EARLY CHRISTIAN & ROMANESQUE
It's Primary function was for Burial and private Christian worship
What is the Catacombs of Priscilla?
The type of artwork most closely associated with the Byzantine era is
What is mosaics?
It contained a hypostyle hall (many columns)
What was the Great Mosque of Cordoba
This religious wooden sculpture was meant to elicit a strong emotion from the viewer because of the suffering viewed
What is the Rottgen Pieta
This artist painted staged, theatrical compositions of biblical scenes in the Arena Chapel to draw the viewer in
Who is Giotto
The Santa Sabina is considered what type of church plan?
What is Basilican
The triangular sections that the dome at the Hagia Sophia rest on are called
What are pendentives
The Great Mosque borrowed columns from older architecture. This term is called _______________.
What is spolia?
What is a Jewish Seder
The patrons that bought this 3-in-1 piece of art wanted themselves included in the sacred scene to show their piety
What is the Annunciation Triptych (Merode Altarpiece)
This feature on the second story of the Santa Sabina allows light to flood into the church
What is a Clerestory
Two structures associated with the Emperor Justinian
What are the Hagia Sophia and San Vitale
The primary purpose of the Umayyad architectural expansion of the Great Mosque was to show ____________________
What is power?
The cross carpet page is used as a separator page in this illuminated manuscript
What is the Lindisfarne Gospels
Early renaissance painters such as Campin focused on religious subjects in everyday homes. He used gratuitous __________ , but did not care so much about perspective.
What is symbolism
What is the Bayeux Tapestry
The Hagia did not include this type of imagery so that viewers would focus on the golden and glittery surface decorations only.
What is figural or figurative
The Court of Lions was a place of tranquility and resides in this Palatial Complex
What is the Alhambra
The heavily stylized figures depicted frontally and in composite poses on the tympanum at Chartres Cathedral are sculpted using this carving style
What is High Relief
In his print, Allegory of Law and Grace, this artist shows that salvation can only be granted through God’s grace and sacrifice, not through the sale of indulgences
Who is Cranach the Elder
This golden, gem encrusted vessel held the skull of a child Saint and people would make pilgrimages to see the skull thinking it had healing and mystical powers.
What is the Reliquary of St. Foye
The stylized figures that appear to float in the Justinian and Theodora Panels were made that way to take away their humanness and emphasize their ____________
What is spirituality
This ivory carved vessel might hold fragrance or cosmetics for a wealthy caliph
What is a Pyxis
Flying Buttresses are a key feature of this French Gothic Cathedral
What is Chartres Cathedral
Jan Van Eyck is known for his early use of oil paint and his gratuitous use of symbolism throughout this betrothal painting
What is The Arnolfini Portrait