Roman Art
Greek statues celebrated youthful perfection. Romans, however, favored this style that showed wrinkles, warts, and all.
What is verism (realism)?
Cimabue’s art emphasized this shift, making figures appear more lifelike.
What is naturalism?
Gothic painting was centered on these themes.
What are religious stories, saints, and the divine?
A mosque serves this primary purpose for Muslims.
What is a gathering place for prayer?
Islamic art avoids depicting humans or animals, instead focusing on these designs.
What are geometric, floral, and calligraphic forms?
Roman sculptures were often practical, serving this purpose for leaders and families.
What is propaganda and ancestor busts?
One innovation Cimabue helped introduce was this, creating more spatial depth.
What is perspective?
Figures in Gothic paintings were often this in form and style.
What are elongated, elegant, and highly stylized?
This dome was built over the tomb of Muhammad and two caliphs.
What is the Green Dome?
This niche in the wall indicates the direction of Mecca.
What is the mihrab?
Roman architecture is especially known for these two structural features.
What are domes and arches?
Cimabue expressed this more deeply than earlier art, showing drama and humanity.
What is human emotion?
Gothic art was rich with this, often using allegory.
What is symbolic imagery?
A tall slender tower where the muezzin calls Muslims to prayer.
What is a minaret?
Intricate scrolling and interlacing tendrils in Islamic decoration are known as this.
What are arabesques?
Many Greek statues we know today survive as Roman versions because the Romans made these.
What are marble copies of Greek originals?
Cimabue’s Madonna Enthroned used this medium with gold leaf, popular in late medieval painting.
What is tempera on panel?
Gothic paintings were less focused on realism and more on this flat quality.
What is two-dimensional abstraction?
This raised platform in a mosque allowed Muhammad to be seen and heard above crowds.
What is the minbar?
These colorful tile mosaics used mathematical precision to create complex repeating patterns.
What is alicatado?
While Greek statues idealized youth, Roman art often portrayed people at this stage of life, showing imperfections and age.
What is old age / maturity?
Cimabue’s greatest legacy was blending Byzantine with this emerging style, inspiring generations of painters.
What is Gothic art?
Gothic painting had a profound impact on Western art, lasting for this long.
What is centuries?
The dome in Islamic architecture often symbolizes this.
What is the vault of heaven?
The most sacred Islamic site, toward which the mihrab points, is found in this city.
What is Mecca (home of the Kaaba)?