Final Flashcards
Hellenistic
Dying Gaul
Epigonos the elder
c 230-220 BCE
Marble copy of bronze
Hellenistic
Athena battling Alkyoneos, scene from gigantomachy frieze, Pergamon Altar
c 175 BCE
Marble
Hellenistic
Detail from Athena battling Alkoneos, scene from gigantomachy frieze, Pergamon Altar
c 175 BCE
Marble
Hellenistic
Gigantomachy frieze, Pergamon ALtar
c 175 BCE
Marble
Early Buddhist India
Great Stupa at Sanchi
c 50-25 BCE
Early Buddhist India
Eastern gateway, Gate Stupa at Sanchi
50-25 BCE
Early Buddhist India
Seated Buddha, Mathura, India
2nd century CE
Red sandstone
Hindu India
Shiva Nataraja (lord of dance)
11-12 century
Bronze
Hindu India
Kandariya Temple, Khajuraho
1030
Sandstone
Hindu India
Mithunas (loving couple) from exterior wall, Kandariya Temple, Khajuraho
1030 CE
Carved sandstone
Early Medieval China
Seated Buddha from Hebei province
340 CE
Gilt bronze
Early Medieval China
Stupa Pillar and North Wall, Dunhuang Mogao Cave 254
5th Century
Painted stucco
Paleolithic
Venus of Willendorf
28K - 25K BCE
Limestone
Neo-Babylonian
Ishtar Gate Reconstruction
605-560 CBE
Glazed Brick
Achaemenic Persia
Processing Delegation, audience hall staitway, Persepolis
520-460 BCE
Carved Stone relief
Minoan Crete
Bull leaping scene, Knossos Palace
1400 BCE
fresco
Early Classical Greece
Dying warrior from east pediment, Temple of Aphaia at Aegina
c 480 BCE
Marble
Classical Greece, Myron (sculptor)
Diskobolos
c 450 BCE
Marble copy of bronze
Hellenistic
Hades and Persephone from tomb at Vergina
mid4th century BCE
fresco
Hellenistic
Hercules discovering his son Telephus in Arcadia
4th cen BCE
fresco
Roman/Republican Period
Battle of Alexander the Great and Darius III at Issus, Pompeii
2-1 cen BCE after 4th cen BCE original
mosaic
roman/republican period
detail from alexander the great and darius III battel from pompeii
2-1 cen BCE after 4th cen BCE original
mosaic
Roman/Republican period
scenes from Dionysiac cult from Villa of Mysteries, pompeii
c 60-50 BCE
fresco
Roman-Republican Period
Painted Cubiculum, Boscoreale
c 50-40 BCE
fresco
Roman-Republican Period
Painted Cubiculum, Boscoreale
c 50-40 BCE
fresco
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roman-republican period
peaches and glass jar, Herculaneum
c 60-80 CE
fresco
roman/imperial period
forum of trajan, rome
dedicated 112
Roman/republican period
triumphal arch of emperor titus, rome
after 80 CE
concrete with marble cladding
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Roman/imperial period
procession with spoils of Jerusalem temple, relied from arch of titus, rome
after 80 CE
marble
Imperial rome
Recon of colosseum, rome
c 70-80 CE
Roman/imperial period
barrel vault passageway of roman collosseum
70-80 CE
roman/imperial period
groin vaults passageway of roman collosseum
70-80 CE
roman/imperial period
exterior of collosseum, rome
70-80 CE
roman/imperial period
maison carree, nimes, france
roman/imperial period
restored cutaway view and lateral section of pantheon, rome
120-125 CE
roman/imperial period
interior of rotunda and dome of pantheon, rome
120-125 CE
Late Antique Jewish
Western wall of synagogue at dura-europos
c 250-260 ce
paint on plaster
late antique jewish
niche for torah, western wall, dura-europos synagogue
250-260 c
paint on plaster
late antique jewish
consecration of tabernacle, dura-europos
250-260 CE
paint on plaster
late antique christian
box for jerusalem pilgrimage relics, with painted cover
6th cen
paint on wood
early christian
ceiling with christ themes, catacomb of saint peter and marcellinus, rome
early 4th cen CE
paint on plaster (dry fresco)
early christian
moses striking water from rock in desert, catacomb of callixtus, rome
3rd cen CE
paint on plaster (dry fresco)
early christian
recon model of saint peters, rome
began 320 CE
early christian
view of nave toward apse of santa sabina, rome
420-430
early christian
interior and exterior view of church costanza, rome
350
early christian
detail of ambulatory vault mosaic, santa costanza, rome
350
Early christian
good shepard, oratory of galla placidia, ravenna
430
mosaic
early byzantine
aerial view, groundplan of san vitale, ravenna
530-550 CE
early byzantine
basket capital and springer of arcade, san vitale
530-550
carved and painted stone and mosaic
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early byzantine
apse and mosaic of christ in majesty between 2 angels, saint vitalis, and bishop ecclesius, san vitale, ravenna
530-550
Mosaic
early byzantine
justinian and attendants, choir wall, san vitale, ravenna
c 550
mosaic
empress theodora, detail mosaic on choir wall, san vitale, ravenna
c 550
mosaic
early byzantine
hagia sophia, constantinople
530-540 became mosque c1450
early byzantine
nave, apse, dome of hagia sophia, constantinople
530-540 became mosque c 1450
early byzantine
basket capitals of hagia sophia, constantinople
530-540 became mosque c 1450
carved stone
byzantine
virgin and child enthroned, apse mosaic in hagia sophia, constantinople
dedicated 870
mosaic
early byzantine
icon of virgin and child between saints
6 or early 7 cen
encaustic technique (heated wax with pigment) on wood
islamic/umayyad period
dome of the rock, al haram al sharif, jerusalem
687-692
Islamic/umayyad period
interior of dome of the rock, jerusalem
687-692
marble, gilded stone, mosaic
islamic/umayyad period
crowns and jewels with inscription from rotunda of dome of rock, jerusalem
687-692
mosaic
islamic
minbar decoration, great mosque of kairouan, tunisia
840-880
carved wood
islamic
samanid mausoleum, bukhara (uzbekistan)
920
brick and stone
islamic spain/umayyad period
prayer hall, great mosque of cordoba
completed 980
islamic spain/umayyad period
maqsurah area facing mihrab, looking into dome, great mosque, cordoba
completed 980
islamic spain/umayyad period
pyxis casket from madinat al zahra
970
carved ivory
isalmic spain/nasrid period
court of myrtles, alhambra, granada
14 cen
islamic spain/nasrid period
muqarnas decoration in arcade, court of lions, alhambra, granada
14 cen
islamic spain/ nasrid period
muqarnas star dome, hall of 2 sisters, alhambra, granada
14 cen
islamic spain/nasrid period
mirador looking into garden, alhambra, granada
14 cen
carolingian/ odo of metz
recon and groundplan of palatine chapel, aachen
c 790-800
carolingian/ odo of metz
interior of palatine chapel, aachen
c 790-800
romanesque
nave view and groundplan, saint-sernin, toulouse
1080-1120
Romanesque/ bernardus gelduinus
chirst in majesty, ambulatory of saint-sernin, toulouse
c 2000
marble
romanesque
reliquary statue of ste foy
late 10 - early 11 cen with later additions
gold, silver gilt, jewels, and cameos over wood
romanesque
nave view into apse and crossing and groundplan of sainte foy, conques
1050-1130
romanesque
last judgement tympanum, sainte foy, conques
c 1130
carved limestone with traces of polychromy
romanesque
south portal, st pierre, moissac
c 1120-1140
carved limestone
romanesque
detail of christ in majesty, tympanum, st pierre, moissac
c 1120-1140
carved limestone
romanesque
trumeau seen from front and right st pierre, moissac
c 1120-1140
carved limestone
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gothic
ambulatory view and groundplan on abbey church of st denis, france
1140-45
gothic
upper chapel, looking east, sainte chapelle, paris
c 1250
painted, gilded, and carved limestone, stained glass windows
post and lintel
structure of horizontal beam supported by two or more vertical posts
arcade
continuous arches
pier
vertical support of arch, arcade, or vaults
vault
any type of arched covering supported by piers
- barrel vaults: tunnel like
- groin vault: canopy like when two barrel bisect
- ribbed vault: vaulting where we can see the ribs
stupa
mound like structure containing relics
torana
entry gate to stupa
stupa pillar
cnetral pillar in a cave shrine housing buddha
torah niche
framed shrine wall housing the torah scroll
nave
long central space
apse
semi circular end of nave
transept
any long space that bisects the nave
lantern
structure above nave and transpet to allow light
ambulatory
vaulted passage around choir
westwork
multistory entry at west, framed by stairs
chevet
eastern end of church with ambulatory, choir, and chapels
portal
entry framed with sculpture decor
tympanum
semi circular or arched recessed area over door
coffer
decorative panel on underside of dome, sunken
mihrab
prayer niche for imam
minaret
platform for khutba or athan
maqsurah
closed space in front of mihrab for ruler
