Vocabulary
a story or moral told through the visual elements of a work of art
What is Narrative?
The Art Pacis utilizes historical, allegorical, and mythological stylistic elements to illustrate this Roman concept.
What is a cyclical nature of time?
What is the Byzantine Empire?
Many religious architectural sites across cultures emphasize size and verticality as a gesture to the heavens/god(s). This is called ____.
What is monumentality?
This carved vessel utilizes registers to tell a sacred marriage narrative, and references its own form and use in the story.
A horizontal band that tells a story in a step-by-step manner
Which religious space was constructed to appeal to the senses in order tor each an otherworldly religious experience beyond the human?
What is the Hagia Sophia?
This Precolumbian empire in modern day Mesoamerica utilized stone monumental works, such as stepped pyramids, in service of their divine gods.
What is the Mayan Civilization?
This concept illustrates a blending of two or more cultural styles that indicates a point of cultural exchange.
What is hybridity?
This Ancient Greek religious/political site was dedicated to Athena in commemoration of the Greek victory in the Greco-Persian Wars.
What is the Parthenon?
when a figure is placed higher and/or depicted larger to emphasize their importance?
What is hierarchy?
These large sculptures were placed along trade routes throughout Asia to illustrate religious and political power across the continent.
What are the Colossal Buddhas?
This major Kingdom held power over Eastern Africa (Ethiopia/Eritrea) from late antiquity to the Middle Ages and was the first African empires to adopt Christianity.
What is the Kingdom of Aksum?
Which medium became a popular mode of visual representation is Byzantine and early-Islamic art according to Dr. Harmansah, using small pieces of glass to make collaged images?
What are mosaics?
This is one of the earliest Islamic architectural projects and serves as a major pilgrimage site in current-day Jerusalem.
What is the Dome of the Rock?
When an image is destroyed, altered, or removed, usually for a political purpose
What is Iconoclasm?
This object is at the peak of political tension between Great Britain and Greece, due to its constroveral removal.
What are the Elgin/Partenon Marbles
After the Byzantine Period, the Mediterranean and Eastern Asia entered this new era based on a major religious shift, identifiable by a hybridization between Christianity and Islam in art/archtecture.
What is the Early-Islamic Era?
According to Dr. Becker, these 3 main religions circulated in India
What are Buddhism, Jainism, and Hinduism?
This Precolumbian architectural urban site is notable for its large stepped pyramids, and is named "City of the Gods."
What is Teotihuacan?
a flat sculpture that is raised from the background enough to wrap a hand around parts of the sculpture
What is High-Relief?
This style is so culturally hybrid that it cannot be attributed to any particular culture or civilization.
What is international style?
The archeological site and current country name (Great) Zimbabwe translates to ______ in Bantu and Shona.
What is "Stone House/Great Stone House/House of Stone"?
This critical thinking skill is integral to understanding and reading art, media, and visual culture, from history to today. It will be useful for understanding propaganda and AI images.
What is visual literacy?
This temple is indicative of Naraga or North Indian Hindu Architecture (elevated, Vertical, and "Mountain-like").
What is the Khandariya Mahadeva Temple?