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Etruscan Art

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Tuscany region of Italy

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Ephemeral products

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only surviving a short time

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Etruscan temple

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made of wood, tile and mudbrick
large patio and porch area, 3 interior rooms, sculptures on top of roof

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Apollo of Veii

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one of sculptures from roof of temple, terra cotta, archaic smile

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Etruscan cemeteries

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believed in cremation and tombs, sotcked w/ things needed for the afterlife

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Tumuli

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tombs were mounts like beehive tombs

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Etruscan Sarcophagus w/ Reclining Couple

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terracotta, eating in reclining pose, held ashes of the couple in cinerary jar, happy and welcoming

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Capitoline Wolf

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bronze, she-wolf is Etruscan, Romulus and Remus were added after

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Aulus Metellus

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bronze, high ranking Roman official aka the Orator, done at end of Etruscan age, dressed in Roman fashion

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Arches

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Roman invention, arch made up of voussoiur wedge shaped stones, last stone placed is the keystone

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The Republic

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first a monarchy then republic w/ a Senate, Julius Caeser is dictator, his death marks end of republic w/ civil war breaking out

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Early Empire

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Caeser’s newphew Octavian, named Augustus, Pontific Maximus (High Priest), Golden age of Rome begins

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High Empire

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Trajan, raged war on Dacians

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Late Empire

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most populace city in world, art falls into dark ages, civil war and power divided

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Augustus of Primaporta

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political propaganda of Augustus, multiple copies placed around, shows gods as he is related to the gods

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Ara Pacis Augustae

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Altar of Peace, built by Augustus, painted, fragments found reconstructed by Mussolini, relief sculptures show figures of humans, animals, plants, shows founding of Rome

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Pont-du-gard

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first major building used arches, bridge aquaduct, built in 5 yrs, supplied water to city of Nimes

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Colosseum

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concrete from molds, double ampitheatres, multiple events held, columns in order, sitting based on status

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Column of Trajan

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ancient roman streets lower, square base originally a tomb. relief sculpture wraps around 22x, about campaigns Trajan waged, shows beginning of war bottom to top

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Pantheon

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NOT Parthenon, concrete, Greek temple at front but circular building inside, Oculus center and provide light

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Mummy Portraits

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takes place during Roman empire w/ Greek style but Egyptian use

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Portraits of the Four Tetrachs

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structure set up by Diocletian, means four rulers, after Rome divided again, dark age of art

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Arch of Constantine

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wasn’t seen by Constantine, patchwork of other arches of other leaders, situated next to the Colosseum

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Late Antiquity

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primarily addresses Christian art in the Roman Empire

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Late Antiquity Religious Change
went from polytheistic to monotheistic, Pagans are polytheistic
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Nave
where the congregation sits
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Transept
the crossing of the church
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Apse
usually end of a church, dome or curved roof/part of church
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Ambulatory
curved barrel vault around the apse
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Barrel Vaults
one arch in front of the other
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Groin Vault
where two barrel vaults intercept each other at right angles
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Pendentives
curving wall sections set between arches that curve inward, dome on top of square building
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Mosaics
small pieces of stone/glass/tile arranged to create an image/pattern
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Church of Santa Costanza
round church, originally tomb/baptistry, centrally-planned church
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Sarcophogus of Junius Bassus
marble tomb in St. Peter's, governer of the Roman empire, see transition to Christianity, Christ stepping on Pagan god's head
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Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
plus shaped structure, made w/ reused brick, heavily covered in mosaics, glass angles to make it look shimmery
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Church of San Vitale
octagonal shape, reused brick, famous for mosaics on either side of altar (Justinian and His Attendants and Theodora and Her Attendants)
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Justinian and His Attendants
Emporer Justinian. political propaganda, stand in for Christ w/ halo around, advisors surrounding him, flat art
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Theodora and Her Attendants
Justinian's wife, stand in for the Virgin Mary, three wise men on her dress, halo around and surrounded by advisors
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Hagia Sophia
Holy Wisdom, converted to a Mosque, first major building square building and dome top, was built to revive glory of Roman empire, uncovered mosaics
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Early Medieval Europe
Roman empire has fallen by Germanic kingdoms, area of uncertainty w/ not a lot of documentation, little art known
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Vellum
paper made out of calf-skin
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Sutton Hoo Burial Ship
farm in England, 7 different mounds, large mound found ceremonial ship, person held some type of importance
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Sutton Hoo Purse Cover
viking-like w/ interlacing and abstract animals, mostly metal artifacts remained intact
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Borgund Stave Church
staves (timbers) held structure of church, dark interiors often burnt down, cross and dragon on top of church to protect it
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Wooden Portal of the Stave Church
door taken from a diff structure, incorporated into the wall, similar to viking pagan art w/ stylized mythical creatures among foliage
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Page from the Lindisfarne Gospels
extremely intricate page, abstract animal figures and patterns
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Equestrian Portait of Charles the Bald
thought it was Charlamagne, glorify the rule, wearing ceremonial robes and sword, holding orb = power
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Book of Kells
monasteries centers of prayer, learning and art, four scribes/monks and three painters worked on it, heavily decorated books, jewels on front cover
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Chi-rho-iota from Book of Kells
Greek letters spell out Christ, the page took a month to produce
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Door of Saint Michael's
bronze, very expensive, scenes from old testament on left and new testament on right, read from top to bottom, majority illiterate iconagraphy used
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Romanesque Art
means roman-like
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Relics and Reliquaries
relics are parts of saint and reliquaries are containers for them, thought to have special powers, brought out in ceremonies/religious days, were stolen a lot
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Typanum
curving wall sections above church doorways, allowed masses to understand the stories of the bible
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Martyr
someone who dies for their faith
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Pilgrimage
trips people would take to see the relics, often visit churches throughout France and Northern Spain to see relics
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Cathedral Complexes
baptistry in front, cross-shaped church/cathedral behind it and a bell tower
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Last Judgement (Romanesque)
relief sculpture over door, Christ w/ full body halo, the saved on his left, weighing of souls on the right, dead rising below him
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Reliquary Statue of Saint Foy
heavily ornamented, golden jeweled sitting on throne, relic of martyr in it
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Reliquary Statue of Saint Alexander
size of a human head, similar to ancient Roman busts
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Gothic Cathedrals
walls opened up, lots of windows, color stained glass, buildings big to make you feel small in god's prescence
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Pointed Arches
arches not curved anymore, allow taller structures, weight transmitted downwards w/ pressure on walls
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Flying Buttresses
walls pressured due to arches, used to help distribute the weight, extensions of interior arches
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Abbey Church of Saint-Denis
first modern Gothic cathedral, transition from Romanesque church, multiple French kings buried there
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Chartres Cathedral
two diff type of towers in front of the church, romanesque and gothic tower, sculptural elements on outside very column-like and frontal, don'nt interact w/ one another
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Reims Cathedral
reconstructed in modern age after bombed in WW2, outside sculptures, Enunciation and Visitation, figures solitary
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Renaissance
Italian for rebirth, re-emergence of civilization after it fell into Dark Ages, horrible time to live
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The Plague/Black Death
once a century major outbreak, half of European population is killed
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Altarpiece
wood, diptych (2 panel), triptych(3 panel, most common), polyptych (multi-panel), panels would be closed and opened on Sundays/religious days
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In Situ
in the original place, never moved
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Tempera
mixture of pigment and egg yolk, traditionally painted on wood panels
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Hieratic Scale
largest person is the most important
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Mimesis
replicate/reproduce, focus on nature
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Fresco
painting on fresh plaster, permanent as long as building
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Patronage
Wealthy families, The Church, The Guild, Civic Bodies
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Guilds
no matter job you belonged to a guild, similar to modern labor unions, guilds extremely competitive
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Madonna and Child Enthroned (Cimabue)
Byzantine/Gothic art, 12ft tall, frontal and flat, not accesible
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Madonna and Child Enthroned (Giotto)
first artist of the Renaissance, 10ft, mimesis, better depiction of space
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Arena Chapel
built on grounds of ancient Roman arena, best preservings of Giotto's work, Meeting of Joachim and Anna, The Last Judgement
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The Meeting of Joachim and Anna/Meeting at the Golden Gate
improvement in interaction and emotion, lack of understanding architecture, perspective, light source
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The Last Judgement (Giotto)
last painting we see when exiting chapel, parton shown offering arena chapel to the Virgin Mary in repentance
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Piazza Della Signoria w/ Palazzo Della Signoria
statue of David originally oustide of it, war time. fortress-like building, served as a prison
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Conjectural Reconstruction of the Maesta Altarpiece
40 panels all together, gigantic polyptych, when it was finished it was parraded and city shut down, pieces are seperated
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Annunciation
9x10ft, lots of gold, shows the Angel Gabriel telling the Virgin Mary she is going the bear the Christ child, tryptych
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Annunciation
9x10ft, lots of gold, shows the Angel Gabriel telling the Virgin Mary she is going the bear the Christ child, tryptych

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