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Spanish Art History - MAN
Spanish Art History
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Art History
Undergraduate 2
06/03/2019

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When did the Iberian people occupy the peninsula?
Definition
6th-1st Century BC
Term

What is this, when was it created, and what peoples made it?

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Definition

Costitx bull

Iberians 5th-3rd C

Term

Whose writing system is this? Approx what 3 centuries did this span?

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Definition

Iberians

2,3,4th century BC

 

- influenced other civilizations to implement languages written

Term

Name of the piece, people that created it, function, when was it created

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Definition

Lady of Baza

Iberian 

Incinerary urn

400 BC

Term

What does the pigeon she is holding symbolize? 

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Definition
connection between mortals and gods --> could be symbolic of her protection of the clan
Term

Name of piece, people who created it, when was it created, and function

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Definition

Lady of Elche

Iberian 

late 5th/early 4th

Believed to be an incinerary urn

Term

T/F This is believed to be a deified woman and is the first canon of beauty. 

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Definition
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Compare the Lady of Baza and Lady of Elche

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Definition

Lady of Elche is more idealized

Lady of Elche is made of marble; Lady of Baza is made of stone

function is same if they are both incinerary urns. 

Term
The popularity of recreational activities in Hispania were reflected in what 2 types of art?
Definition

terracotta, mosaics

 

Term
When did Roman colonization occur?
Definition
218-298 BC
Term
Laws were inscribed on _______
Definition
bronze plates
Term

What is the name of this? Who created it?

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Definition
Sarcophagus of Orestes, Romans
Term

What is the function of the carvings on the side? 

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Definition
Narrative; tell the myth of the revenge of Orestes (reflect the values of whoever is buried in it)
Term

What does this mosaic depict?

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Definition
Labors of Hercules
Term

Which is the most important scene? Which direction do the scenes move? What decorative features can be seen?

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Definition

Most important is the biggest scene (scale design)

Go counterclockwise

Vegetal, geometrical and figural design

Term

What is the main difference between this sarcophagus and the Sarcophagus of Orestes?

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Definition
This depicts scenes from the bible not mythology. It is more about spreading Christianity than reflecting the values of the deceased.
Term

When was this sarcophagus created?

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Definition
Late antiquity, 4th-5th C (311 CE)
Term

These crowns belonged to who? When did they occupy the peninsula? 

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Definition

Visigoths, 6th-7th C

 

 

crowns made between 621 and 672

Term

T/F:

1. The crowns linked the ruler and divinity

2. Crowns were decorative

Definition
both true
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