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narative
a picture that recounts a story
icon
an image representing a sacred figure
typology
an approach in interpreting the scriptures, old testement stories being fulfilled in new testament
synoptic narative
shows a single single where the character reappears
orant
standing figure represented praying with outsrtetched and upraised arms
iconoclasm
the banning or destruction of images, 8th and 9th century
deesis
in Byzantine art, deesis depicts christ in majesty
annunciation
depicts angel meeting with mary
bestiary
a collection of stories and allegories of animals meant to portray morals
patron
person paying for the work of art
animal style
decorations made with interwoven animals or serpants
stigmata
marks left on saints body’s like those on jesus
virgin of compassion
shows mary and jesus cheek to cheek
Acheiropoietes
not made by human hands
mihrab
a niche in the wall of a mosque closest to mecca where the congregation turns to pray
codex
an ancient manuscript in book form
Qur’an (koran)
Islamic sacred book, as dicted to Muhhamed by the angel gabriel
torah
judiaism- the 5 books of moses
scriptorium
a room set apart for writing and studying scripture
benedict monastic movement
benedict wrote a guidebook for those who wanted to live a stricter holier lifestyle
reform movements (cluniac, cisterian)
they reformed from the benedictines and followed the rule even more closely
Name: Mosaic floor of beth alpha synagogue
Date: 6th
Place: Israel
Name: Muhammad-al-Idrisis world map
Date: 12th
Place: sicily
Name: Cimabue, Virgin and Child enthroned
Date: 13th
Place: Florence
Name: Virgin and child enthroned
Date: 14th
Place: Florence
artist: Giotto di bondone
Name: arena chapel frescos
Date: 14th
Place: padua
Artist: Giotto di bondon
Name: Good and bad government frescos
Date: 14th
Place: sienna
Artist: Ambroglio Lorenzetti
Name: Apse Mosaics
Date: 6th
Place: church san vitale, ravenna
Name: Book of Dimma
Date: 8th
Place: Ireland
Name: Last Judgement tymphanum
Date: 12th
Place: autun
Name: Christ and disciple on road to ammaus
Date: early 12
Place: abby of santo domingo, spain
Name: Morgan Beatus of Leibana
Date: 13th
Place: Mozarabic Spain
Name: Yahya Ibn al-wasiti, the maqumat of al-hariri
Date: 13th
Place: bagdad
emperor constantine
roman emperor 312-337 first roman emperor to adopt christianity, he protected christians
Emperor Justinian 1 and empress theodora
emperor from 527-565, sought to restore romes former glory and conquer the western half of historical rome
anthemius of tralles and Isidorus of Miletus
they built the hagia sophia under the reign of justinian in constantinople
saint benedict of Nursia
He was the founder of the bendict monestery and father of western monostasism
Emperor Leo the III
emperor from 717-741 he started iconoclasm
Emperor Charlemagne
also known as charles the great 768-800 united most of western europe for the first time in a long time
muhammad
united islam thought to be last prophet of god
pope urban II
1088-1099 best known for starting the first crusade
Bernard of Clairvaux
started the cisterian reform
Theophilus
The person whom it is believed the gospel of luke and acts are addressed
abbot suger
one of the earliest patrons of gothic architecture
Saint Francis of Assissi
known as one of the most christlike saints
