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Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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A Roman silver or bronze coin equal to 1/4 of a denarius

A

Sesterce

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A Roman name for the small pieces of glass, stone and other materials that go into a mosaic

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Tessarae

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3
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Having one color though there may be multiple values

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Monochromatic

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4
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The lightness or darkness of a color

tints have white added to them

shades have black added to them

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Value

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5
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Color

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Hue

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6
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The edge of a shape or form

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Contour

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7
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To use one thing to represent another

especially material things to represent abstract

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Symbolize

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8
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Reduced to basic parts by eliminating all but essential detail

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Simplified

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9
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Art which is identifiable though the appearance of the object has been changed in someway

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Abstract

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10
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The way parts of a picture are arranged

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Composition

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11
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A satisfying visual equilibrium between the left and right halves of the artwork

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Balance

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12
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Using the contrast of value to create an illusion of 3-D form

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Shading

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13
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A movement of the body to express a thought; a line that describes that motion

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Gesture

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14
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Seen from the front

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Frontal

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15
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To show or emphasize differences

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Contrast

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16
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A portrait that exaggerates distinctive features or peculiarities for humorous purposes

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Caricature

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17
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The underground burial areas used by Christians and Jews

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Catacombs

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18
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Mosaic artisans applied-and roughened the surface some more. When it dried, he applied a–

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Plaster, second coat

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19
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The artist drew a-on the second layer for-purposes

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Sketch, planning

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20
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Walls were built of-that had been-and-together

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Stone, shaped, cemented

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21
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Why were the walls left rough?

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So that the mosaic could stick to them

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22
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The artist applied a third layer in–sections and applied the colored-,-, fired-or-of-into it

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1 foot, glass, marble, Clay, mother, pearl

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23
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Tessarae is usually made from

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Sheets of colored, hardened glass, cut into many small pieces

24
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The artist used smaller pieces in the details like-and-and use the larger pieces to fill in-and–

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Faces, hands, clothes, plain backgrounds

25
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The artist started with the-and then filled in the-

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Contour, inside

26
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Designers kept-and also got many-from-books whose-he copied

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Sketchbooks, ideas, manuscript, illustrations

27
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Mosaic artist often used familiar-so that he could work directly on the-without having to refer to any-

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Stories, wall, source

28
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After Christ’s death, the church went through a time of

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Persecution

29
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Jews harassed-, while the Romans did not-… Then the Romans started to blame-for their–problems

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Christians, care, Christians, weakening Empire

30
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From 250 A.D. on, a lot of pagan thoughts became popular and Christians were

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Executed

31
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Decius

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First Roman to be killed by a foreign emperor.

He was overthrown by Constantine

32
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Diocletian

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First Roman emperor to willingly resign.

He hated Christians

33
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Constantine

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Issued edict of Milan, legalizing Christianity.

First emperor known to be Christian

34
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During the time of persecution, much art was created in the

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Catacombs

35
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Christians also carved in stone caskets

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Sarcophagi

36
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Also did small–and other things for-adornment

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Portable furniture, personal

37
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Several groups built–, but violent mobs destroyed them under Diocletian’s rule from 303 to 311. Began when Christianity was-.

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Christian churches, legalized

38
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The early church age ended when the church split into-branches

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Two

39
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East a.k.a.

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Orthodox

40
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West a.k.a.

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Catholic

41
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The branches the church split into are called

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East, orthodox

West, Catholic

42
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One of the earliest churches remains

And where

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Santa Maria Maggiore

Rome Italy

43
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Where is the Santa Maria Maggiore located

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Rome Italy

44
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The Santa Maria Maggiore was-between 352 and 366 A.D

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Built

45
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The Santa Maria Maggiore was-between 432 and 440 A.D

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Restored

46
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The Santa Maria Maggiore originally had-separate pictures showing scenes from the lives of Abraham, Jacob, Moses, and Joshua

Now?

A

42

27 still exist

47
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The purpose of these mosaics was

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Instructional

like illustrations in a textbook

48
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Mosaics have been used since

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3,000 BC

49
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What were the four qualities of art in the early church age

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Conventionalism

Symbolism

Reserve

Joyousness

50
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Conventionalism

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Work does not represent things as they are seen, but for an idea they reflect

deeper meaning

51
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Symbolism

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Objects represent something abstract

example: red hearts for Valentine’s Day

52
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Reserve

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Feared that a representation of God would become an idol so they use symbols instead

53
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Joyousness

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Always expressed joy, even when going through hard times

example: martyrs shown lifting up hands in prayer with “in peace” written on them

54
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Most mosaics in early Christian churches were placed high on the wall under the

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Clerestory windows

55
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Viewers saw the mosaics from-so details had to be large enough to-it from a great distance

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Below, communicate

56
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In our age we need to try to use-,-,-,–, and-to communicate–just like they used mosaics

A

Art, photography, painting, computer art, videos, eternal truth

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