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Art History- Mid Terms
Antiquity through Byzantine Art
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Undergraduate 2
10/13/2011

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Dipylon Vase
740 BCE
Held water and wine.
Used for decorations.
Black or Red.
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Kouros
Boy
600 BCE
Contraposta position.
Naked because viewed more beautiful and superior to women.
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Lady of Auxerre- Kore
Girl
Clothed
Symbolic representation of a woman.
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Kritian Boy
480 BCE
Kritios is the name of the sculptor.
A gift to god.
First signature from God.
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Diskobolos
By Myron
450 BCE
Disc thrower at Olympics.
Myron studied position of body.
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Hermes with Child and Dionysus
By Praxiteles
340 BCE
Feelings represented.
People together in a sculpture.
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Loacoon and His Sons
1 BCE
Representation of a story.
Story: God sends snakes to kill him and sons.
Wet drapery technique- made body visible with clothes.
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Nike of Samothrace
190 BCE
Nike= Goddess of victory.
Illusion of flying.
Wet drapery technique.
Covered in gold.
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Parthenon
447-432 BCE
Partheios means virgin.
Dedicated to Athena.
Trilitic= three stories.
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Coliseum
72-80 AD
Used for games among Romans.
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Ionic Column
Richer in decoration than doric.
Made for appreciation of gods/goddesses.
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Doric Columns
Simple design.
Represents human body.
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Corinthian Column
Flowers and design.
Capital is intricate.
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Emperor Justinian and His Attendants
Mosaic
547 AD
San Vitale
Symbolic Representation
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Baptistery of St. John
1059 AD
Only used for baptizing people.
White and green marble.
Simple so not distracted.
Romanesque
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Church of San Miniato
1018-1063 AD
Romanesque and Gothic Representation
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Chartres Cathedral
1194-1220 AD
Chartres, France
Gothic
Desire for getting closer to go= tall pillars.
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Pulpit
1298-1301
Church of St. Andrew
Giovanni Pisano
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Massacre of Innocent
Pulpit
King Herrod- Ordered death.
Had a dream about a boy taking over.
Movement incorporate and emotion.
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Crucifixion of Jesus
Pulpit
Realistic.
Mary Magdolin screaming, Mary and St. John.
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Meeting of St. Joachim and St. Anne at Golden Gate
1304-1306
Anne and Joachim= Parents of Mary; Always represented by Gate or on top of a hill kissing.
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Crucifixion
Cimabue
1265
Arezzo
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Crucifixion
Giotto
1290-1302
Jesus Patient
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Madonna Enthroned with Angels and Saints
1280
Uffizi
Byzantine Art
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Madonna Enthroned with Angels and Saints
Giotto
1305
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Massacre of the Innocent
Giotto
1304-1306
First tears in history.
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The Last Supper
Giotto
1304-1306
Bad Perspective.
Backs shown.
Halo over everyone but Judas.
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Crucifixion of Jesus
Giotto
1304-1306
Fresco
St. John with Mary
Mary Magdolin cleaning feet of Jesus or near feet.
Near sky and hill.
Skull under rock = symbol of death.
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Lamentation of Body
Giotto
Fresco
1304-1306
Surrounded by friends and family.
Landscape moves eyes to focal point.
Representation of death.
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Panthenon
Rome
118-125 AD
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Riace Warriors
Bronze
450 BC
Reggio Calabria
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