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Art History Midterm
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
03/08/2011

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Romulus and Remus
Definition
  • a she-wolf nursed these brothers after they were abandoned as infants
  • as adults they quarreled and Romulus killed his brother
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Foundation of Rome
Definition
Romuulus founded Rome and became the city's king after killing Remus; April 21, 753 BCE
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Republic
Definition
In 509 BCE the Romans overthrew the last of Rome's Etruscan kings, and established a constitutional government vesting the power mainly in a Senate; 509-27 BCE
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Imperial
Definition

 

  • 27 BCE, the Senate elects Octavius as Augustus (end of Republic, beginning of Imperial Period)
  • 27 BCE - 337 CE
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Rome Conquers Greece
Definition
  • 211 BCE
  • Marcellus conquers Sicilian Greek city Syracuse
  • brings back the city's artisitc patrimony
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Greece becomes a Roman Province
Definition
146 BCE
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Greece willed to Rome
Definition
133 BCE; the last Attalid king of Pergamon willed his kingdom to Rome
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Verism/veristic
Definition
true to natural appearance; superealistic
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"warts and all"
Definition
phrase coined by Romans depicting truthful images
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patrician
Definition
the elite in Rome; landowner
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lineage
Definition
who one comes from; very important to Romans
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Pompey
Definition
  • 106-48 BCE
  • a general
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Julius Caesar
Definition
dictator during the Republic; elected dictator for life; killed in 44 BCE
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Divi filius
Definition
son of god
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Naval Battle at Actium
Definition
31 BCE; fall of Egyptian empire when Augustus defeats Marc Anthony; becomes sole ruler of Rome
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Parthians
Definition
20 BCE; Augustus had key diplomatic victory over the Parthians; returning the standards and Pax Romana
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Pontifex Maximus
Definition
Augustus was elected as this being the highest preist of Roman religion
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Deified
Definition
when a mortal is made into a God
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idealization
Definition
making an image the ideal
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ad loclutio
Definition
outward hand gesture of oration associated with speech
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sphinx
Definition
on the top of the cuirass of Augustus making a reference to theorist Cumian Sybil
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Cumian Sibyl
Definition
once Roman standards have returned, there will be a golden age
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Helios
Definition
sun god represented on cuirass of Augustus to the left of Coelus
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Luna
Definition
moon god represented on cuirass of Augustus to the right of Coelus
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Coelus
Definition
sky god represented in the cuirass of Augustus in the middle of Helios and Luna; a notion of the heavens
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Parthian King
Definition
parthian king represented on cuirass holding the Roman standards
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she-wolf
Definition
Roman soldier with a she-wolf next to him; identifying him as a Roman soldier
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Hispania/Gallia
Definition
two allegorical figures representing the lands conquered by the Romans: Spain/France
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Tellus/cornucopia
Definition
earth goddess; holding this object associated with plentiful harvest, period of prosperity
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Pax Romana
Definition
Roman peace lasting from 20 BCE after diplomatic victory till Augustus's death; period of prosperity and flourish with returning standards
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Suetonius
Definition
Life of the Caesars; wrote a biography of Caesars gave physical description of Augustus
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Venus/Cupid
Definition
Augustus traced his lineage all the way back to this goddess; her son is represented on the cuirass of Augustus making him a distant cousin
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Dolphin
Definition
represented onthe cuirass of Augustus representing the Naval Battle of Actium
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Vespasian
Definition
ruled 69-79 CE; his sculptors resuscitated the veristic tradition of the Republic; family name was Flavius, had two sons, Titus and Domitian; Flavian dynasty ruled Rome for more than a quarter century
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Julio-Claudian/Nero
Definition
dynasty ruling Rome; the last of the dynasty ruled from 54-68 CE until he committed suicide with Vespasian emerging afterwards
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Amphitheater
Definition
2 theaters combined like 2 halves with a stage at the center (colosseum)
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Velarium
Definition
retractable roof
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Naumachia
Definition
recreation of Roman naval battles
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Concrete/travertine
Definition
overall colosseum structure made out of this; with this Roman marble covering it
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Engaged column
Definition
column used for structural support
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pilaster
Definition
type of column partly in the wall
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Tuscan order
Definition
a new type of Roman column; characteristics of this are pilaster and corinthian capital
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triumphal arch
Definition
used in triumphal procession after certain military accomplishments; soldiers march in public forum
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Via Sacra
Definition
sacred road; in which soldiers would walk on during processions
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quadriga
Definition
4 horse chariot used in triumphal procession
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Cararra/Pentelic
Definition
both imported marble used in Arch of Titus
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attic
Definition
portion above cornice in Arch of Titus made out of cararra
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composite order
Definition
Roman column, volute of Ionic and ecanthus of Corinthian
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SPQR
Definition
Roman republic symbol
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  • Spandrel
  • Keystone
  • Coffer
Definition
  • area between entablature and arch
  • middle part on top of arch standing below it; maintaining structure of arch
  • blanket of heaven on top of arch
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Nike
Definition
figure representations of victory
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isocephalic
Definition
all heads on same level
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atmospheric pressure
Definition
as things proceed into space it become less relief; representing pictorial space
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fasces

 

Definition
series of reeds bound together with a hatch bound to it; Roman republic emblem
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Zeus
Definition
manifested as an eagle bringing Titus up into the heavens
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campus martius
Definition
where pantheon is located; first word meaning field; second word meaning the God Mars of War
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Hadrian, Trajan, Marcus Aurelius
Definition
relief sculptures on Arch of Constantine taken from these previous emperors
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atrium
Definition
open area in front of pantheon; transition mind from earthly to spiritual realm
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secular to sacred
Definition
atrium serves as a transition from this to this
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egyptian granite
Definition
pantheon made out of this egyptain material
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oculus
Definition
circle in ceiling; communion; transitional point
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Dome of Heaven
Definition
dome in Pantheon representing the transition into heaven through the oculus
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stylization
Definition
not naturalistic or realistic
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Tetrarchy
Definition
idea made by Diocletian with 2 co-presidents and 2 co-vice presidents
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Augustus, Caesar
Definition
the president and vice president in tetrarchy
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Cult of Mithras
Definition
cult of Christianity which only accepted males which is why Christianity prevailed because it was all inclusive
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Battle of the Milvian Bridge
Definition
Constantine defeated and killed Maxentius and took control of the capital; attributing his victory to the aid of the Christian god
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Chi Rho
Definition
monogram (X + P); Constantine had his soldiers paint this on armor before battle of Milvian Bridge; represents Christ
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in hog sicno vinces
Definition
"in this sign, you will conquer"
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Edict of Milan
Definition
313 CE; legalizes Christianity as its own religion separate from Judaism
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Consul of Nicea
Definition
325 CE; converts whole empire to Christianity
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St. Helen
Definition
Constantine's mother; devout Chrisitan; believed to have found true cross
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petros
Definition
latin word for rock; same as Peter; making St. Peter the foundation for Christian learning
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Martyria
Definition
site St. Peter was crucified and buried at Christian cemetery; where Old St. Peter's Basilica was built later on
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Narthex
Definition
formal entryway or porch before you enter space
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Transept
Definition
space parallel to narthex
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Aisles
Definition
two aisles on either side of the central vessel
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apse
Definition
semi-circular object to highlight intersection
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central vessel
Definition
within nave
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nave
Definition
space between transcept and narthex
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crossing
Definition
transcept and central vessel intersect
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colonnade
Definition
series of columns
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arcade
Definition
a series of arches supported by columns
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Triforium
Definition
In a Gothic Cathedral, the blind arcaded gallery below the clerestory; occasionally, the arcades are filled with stained glass
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clerestory
Definition
the windows that form the nave's uppermost level below the timber ceiling or the vaults
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sarcophagus
Definition
Latin, "consumer of flesh," a coffin, usually of stone
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agnus die
Definition
sacrificial lamb inside oculus
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Eucharist/Eucharist right
Definition
In Christianity, the partaking of bread and wine believed to be the body and blood of Christ
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Gesture of Benediction
Definition
a raised right hand with ring and little finger touching palm and other fingers raised for speaking
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apollonian
Definition
relating to the God Apollo; son of Zeus, God of music
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St. Vitalis
Definition
a martyr; first Christian convert of St. Peter
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Vicar of Christ
Definition
one who acts on the behalf of Christ
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centralized plan
Definition
single, middle point; from that middle point is a repeated pattern; on top of it sits a dome
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Day of Resurrection
Definition
Christ is resurrected on the 8th day, in relation to the octagon of St. Vitalis
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Presbytery
Definition
crossing of centralized plan building
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ambulatory
Definition
surrounds main vessel
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transubstantiation
Definition
notion that the bread and wine actually transform
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patens
Definition
dish that bread is put in
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chalice
Definition
Theodora holds this that holds wine
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Theophany
Definition
recognition of power from a higher being; appearance of a God to a normal being
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Bishop Ecclesius
Definition
presenting Church of St. Vitalis to Christ; founder of this church
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