Islamic Faith and Art
Early Medieval Art
Romanesque Art
Romanesque Art
Gothic Art
Gothic Art/ Ceramic Vocabulary Info
Ceramic Vocabulary
100
Elaborate geometric and abstract design done “in the Arab style.”
What is arabesque?
100
time frame for Medieval period
400 - 1400 AD
100
This bas relief scene can be found on the tympanum at Sainte-Madeleine in Vezalay
The Mission of the Apostles
100
This type of arch created recesses or niches for windows and sculptures
Romanesque Arch
100
most important art principle in Gothic architecture
unity
100
two colors that were used most often in Gothic stained glass windows
red and blue
100
Big oven that gets very hot used for clay
kiln
200
part of the Alhambra’s architecture that is most famous
Court of Lions
200
main types of art produced during the Middle Ages
small portable objects
200
In Romanesque churches, the _________, or the place where the nave and transept intersect, are often topped with towers, or domes with lanterns.
crossings
200
type of sculpture characterized as
-primarily large in scale
-expressive in nature
placed emphasis on evoking an emotional response from viewer
Romanesque sculpture
200
greatest Italian painter of the International (Gothic) style
Gentile da Fabriano
200
When and where the Gothic style began
outside Paris, France in 1140
200
technique when building with flat even pieces of clay
slab
300
Islamic places of worship
What is a mosque?
300
This artwork is designed using geometric and heavily interlaced designs that include animals
Lindisfarne Gospel
300
In a Romanesque church, _____________, or walkways, were built around the apse to allow for large processions.
ambulatories
300
Abbot who wished to use only the best, most precious and most beautiful things in the service of God such as this chalice
Who is Abbot Suger?
300
the most memorable architectural feature of Salisbury Cathedral
tower
300
First used as a term of ridicule by Renaissance critics because the style did to conform to the standards of Classical Greece and Rome
Gothic
300
Joining Method (three words)
Score
Slip
Smooth
400
This structure is in Jerusalem important to both Christians and Muslims. The site of the structure marks the place where Mohammed was said to have left this earth.The structure also covers the top of the rock mountain on which Abraham attempted to sacrifice his son Isaac.
What is the Dome of the Rock?
400
medieval king that revived an interest in Greek and Roman Art
Charlemagne
400
two advantages of the masonry barrel vaulted roofs of earlier churches
eliminated the danger of fire and produced better acoustics
400
Italian word for bell tower structure such as the Leaning (bell)Tower of Pisa shown below
What is campanile?
400
Name of artwork made by Gentile da Fabriano that exemplifies the International (Gothic) style 
Adoration of the Magi
400
This technique to build in clay involves rolling out clay into long snake-like pieces and stacking
Coil
400
this happens to water based clay when you do not wrap it up in plastic
it dries out (and is no longer workable)
500
-Earliest, huge Muslim building for congregational purposes
-Made use of existing Christian and Roman Structures
-Existing square towers were turned into the first Muslim minarets
Great Mosque of Damascus
500
name of Charlemagne’s chapel built in Aachen, Germany
Palatine Chapel
500
Place where a tympanum is found in a Romanesque church
Above doorway as you entered the church
500
event depicted in the Bayeaux Tapestry
1 The Battle of Hastings-
2 an illustration of William the Conqueror’s invasion of England in 1066
500
largest Gothic cathedral in Germany
Cathedral of Cologne
500
A type of clay that is fired at low temperatures, reddish-orange. When it is bisqued at ∆04 - ∆06 it is still porous (cone 06 - ∆06 = 1881°F)
Earthenware
500
Clay that is visibly dried and is finished shrinking, still visibly damp but be handled without misshaping.
leather hard