Chapter 8-11 Flashcards
narthex
entrance way into a church
atrium
enclosed garden with no roof
nave
axial longitudinal plan middle pathway of church
clerestory
row of windows at the top for light
Ambulatory
walking pathway in a circle, first seen in santa constanza
mausoleum
indoor building as a grave cite for one or a family
catacomb
underground network of burials
Orants
raise the roof pose seen catacombs
santa sabina
axial/longitudinal, told us what old st peters looked like
Old Saint Peter’s
longitutanial related to santa sabina, nave, aisle, narthax
Santa Costanza
Ambulatory, symbol of jesus and dinices, grapes
Christian sarcophagi
Not Suffering, young christ, christian subject matter in roman
Christ as Good Shepherd from Galla Placidia:
cross, sheep, Halo, purple gown,
Common figure used as prefiguration of Christ:
Jonah the whale seen in catacomb of pricilla
Symbols of the Eucharist
(UNKNOWN)Vienna Genesis:
made of animal skin: parchment(cow or sheep), written in liquid silver ink, multiple images of same person, images were for the illiterate
Catacombs of Priscilla:
She was a lady (questioned womens role)
Squinch
Octagon that transfer into a dome
Encaustic
pigment mixed with wax, ,used in icons like the virgin and child one
icon
an image used for private devotion
Mosaics
artwork made out of small titles
pendentive
kinda like a squish but served to hold a dome