for 2,000 or more years
known as “Laocoōn”
from Greek civilization
depiction of Trojan priest trying to save city
thought to be kick-ass by Michaelangelo
Mr. Borowicz wants to take him to prom
Doric temple
temple with blobs above pillars
Ionic temple
temple with scrolls above pillars
Corinthian temple
temple with leaves above pillars
known as the “Parthenon”
from Greek civilization
canon of Greek temples
made for Athena
known as the “Theatre of Epidaurus”
from Greek civilization
had wicked good acoustics
known as the “Tomb of the Lionesses”
from Etruscan civilization
example of a fresco
learned to use different colors to differentiate gender from Egyptians
learned about Dipylon pottery from Greeks (seen in images)
known as “Sarcophagus”
from Etruscan civilization
depicts a couple feeding each other romantically
example of terra cotta
Chimera
3-headed mythical creature
from Etruscan civilization
known as the “Aquaduct at Pont du Gard”
from Roman civilization
used arches
known as the “Basilica of Constantine”
from Roman civilization
used vaults
could fit 9 Mercyhurst Preparatory School campuses inside
known as the “Pantheon”
from Roman civilization
used dome
used as a temple
known as the “Colosseum”
from Roman civilization
made of concrete
known as “Trajan Column”
from Roman civilization
example of narrative relief
known as “Augustus of Primaporta”
from Roman civilization
example of orator pose
found in ruins of a house
known as the “Villa of Mysteries”
from Roman civilization
located in the city of Pompeii
learned to worship new gods from Greeks
known as the “Hagia Sophia”
from Byzantine civilization
learned to build domes from Romans
originally a Christian church that was converted into a mosque
known as “Mosque at Samarra”
located in Iraq
one of oldest mosques in world
had a big tower to shout out when to pray
illuminated manuscript
illustrated text
usually religious and created by monks
hand-copied
known as the “Book of Kells”
from Ireland
designed with patterns
example of illuminated manuscript
known as “Notre Dame de Paris”
located in Paris
gothic church
made to allow everybody in Paris to attend mass at once
gargoyle
water spout
named after sound of water in tubes
