Art Christ Flashcards
enterence hall
atrium
part of church used for baptism
baptisty
large oblong hall
basilica
support built against a wall
buttress
underground cemetrsayr
catacombs
bishops seat
cathedra
central type alter
alter at the center
cross shaped
cruciform
dome
cupola
painting on wall,ceiling
fresco
images and symbols used in art
iconography
idolatry
worship of idols
picture by creating smaller pieces
mosaic
chamber or porch (vertible)
narthex
central part of church used for congregation
nave
prayer position, arms out palms up not hands together
orans figure
curved triangle for vaulting
pendentive
first form of something
prototype
structure across a tower to support
squinch
parts used for a mossaic
tessarae
two parts forming arms cross shape
transept
gallery across the archs pf the nave
triforium
honor/admire
venerate