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Definitions (ch. 6 & 7) Flashcards

Etruscan and Roman Art & Jewish, Early Christian and Byzantine Art

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Atrium

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Central courtyard

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Roundels

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Circular panels

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Pilasters

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Rectangular, column like upright strips

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Cistae

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Cylindrical containers used by wealthy women as cases for toiletry articles

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Verism

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An interest in the faithful reproduction of the immediate visual and tactile appearance of subjects
- often associated with roman republic portraiture

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6
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Voussoirs

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The wedge shaped pieces of brick or cut stone which fit together to form into the curve of a round arch

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Pax Romana

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Roman Peace

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Cuirass

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Torso Armour

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Mausoleum

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A monumental tomb

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Cameo

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A gemstone carved in low relief

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Insulae

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Brick apartment blocks

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Intuitive Perspective

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The architectural details follow diagonal lines that the eye interprets as parallel lines proceeding into the distance

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Still Lifes

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Compositions of inanimate objects

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Barrel Vault

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A series of connected arches extended and sequence along a line

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Groin Vault

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Two barrel vaulted spaces intersecting each other at the same level

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Cartouches

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Gilded-bronze shield-shaped ornaments

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Drillwork

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A technique for rapidly cutting deep grooves with straight sides

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Basilica

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A large, rectangular building with an extensive interior space
- adaptable for a variety of administrative governmental functions (in ancient rome)

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Nave

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Large central area of a basilica

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Apses

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Rounded extensions found at each end of a building
- specifically in reference to a basilica

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Rotunda

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Circular room

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Coffers

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Sunken panels

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Oculus

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Central opening

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Exedrae

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Rectangular alternating with semicircular
- niches

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Emblemata

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plural of emblema, “Central design”

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Tetrarchy

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“Rule of four”

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Diptych

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A pair of panels attached with hinges

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Pillars

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Large, freestanding architectural forms

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Catacombs

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Underground cemeteries

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Menorah

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Seven-branched lamp
- religious associations with Judaism

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Synagogue

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Any large room where the Torah scrolls are kept and read

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Hieratic Scale

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Used in sculpture to tell the viewer who is of most importance within an art piece
- the more significance, the bigger the figure appears

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Cathedral

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bishop’s church

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Eucharist

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An elaborate religious ceremony

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Syncretism

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Artists assimilate images from other traditions and give them new meanings

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Orant Figures

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Worshippers with arms outstretched in prayer

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Narrative Image

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Recounting an event through drawing

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Iconic Image

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Symbolically representing an idea rather than a story/narrative

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Cubicula

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Small rooms
- In relation to catacombs in the rooms that break off from the main space holding the sarcophagus

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Medallion

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Round compartments

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Lunettes

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Semicircular framed by arches

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Ambulatory

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Barrel - vaulted passageway

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Putti

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Naked cherubs, derived from pagan art

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Oratory

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Small Chapel

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Cruciform

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Cross - shape

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Conches

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semidome

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Pendentives

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Triangular curving vault sections
- an element of architecture

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Squinches

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Diagonal lentils placed across the upper corner of the wall and supported by an arch or a series of corbled arches that give it a nichelike shape
- an element of architecture

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Icons

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Image

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Martyrium

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Church built over the grave of a martyr

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Scriptoria

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Writing centres for scribes

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Manuscript

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Handwritten book

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Vellum

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Find writing surface made from calf skin

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Iconostasis

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A screen separating the congregation from the sanctuary within a church

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Iconoclasm

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“Image Breaking”
- The prohibition and destruction of works of visual art

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