Final Exam Tings Flashcards
Cistae
6.1 The Ficoroni Cistae
Cylindrical containers used by wealthy women as cases for toiletry articles like mirrors, cosmetics, perfumes
Atrium
6.2 Port Augusta
An unroofed interior courtyard or room in a Roman house
6.2 Port Augusta
Roundels
Circular panels
6.2 Port Augusta
Tuscan Order
Etruscan variation of Doric, with an unfluted shaft and simplified base, capitals and entablatures
6.3 Plan of Etruscan Temple
Pilasters
Rectangular column-like upright strips
6-2 Port Augusta
Composite Order
Combining different viewpoints in a single representation
Plinth
The slablike base or pedestal of a column, statue, wall, building or a piece of furniture
Stucco
Mixture of lime, sand, and other ingredients made into materials that can be modeled or molded
Sacrophagus
Stone coffin
6-9 Reclining couple on a Sacrophagus
Bronze casting Engraving
Bronze Casting —
Engraving - An intalgio printmaking process of inscribing an image, design, or letters onto a metal or wood surface from which a print is made
Versim
Realism in art
6-14 Patrician Carrying portrait of 2 ancestors
Denarius
Widely circled coin
6-16 Denarius with Portrait of Julius Caesar
Engaged Column
A column attached to a wall
Cameo
Gemstone carved in low relief
Mausoleum
Monumental building used as a tomb
6-20 Ara Pacis Augustae
Forum
Roman tower center, site of temples and administrative buildings and used as a market or gathering
6-42 Model of Imperial Rome
Insulae
Poo type of stone that were used for plebians because it sucks. And that’s why we don’t se the apartment buildings still up.
6-24 The ruins of Pompeii
Impluvium
Pool for catching rainwater
6-30, Plan and Recon of House of Silver Wedding
Villa
Country houses of wealthy Romans (Patricians)
6-30 Initiation of Cult, Villa of Mysteries
Intuitive Perspective
Objects meant to be perceived as far away from the surface plan of the wall are shown smaller and smaller than those intended to appear in the foreground
6-23 Garden Vista, Villa of Livia at Primaporta
Pompeian Wall Painting,
- structural/masonry
- architectural style
- ornate style
- baroque
Palette
Hand held support used by artists for arranging colors and mixing paint
6-33 A Painter at Work
Atmospheric Perspective
Where world becomes progressively less distinct as the process of painting
6-32 Garden Vista
Flavian Amphitheatres/Colosseum
Rome’s greatest arena that began under Vaspasian in 70 CE
6-38 Recon Drawing of the Flavian Amph
Carrtouches
Glided bronze shield-shaped ornaments
6-39 Outer wall of the Colosseum
Drillwork,
Rapidly cutting deep grooves with straight sides
6-40 Young Flavian Woman
Round Arches
Displaces most of its weight transmitting weight to adjacent supportive uprights
Thrust
Outward pressure caused by the weigh of the vault
Keystone
Topmost voussoir at the center of an arch, last block to be places ( holds everything together)
Voussoirs
Wedge-shaped stone blocks used to build an arch
Buttressing
Projecting support built against an external wall
Centering
Temporary structure that supports a masonry arch, vault, or dome during construction until the mortar is fully dried and the masonry is self-sustaining
Springings
Point at which the curve of an arch or vault meets with and rises from its support
Impost blocks
Block of masonry imposed between the top of a pier or above the capital column in order to provide extra support at the springing of an arch
Arcade
Succession of arches
Bay
Space encompassed by each arch and its supports
Barrel Vault
Elongated or continuous semicircular vault, shaped like half a cylinder
Groin Vault
Created by intersection of 2 barrel vaults of equal sides, creating 4 side compartments of identical size and shape
Dome
Rounded vault, usually over circular space
Oculus
Circular opening
Etruscan
Group of people that created thriving culture of Northern and Central Italy
Roman
Citizen of ancient Roman Empire
Porta Augusta
Etruscan monumental Architecture
6-2 Port Augusta
Apollo
Deity from the Temple of Hera
6-4 Apollo
Vulca
Italian artist from the town of Veii, created Apollo
6-4 Apollo
Romulus and Remus
Legendary founders of Rome who were nursed back to health by a she-wolf
6-11 Capitoline She-wolf
Senate
Various legislative or governing bodies
Vitruvius
Roman architect, military and civil engineer
Pliny the Elder, and Pliny the Younger
Elder taught the Younger who was a lawyer, author, and a magistrate of ancient Rome
Carthage
Canter or capital city of ancient Cathaginian Civilization
Republican Period
Romans using Greek orders in architecture, imported Greek art and employed Greek artists
Julius Caesar
First Roman leader to put his portrait on a coin
6-16 Denarius with Portrait
Ara Pacis Augustae
Mausoleum dedicated upon Augustus’s triumphal return to Rome after 3 years establishing Roman rule in Gual and Hispania
Pompeii
Ancient Roman town-city near modern Naples
Wilhelmina Jashemksi
Archaeologist who excavated the Perisyle house of the Vetti
6-27 Peristyle Garden, House of Vettii
House of the Vetti
Roman house that includes outside living room
6-27 Peristyle Garden, House of Vettii
Basilica
Large rectangular building, often built with a clerestory, side aisles, separated from the center nave by colonnades and an apse at one or both ends
Nave
Central space of a church, usually flanked by aisles
Apse
Semicircular recess covered with hemispherical vault or semi dome
6-44 Restored Perspective view of the Central Hall
Roman Concrete
Material used in construction
6-17 Point du Guard
Opus Reticulatrum
Form of brickwork used in Roman architecture (checkered board)
Rotunda
Circular room under dome
6-51 Plan of the Pantheon
Coffer
Sunken panels, illuminating a circle against the surface of the dome
6-52 Dome of the Pantheon
Exadra/Niche
Rectangular alternating with semicircular
6-52 Dome of the Pantheon
Tessera
Small pieced of stone, glass or other objects that is pierced together with many others to create a mosaic
6-56 Unswept floor
Grout
Fluid form of concrete used to fill gaps …
Tondi
A painting relief sculpture of circular shape
Undercutting
Used to add depth to figures in stone and marble reliefs
6-69 Platter
Diptych
Pair of panels attached with hinges
6-70 Priestess of Bacchus right Panel
Trajan
General born in Spain who commanded Roman troops in Germany (r. 98-117 CE)
Pantheon
Temple dedicated to Mars, Venus, and Julius Caesar
6-49 The Pantheon
Tivoli
A “Pleasure Garden”
6-54 The Canal, Hadrian’s Villa
Hadrian
Consolidated the emperor’s borders and imposed far-reaching social, governmental military reforms
Hadrian’s Villa?
Marcus Aurelis
Military commander, and first Christian Emperor
6-57 Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius
Hercules
Gladiator, Son of Zeus, Marcul Aurelius…
6-58 Commodus as Hercules
Diocletian
Military commander who divided Roman empire into 2 parts in 286 CE
Constantine the Great
Son of Tetrarch Constantius Chlorus who emerged victorious in 312
Catacomb
Underground cemetery
7-1 Cubiculum of Leonis, Catacomb of Commodilla
Halo
Circle of life over head indicating importance and divinity
Narrative IMage
Picture with a story
Iconic Image
Picture expressing or embodies an intangible concept or idea
Monotheism
Belief that there is only one god
Ten Commandments
Rules
Menorah
Jewish lampshade with 7 branches
7-2 Ark of the Covenant and Menorahs
Ark of the Covenant
Wooden chest covered in gold that contains tablets of the 10 commandments
7-2 Arch of the Covenant and Menorahs
Dome of the Rock
Shrine located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem
Torah
Form of worship. First 5 chapters in the Hebrew Bible
7-3 Wall with Torah Niche
Old and New Testaments
2 parts of the bible
Synagogue
Islamic place for ‘worship’, any large room where the Torah scrolls are kept
Narthex
Vestibule or entrance porch of a church
7-9 Recon of the Interior, Old St. Peter’s
Evangelists
Person who seeks to convert others to Christianity, especially by public preaching
Cathedral
Principle christian church in diocese
Diocese
Geographic units that Christian communities became organized by
Eucharist
Elaborate religious ceremony, or liturgy
Syncretism
Others assimilate images from other traditions either unconsciously or deliberately
Orant Figures
Worshipers with arms outstretched in prayer
Cubicula
Small rooms
Medallion
Any round ornament decoration
Lunette
Semicircular wall section
7-6 The Good Shepherd with Adam and Eve after the Fall
Vulgate
Official version of the Bible
Nave Colonnade
Columns supporting the entablature lined the nave
7-13 Plan A and Recon B of old St. Peter
Spolia
Fragments of older architecture or sculpture reused in a secondary contex
Ambulatory
Encircling barrel vaulted passageway
7-15 Church of Santa Costanza
Putti
Naked cherubs, derived from pagan art
7-12 Harvesting of Grapes
Longitudinal-Plan Church
Designed with rectangular shape and longitudinal axis
7-13 Plan A and Recon B of old St. Peters
Aisle
Passage or open corridor of a church, hall or other buildings that parallels the main space
7-13 Plan A and Recon B of Old St. Peters
Transept
The arm of a cruciform church perpendicular to the Nave
7-18 Oratory of Galla Placidia, Ravenna
Choir
Part of church reserved for the clergy, monks, or nuns, either between the transept crossing and the apse on each side (rotunda)
7-13 Plan A and Recon B of Old St. Peters
Central-Plan building
Any structure designed with a primary central space surrounded by Symmetrical area on each side (rotunda)
Oratory
Small Chapel
7-18 Oratory of Galla Placidia
Cruciform
Anything cross shaped
St. Peter
Son John, or Jonah
Church constructed by constantinople
Moses
Lead the Hebrews to freedom
Solomon
King who built temple in Jerusalem to house the arch of the covenant
God of Abraham
Created and rules the universe, hears the prayers of the faithful
Adam and Eve
2 first people made, disobeyed Jesus lol
Jonah
Swallowed by a whale?
Consantine
Granted all people in Roman empire the freedom to worship any god
Pontius Pilate
Served under emperor Tiberius and is known for trial and Crucifixion of Jesus
Judeo- Christian
Belief in biblical god of Israel
Minarets
Tower on or near a mosque from which Muslims are called to prayer give times a day
8-2 Hagia Sophia
Conches
Halfdomes that extends the central space into a longitudinal nave
8-4 Interior of Hagia Sophia
Naos
Processional Core
8-4 Interior of Hagia Sophia
Galleries
the thing out top of that (hand movement)
8-4 Interior of Hagia Sohpia
Pendentives
Provides circular base of support (byzantine)
Squinches
(Islamic) Provides octagonal base of support
Ciborium
Canopy sheltering the alter
8-4 Interior of Hagia Sophia
Ambo
Oblong pulpit with steps at each end
Martyrium
Church built over the grace of a martyr
8-5 San Vitale
Abbey Church
Place of worship within a monastery or convent
Pilgrimage Church
Site that attracts visitors wishing to venerate relics as well as attend services
Relics
Material remains of objects associated with a saint
Cathedral
The Bishop’s primary church
Monasticism
Monkhood, religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself fully to spiritual work
Theophany
Appearance of god to human beings
8-11 Transfiguration of Christ
Sciptoria
Writing centers for scribes; professional document writers
Manuscripts
Handwritten books
8-13 Rebecca at the Well
Parchment
Thin sheets of cleaned, scraped, and trimmed sheepskin or calfskin material
8-13 Rebecca at the Well
Scroll
Folded ting
Codex
Sheets bounded together like the modern book replaced the scroll as the primary form of recording texts
Miniatures
Reddish lead pigment found in manuscripts
8-13 Rebecca at the Well
Vellum
Fine writing surface made from calfskin
8-13 Rebecca at the Well
Continuous Narrative
Multiple Scenes from the same story appear within a single composition frame
8-13 Rebecca at the Well
Ignot
Block of steel, gold, silver, or other metal, oblong in shape
Icons
Image representing
8-14 Virgin and Child with Saints and Angels
Iconophiles
Image Lovers
8-15 Crucifixion and Iconoclasts
Iconoclasm
Image Breaking
8-15 Crucifixion and Iconoclasts
David and Goliath
child who kills Giant with stone to the head
Heraclius
Byzantine emperor who stepped forward for single combat with the Persian General Razatis
Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora
Responsible for the construction of 3 churches
Hagia Sophia
San Vital
St. Catherine
Hagia Sophia
Holy wisdom referring to the dedication of this church to Christ as embodiment of divine wisdom
8-2 Church of Hagia Sophia
Mount Sinai
Pilgrimage site where Moses encountered God in the burning bush
Crusaders
Christian Soldiers
Katholikon
Compact central plan with dome
8-18 Plan of the Monastery at Hosios Loukas
Crucifixion
Killing of christ..
8-22 Crucifixion
Painterly
Style of painting which emphasizes the techniques and surface effects of brushwork
Lamentation
Passionate expression of grief or sorrow
8-22 Lamentation with Standing Monastic Saints Below
Doge
Chief Magistrate of Venice or Genoa
Enamel
Powdered and molten glass applied to a metal surface
8-25 Harbaville Triptych
Psalter
Meant to guide prayer life of its aristocratic owner, includes complete text of Psalms
8-15 Crucifixion and Iconoclasts
One-Point perspective
Method of creating illusion of 3D space on 2D surface by delineating a horizon line and multiple orthogonal lines
8-30 Mosaics in the Vaulting of the Inner Narthex
Parekklesion
Side chapel found in byzantine architecture
8-29 Plan of the Monastery
Anastasis
Resurrection of Jesus
8-21 Anastasis
Macedonian Renaissance
Middle Byzantine Art
Paleologue Renaissance
Late period in Byzantine art
Hosios Loukas
Town where Monastry had katholikon and church of the virgin
8-18 Plan of the Monastery at Hosios Loukas
Mosque/Masjid
Religious and social institution at the center of Islamic Culture
9-1 The Maqamat of Al-Hairi
Mihrab
Niche indicating the direction of Mecca
9-14 Qibla wall with Mihrab and Minbar
Hijira
Emigration
Caliph
Chief Muslim civil and religious ruler
Piers
Masonry support made up of many stones, or rubble and concrete
9-4 Interior, Dome of the Rock
Minaret
Tower where people are called to prayer
9-5 Great Mosque of Kairouan
Spolia
Reused columns of lsightly varied heights
9-6 Prayer hall, Great Mosque of Cordoba
Maqsura
Enclosure in a mosque situated near the mihrab and minbar
9-8 DOme in from of the Mihrab Great Mosque
Qibla
Mosque wall oriented toward Mecca
9-14 Qibla wall with Mihrab and Minbar
Calligraphy
The art of the finely written word
9-10 Page from the Qur’an
Kufic Script
Ornamental angular Arabic script, blocky and angular with strong upright strokes and long horizontals
9-11 Plate with Kufic Border
Diacritical marks
Glyph added to a letter or a basic Glyph
Surah
Soft twilled silk fabric
Luster-Ware
Pottery decorated with a metallic glaze
9-12 Lusterware Jar
Madrasa
Colleges for religious and legal studies
Iwan
Large vaulted halls with rectangular plans and monumental arched openings
Chahar Bagh
Court of lions
Persian style garden layout
9-15 Court of the Lions
Muqarna
Niche like components stacked in tiers
9-15 Court of the Lions
Mirador
Window the frame intentional to views
Baraka
Anywhere god can be ?????????
Mini’I Ware
** Mina’il ware with the man who pushes woman off
Frontispiece
Illustration facing the title page of a book
9-21 Frontispiece
School of Painting
at Herat in western Afghanistan, or a group of artists working at the same time
Stained Glass
Glass stained with colour while molten, using metallic oxides
Tugras
Calligraphy put to political use by Ottomans
9-26 Illuminated Tugra of Sultan Suleyman
Firmans
Imperial edicts supplementing Muslim Law
Connoisseur
A person who studies art
Trapesty
Multi colored decorative weaving to be hung on a wall or placed on furniture
9-29 Garden Carpet
Warp
Tying colored strands of yarn but occasionally silk for deluxe carpets onto vertical element
Weft
Crosswise threads that are shot horizontally
Semicircular Arch
Single center point that is level with the points from which arch sprints
inherited from Romans and Byzantines
Horseshoe arch
Center point above the level of the arch’s springing point, punches upward above the capital, predates Islam but became the prevalent arch form in Maghred
Pointed Arch
2 center points, points generating different circles that overlap
Keel arch
Flat sides, and slopeswhere the other arches are curved
Ablaq Masonry
Juxtaposes stone of contrasting colors
9-14 Madrasa-Mosque of Sultan Hasan
Joggles Voussoirs
Interlocking jigsaw shape of blocks
9-14 Madrasa-Mosque of Sultan Hasan
Cut tile
Indiv cut ceramic tile pieces fitted together
9-18 Shah-I Zinda
Muqarna
Small niche-like components stacked in multiples as successive, nonload bearing units in arches, cornices, and domes
9-16 Palace of the Lions
Wodden Strapwork
Assembles finely cut wooden pieces to create the appearance of geometrically interlacing ribbons
Mosaic
Small glass pieces or glazed ceramic tesserae set on a plaster ground
9-4 Dome of the Rock
Water
Architectural elements reflects surrounding architecture
Court of the lions? and Myrtles
Chini Khana
Panel of niches sometimes providing actual shelving
Phrophet Muhammad
Founder of Arabia who built a house that became gathering place for the converted (the first mosque)
9-2 Kaaba Mecca
Mecca
City known as spiritual capital of Islam
Medina
Where muhammed fled to and built a house
9-2 Kaaba Mecca
Kaaba
Cube-like textibe draped shrine said to have been built for God by Ibrahim and Ishmael
9-2 Kaaba Mecca
Shi’ites and Sunni Muslims
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Haram al-Sharif
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Rocky outcrop Muslims believed Muhammad ascended to the presence of God on the “Night Journey” described in the Qur’an, as well as the site of the first and second Jewish Temples
5 Pillars of Islam (SSZSH)
Shahadah - faith
Salat - prayers 5 times a day
Zakat - paying an alms tax to benefit the poor and needy
Sawm - Fasting during month of Ramadan
Hajj - Pilgrimage to mecca
Sinan
Served as engineer in Ottoman campaigns at Belgrade, Vienna, and Baghdad
Dharma
Teaching of religion of the Buddha
Ashokan Pillars
Dated to the time of King Ashoka, recalls the battle in the region of Kalinga taking place 8 years into his reign
10-1 Ashokan Pillar
Seals
Small figures of animals carved from steatie coated with alkalie and fired
10-2 Seal impressions