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Greek-Byzantine
Unit 2 and Unit 4
63
Art History
11th Grade
02/17/2011

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Term
[image]
Definition

Cycladic Figurine

[Cycladic]

Term
[image]
Definition

*Toreador Fresco*

[Minoan]

Term
[image]
Definition

*Kamares Ware jar*

[minoan]

Polychromatic- having several colors[used in describing light that contains more than one color]

Term
[image]
Definition

Lion Gate(Mycenae)

[Mycenaean]

Term
[image]
Definition

Geometric krater

(Geometric Period) 

Horror vacui- fear of empty spaces

Term
[image]
Definition

Lady of Auxerre

(Orientalizing Period)

Term
[image]
Definition

Kouros

(Archaic Period)

*used as a grave marker(replacing vases in geometric period)

*general representation of dead(not real potrait)

*emulates stance of Egyptian sculpture

 

Term
[image]
Definition

Calf-Bearer

(Archaic Period)

[story-Rhonbos the Calf Bearer bringing an offering to Athena in thanksgiving for his prosperity]

*knotted hair=archaic

Term
[image]
Definition

Peplos Kore

(Archaic Period)

*Hand emerges into space, breaking out of the mold of static Archaic statues

*rounded and naturalistic face

*broken hand used to carry offering to Athena

Term
[image]
Definition

Temple of Hera

(Archaic Period)

 

Term
[image]
Definition

Dying warrior from the temple of Aphaia

(Hittite)

Term
[image]
Definition

Funerary Mask

(Mycenaen)

Term
Repousse
Definition
metalworking technique in which a malleable metal is ornamented or shaped by hammering from the reverse side
Term
[image]
Definition
Warrior, from the sea off Riace, Italy
Term
[image]
Definition

Myron
Diskobolos (discus thrower)

(Classical Greek)

Term
[image]
Definition

Iktinos and Kallikrates
Parthenon, the Temple of Athena Parthenos

(Classical Greek)

Term
[image]
Definition

Nike of Samothrace

(Hellenistic)

Term
[image]
Definition

Capitoline Wolf

(Etruscan)

Term
[image]
Definition

Head of a Roman Patrician

(Roman Republic)

Term
[image]
Definition

Pont-du-Gard

Roman aqueduct bridge 

(Early Roman Empire)

Term
[image]
Definition

Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheater)

(Roman Empire)

Term
[image]
Definition

Column of Trajan

(Roman Empire)

Term
[image]
Definition

Portraits of the Four Tetrarchs
from Constantinople

(Late Roman Empire)

Term
[image]
Definition

Arch of Constantine

(Late Roman Empire)

Term
[image]
Definition

Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius

(Roman High Imperial)

Term
[image]
Definition

Justinian and his Attendants

(Byzantine)

Term
[image]
Definition

Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus 

(Early Christian)


Term
Syncretism
Definition

A combination of beliefs

ex. Christian/Pagan

Term
[image]
Definition

Santa Costanza

(Early Christian)

Term
Ambulatory
Definition

Sets the mood for central chamber

(Place to walk around)

Term
[image]
Definition

Theodora and attendants

(Early Byzantine)

Term
[image]a
Definition

Hagia Sophia

Anthemius of Tralles and Isodorus of Miletus
(Early Byzantine)

Term
Iconastasis
Definition
Screen that seperates the holy area from the common area typically seperates the peasants from the holy
Term
[image]
Definition

Parting of Lot and Abraham

(Early Christian)

Term
Didactic Gesture
Definition
Use of pantomime (hand gesture telling story)
Term
Head Clusters
Definition
Heads bubbling out from one area without body shown.
Term
[image]
Definition

Christ as a Good Shepherd

(Early Christian)

Term
Early Christian depiction of Jesus
Definition
Good shepherd, halo, purple robes, martyr's staff
Term
Byzantine depiction of Jesus
Definition
Beard and dark hair, gold background, early example of cross
Term
[image]
Definition

Apse mosaic Church of the monastery of St. Catherine

(Early Byzantine)

Term
[image]
Definition

Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes

(Early Byzantine)

Term
Codex
Definition
Early book of bound pages (folio[leaf])
Term
Rotulus
Definition
Scroll
Term
Vellum/Parchment
Definition

Vellum-Calfskin

Parchment-Lambskin

Term
[image]
Definition

Rebecca and Eliezer at the well (Vienna Genesis)

(Early Christian)

Term
[image]
Definition

Christ before Pilate (Rossano Gospels)

(Early Christian)

Term
Diptych/Triptych
Definition

Diptych-2 panels

Triptych-3 panels

Term
Theotokos
Definition
God bearer/Mother of Christ
Term
[image]
Definition

San Vitale

(representative of human, outside humble inside soul beautiful)

(Early Byzantine)

Term
[image]
Definition

Apse Mosaic (Sant' Apollinare in Classe)

(Early Byzantine)

Term
Transfiguration
Definition
Both are visible holy and human
Term
Monophysitism
Definition
Jesus is only divine/God
Term

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

(Animal symbols)

Definition

Matthew-Man

Mark-Lion

Luke-Cow

John-Eagle

Term
Mandorla
Definition
almond shape (his radiance/surrounds Jesus)
Term
[image]
Definition

Virgin and Child between St. Theodore and St George

(Early Byzantine)

Term
Deesis
Definition
John Baptist and Mary on side orants to Jesus in the middle
Term
[image]
Definition

David Composing the Psalms

(Middle Byzantine)

Term
Iconaclasm
Definition
Breaking of icons
Term
[image]
Definition

Mosque of Cordoba

(Islam)

Term
[image]
Definition

Blue Mosque(Istanbul)

(Islam)

Term
[image]
Definition

Taj Mahal

(Islam)

Term

Tesserae


Definition

an individual tile in a mosaic, usually formed in the shape of a cube.e.


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