Chapter 10-12 Flashcards
In what century did muhammuds powerful religious message spread to the arabs?
Seventh
Who did muhammad message influence the most?
Arabs
The year mongol sacked Bagdad?
1258
The two division of islam?
Shiite and sunni
What resulted from the patronage by rulers and social elites?
Major Monuments and Artistic movements
The most popular art form in islam?
Calligraphy
Student learning the way of Calligraphy are require to also know
Manufacture of ink and correct postures
What is oriented in the direction of mecca
Mosque
list the three types of patterns common in islamic art?
arabesque, calligraphy, and tessellation
What were the patterns arabesque, calligraphy, and tessellation used on
Everything
Who often manufacture smaller prayer rugs?
Women
Islamic used pathos in their arts. (T or F)
False
The koran does not ban images. (T or F)
True
Name a Art Piece that shows Imagery
The Frieze of Mshatta
What imagery is shown of The Frieze of Mshatta .
Animals
What is on the religous side of the frieze of mshatta.
Nothing
Hypostle style is present in which architectural building
the great mosque at cordoba
Describe the arches at coradoba.
Horseshoe shaped/ alternating stripework
What is the difference between Mosque of selim 2 and the great mosque at coradoba?
Mosque of selim has a unified central core with a brilliant dome mounted a centralize ground plan.
Persian develop characteristic in their art from?
Iran and China
Mognolia conquered Iran in?
1258
Mongolian Introduced ——– in——-?
Chinese art , late middle ages
Intricate details and multicolored geometric patterns was greatly admired by ——-
Persian artist
Persian artist pefered using a ———-color paint palette.
Bright
ARABESQUE:
a flowing, intricate, and symmetrical pattern deriving from floral motifs.
CALLIGRAPHY:
decorative or beautiful handwriting
JALI:
perforated ornamental stone screens in islamic art.
MECCA, MEDINA:
islamic holy cities’ mecca is the birthplave of muhammad and the city all muslim turn to in prayer; medina is where muhammad was first accepted as the prophet.
MIhrab:
a central niche in a mosque which indicates the direction to mecca.
MINARET:
a tall, slender column used to call people too prayer.
MINBAR:
a pulpit
Quiblah
Used to direct towards mecca
Persian manuscript are unusual in islamic art because they
Resist the ban on images
The year 600 everything was know to be old( T or F)
True
What did the vandals seek to destroy
The roman civilization
What was the principle learning center for the early middle ages.
The monostaries
A scribes job was to illustrate? ( T or F)
False
What vow did monks and nuns make while making manuscripts.
The vow of silence
What does hiberno-saxon mean?
English art
What are two characteristic of hiberno saxon.
animal style and horror vacui
What caused the expansion of the viking culture.
Population explosion
What was the name of charlemagne art during his time
Carolingian art
Lorsch gatehouse uses roman triumphal arches( T or F)
True
Palatine Chaper is inspired by what?
The san vitale during the byzantine.
What sources inspired medieval manuscripts
Roman and contemporary byzantine
Interior arches and windows so not line up on top another are a common theme of ————–?
The ottoman empire
CLOISSONNE:
enamelwork in which colored areas are seperated by thin bands of metal usally gold or bronze
1000 what happen?
Migration settledown and the crusades
What was medival society centered on
Fuedalism
Painters were considered Middle class?(T or F)
TRUE
What did Romanesque used for most of thier structures.
Stone
List problems stone caused?
- Very Heavy
- Narrower Window Space(less light)
- Really Dark
The rib vault was a innovation to help………
support the roof
List advantages of stone?
- Fireproof
- Easier to sustain
- Durable
- Weatherproof
Portals of the medival cathedrals had ——–placed around it
sculptures
Romanesque buildings are charcaterized by ?
Being large, displaying monumentality and solidity
The pisa cathedral was built with a ———
wooden roof
Italians tend to use roman style vault like
Barrel and groin vault
Durham cathedral used——-to make the interior————–?
rib covered groin vault to make interiors seem taller and lighter.
The Characteristic of Romanesque Painting are ?
Fiqures tend to be outline in black and then civrantly colored.