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Chapter 15 - Early Medieval Art Flashcards

1
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middle ages was referred to as the

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dark ages (not called anymore)

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the age of migrating ideas

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barbarians : different groups of people - huns, ostrogoths etc

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visgoths

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weren’t necessarily barbarians, different way of life brought to Europe

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merovingians

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early dynasty kings in France, known for metalwork

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5
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eagle brooch

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from Visigothian group

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cloisonné

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little coloured stone in brooch

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interest in using metals and stones to represent what?

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gods

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Basil Brown

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archaeologist, digging into mounds,discovered large ships imprints, and art and metalwork found

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Milefiore

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combine bronze and bits of glass, cut across bits of glass to create different colours

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Sutton Hoo

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known for milefiore and cloisonné

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King Redwald

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ship burial and should clasps are his

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Saulos and Paulos

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set of two spoons, conversion to christianity - talk about idea of conversion

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interlaced animal style

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cross migration of motifs, used in stone church in scandanavia

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book of durrow (manuscript)

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christian conversions, Saint Patrick christianized north ireland to scottland, symbol of Saint Matthew, first elaborate gospel books

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Pope Gregory the Great

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synoth to conference

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Conference

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had to calculate/ write stuff. Problem without priest or pope

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17
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Gospel of St. Augustine

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depicts Luke (ox)

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The Book and Medieval Scriptorium

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made in scriptorium, in monastery - where they copied books; people got education in monastery

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medieval books

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made of calf skin, some manuscripts over 500 calfs were killed to produce books

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Book of Kells

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beginning of Christian material tradition, Chi - rho first letters of christ

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Lindisfarne Gospels

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series of cross and carpet page, made purposeful mistake since only god is perfection (demonstrates humility)

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22
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proportional system

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1 : root(2) ratio

23
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Lindisfarne Gospel Book

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page of matthew writing his gospel, combine latin to describe symbol and greek for person

24
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the codex amratinus

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more classical roman look, prophet Ezra restoring the sacred scriptures, reference to another manuscript

25
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what is an area of artistic production

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the cross, example : stone cross with circle around horizontal and vertical beam

26
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cross of monasterboice

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cross in ireland, next to a body of water

27
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what did the sculptures on crosses depict?

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scenes from the old and new testament

28
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what influenced the decorations on crosses?

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metalwork

29
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what did constantinople have an interest in?

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relics of true cross

30
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relics

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bit of true cross

31
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what were the effects of relics?

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cause miraculous cure of illness, primary relics were body parts, make reliquary in shape of body part

32
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carolingine empire monastery

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place of education, had cloisters

33
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carolingine empire central church

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doesn’t look like any early christian building, had an uncommon double transept

34
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Plan of St. Gall

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idealized depiction of monastery

35
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medival monk

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signs psalms all day, memorize songs in latin

36
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gospel of godescalc

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good depiction of 3d space, realistic, mark looking backwards up towards his symbol

37
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what might a late roman manuscript look like?

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manuscript with gold and silver lettering

38
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gospel book of charlemagne

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purple page associated with royalty. Charlemagne thinks he’s the roman emperor

39
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how was the colour purple made?

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made in Tyree from seashells. purple stone, porphery, made bathtubs

40
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symbol of evangelist

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book and quill

41
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gospel of matthew

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opening page = stoic text.
Big ‘L’ = first word of Matthew Libre (the book of generations)
statement = all generations that go before christ
christ in line of human beings, why his symbol is a human

42
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why style was in the doorway of the church

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animal style

43
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Utrecht Psalter

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has three columns, roman font, not a Roman book, every verse of psalms is represented with an image

44
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what could be an old book of psalms?

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Utrecht Psalter

45
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what was the primary tool to learn latin?

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Utrecht Psalter

46
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Cover of Lindau Gospels

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the front = jewels, classical cross

the back = notwork, celtic design

47
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who expanded the carolingine empire?

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charlemagne

48
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who established the capital city Aachen?

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Charlemagne

49
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aachen looks like the plan for which building?

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San Vitale

50
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who was a late roman emperor?

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Justinien

51
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bronze was used to create what?

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bronze doors, equestrian figure, bronze doorway

52
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double transept is located where>

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centula abbey

53
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who introduced iconoclasm?

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Constantinople

ARTH 1910 (4 decks)

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