Monday, November 16, 2015

Ch. 12- Battle of Hastings

Who- French
What- Battle of Hastings
When- 1070-1080
Where- Bayeux, France
Why- tell story of the Battle of Hastings
How- embroidered wool on linen

Ch. 12- Moses Expounding the Law

Who- Master Hugo
What- Moses Expounding the Law
When- 1135
Where- Bury Saint Edmunds, England
Why- Tell story of Moses expounding God's law
How- Ink and tempera on vellum

Ch. 12- Durham Cathedral

Who- English
What- Durham Cathedral
When- 1093
Where- Durham, England
Why- worship/religion
How- long, slender proportions, simple pillars, seven-part groin vaults

Ch. 12- King David

Who- Benedetto Antelami
What- King David
When- 1180-1190
Where- Fidenze, Italy
Why- rare example of life-style freestanding statuary in Romanesque period
How- Greco- Roman art style

Ch. 12- Creation and Temptation of Adam and Eve

Who- Wiligelmo
What- Creation and Temptation of Adam and Eve
When- 1110
Where- Modena, Italy
Why- tell stories of Genesis
How- Marble

Ch. 12- Cathedral complex

Who- Italians
What- Cathedral Complex
When- 1153
Where- Pisa, Italy
Why- baptisms/ religion
How- bell towers, basilicas

Ch. 12- Head reliquary of Saint Alexander

Who- Belgiums
What- Head reliquary of Saint Alexander
When- 1145
Where- Stavelot, Belgium
Why- underscores diversity of Romanesque art
How- Silver repousse, gilt bronze, gems, pearls, enamel

Ch. 12- Hildegard reveals her visions

Who- Germans
What- Hildegard reveals her visions
When- 1150-1179
Where- Bingen, Germany
Why-  Most prominent nun of all time, composed music, had visions, wrote scientific treatises
How-

Ch. 12- Virgin and Child (Morgan Madonna)

Who- French
What- Virgin and Child (Morgan Madonna)
When- second half of the 12th century
Where- Auvergne, France
Why- worship holy family/ religion
How- painted wood

Ch. 12- Restored cutaway view of third abbey church

Who- French
What- Restored cutaway view of the third abbey church
When- 1088-1130
Where- Cluny, France
Why- largest church in Europe for 500 years
How- 500 ft long, 3 story nave, four aisles, radiating chapels, slightly pointed stone barrel vaults

Ch. 12- Christ in Majesty

Who- Bernardus Gelduinus
What- Christ in Majesty
When- 1096
Where- Toulouse, France
Why- one of earliest series of large Romanesque figural stone reliefs decorating pilgrimage church of Saint-Sernin
How- Marble

Ch. 12- Interior of Saint Sernin

Who- French
What- Interior of Saint- Sernin
When- 1070-1120
Where-Toulouse, France
Why- church/religion
How- stone vaults, groin vaults, transverse arches continue lines of compound piers

Ch. 11- Crucifix commissioned by Archbishop Gero

Who- Ottonian sculptor
What- Crucifix
When- 970
Where- Cologne, Germany
Why- early example of revival, depicted intense agony and emotional power of Christ being crucified
How- painted wood

Ch. 11- Saint Michael's column

Who- Germany
What- Column
When- 1015-1022
Where- Hildesheim, Germany
Why- Decorative and supportive
How- bronze

Ch. 11- Longitudinal section and plan of Saint Michael's abbey church

Who- Germany
What- Longitudinal section and plan of Saint Michael's abbey church
When- 1001-1031
Where- Hildesheim, Germany
Why- Plan and Longitudinal section
How- entrances, alternating piers and columns dividing into vertical units, tunnel-like basilicas

Ch. 11- Interior of Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne

Who- Germans
What- Interior of Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne
When- 792-805
Where- Aachen, Germany
Why- transform complexity and lightness of San Vitale's interior
How- simple, massive geometric form

Ch. 11- Equestrian portrait of Charlemagne

Who-  French
What- Equestrian portrait of Charlemagne
When- ninth century
Where- Metz, France
Why- Glorify Charlemagne
How- Bronze

Ch. 11- High Cross of Muiredach

Who- Irish
What- High Cross of Muiredach
When- 923
Where- Monasterboice, Ireland
Why- depict/ tell of the Last Judgment, burial/funerary
How- large, reliefs

Ch. 11- Cross-inscribed carpet page

Who- English
What- Cross-inscribed carpet page
When- 698-721
Where- Northumbria, England
Why- exemplifies the way Hiberno-Sacon illuminators combined Christian imagery and animal-and-interlace style of early medieval warlords.
How- Tempera on vellum

Ch. 11- Man (symbol of Saint Matthew)

Who-  Scottish
What- Man (symbol of Saint Matthew)
When- 660-680
Where- Iona, Scotland
Why- Evangelism
How- Ink and tempera on parchment

Ch. 11- Animal head post

Who- Vikings
What- Animal-head post
When- 815-820
Where- Oseberg, Norway
Why- decorative
How- metal

Ch. 11- Psalm 23

Who- French
What- Psalm 23
When- 820-835
Where- Hautvillers, France
Why- Religion
How- Ink of Vellum

Ch. 10- Mihrab

Who- Muslims
What- Mihrab
When- 1354
Where- Isfahan, Iran
Why- unites Islamic calligraphy and ornamentation
How- Glazed mosaic tilework

Ch. 10- Tughra of Suleyman the Magnificent

Who- Sinan
What- Tughra of Sulleyman the Magnificent
When- 1555-1560
Where- Constantinople, Turkey
Why- Unifying additive elements after earthquake
How- harmonious proportions

Ch. 10- Muqarnas dome

Who- Muslims
What- Muqarnas dome
When- 1354-1391
Where- Alhambra, Granada
Why- Decorative
How- octagonal drum, intricately carved stucco muqarnas, prismatic forms

Ch. 10- Blue Koran

Who- Muslims
What- Blue Koran
When- 9th to mid 10th century
Where- Kairouan
Why- Religion
How- blue-dyed pages

Ch. 10- Pyxis

Who- Muslims
What- Pyxis of al-Mughira
When- 968
Where- Cordoba, Spain
Why- makeup box
How- Ivory

Ch. 10- Prayer hall of Great Mosque

Who- Muslims
What- Prayer hall of Great Mosque
When- 8th-10th centuries
Where- Cordoba, Spain
Why- Worship/ religion
How- 36 piers, 514 columns, double-tiered horseshoe-shaped arches

Ch. 10- Mausoleum of the Samanids

Who- Muslims
What- Mausoleum of the Samanids
When- early 10th century
Where- Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Why- funerary
How- dome-on-cube form

Ch. 10- Plan Umayyad palace

Who- Syrians
What- Plan of Umayyad palace
When- 740-750
Where- Mshtta, Syria
Why- Plan for Umayyad palace
How- Plan

Ch. 10- Mosaics in the courtyard of the Great Mosque

Who- Byzantine artists
What- Mosaics in the courtyard of the Great Mosque
When- 706-715
Where- Damascus, Syria
Why- decorative
How- mosaics

Ch. 10- Dome of the Rock

Who-
What- Dome of the Rock
When-687-692
Where- Jerusalem
Why- to mark the triumph of Islam in Jerusalem
How- Octagon with towering dome

Ch. 9- Annunciation

Who- Byzantines
What- Annunciation
When- early 14th century
Where- Ohris, Macedonia
Why- Religion/ worship
How- Tempera and linen on wood

Ch. 9- Christ as savior of souls

Who- Byzantines
What- Christ as savior of the souls
When- early 14th century
Where- Ohrid, Macedonia
Why- Worship/ religion
How- Tempera, linen, and silver on wood

Ch. 9- Archangel Michael icon

Who- Italians
What- Archangel Michael icon
When- 1100
Where- Venice, Italy
Why- worship/ religion
How- mosaic

Ch. 9- Christ as Pantokrator

Who- Greeks
What- Christ as Pantokrator
When- 1090-1100
Where- Daphni, Greece
Why- Worship/ religion
How- dome mosaic

Ch. 9- Katholikon

Who- Byzantines
What- Katholikon
When- first quarter of 11th century
Where- Diatom, Greece
Why- Church
How- small and high shouldered, central dome on a drum, decorative patterns

Ch. 9- Virgin and Child

Who- Byzantines
What- Virgin and Child between Saints Theodore and George
When- sixth or seventh century
Where- Byzantium
Why- Honor Biblical characters
How- Encaustic on wood

Ch. 9- Christ before Pilate

Who- Byzantines
What- Christ before Pilate
When- Early sixth century
Where- Zagba, Syria
Why- Tell story of Rossano Gospels
How- purple-dyed pages

Ch. 9- Saint Apollinaris amid sheep

Who- Byzantines
What- Saint Apollinaris amid sheep
When- 533-549
Where- Ravenna, Italy
Why- Worship/ religion
How- apse mosaic

Ch. 9- Throne of Maximianus

Who- Byzantines
What- Throne of Maximianus
When- 546-556
Where- Constantinople, Turkey
Why- for Archbishop Maximianus to sit in
How- Ivory, wood

Ch. 9- Hagia Sophia

Who- Anthems of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus
What- Hagia Sophia
When- 532-537
Where- Constantinople, Turkey
Why- 270 ft long, 240 feet wide, 108 feet in diameter, and 180 feet above pavement
How- Church

Ch. 9- Archangel Michael

Who-Byzantine sculptor
What- Archangel Michael
When- early sixth century
Where- Byzantium
Why- to make Michael look as if he is 3D or floating in front of the architecture.
How- Ivory

Thursday, November 12, 2015

Ch. 8- Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes

Who- Romans
What- Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes
When- 504
Where- Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, Italy
Why- Tell story of the loaves and fishes
How- Mosaic

Ch. 8- Orthodox Baptistery

Who- Romans
What- Orthodox Baptistery
When- 458
Where- Ravenna, Italy
Why- Church; worship
How- Mosaic

Ch. 8- Crucifixion

Who- Romans
What- Crucifixion
When- 432
Where- Sabina, Rome
Why- Thank Christ and tell story of Crucifixion
How- Mosaic

Ch. 8- Santa Sabina

Who- Romans
What- Santa Sabina
When- 422-432
Where- Rome, Italy
Why- Church; worship, etc for God
How- Timber-roofed and clerestory windows

Ch. 8- Woman sacrificing at altar

Who- Romans
What- Woman sacrificing at an altar
When- 400
Where- Rome, Italy
Why- Worship of forbidden gods
How- Ivory- classical artistic style

Ch. 8- Old Farmer of Corycus

Who- Romans
What- Old Farmer of Corycus
When- 400-420
Where- Vatican Vergil
Why- mural telling a story
How- Tempera on parchment

Ch. 8- Christ as Sol Invictus

Who- Romans
What- Christ as Sol Invictus
When- late third century
Where- Rome, Italy
Why- tell story
How- mosaic

Ch. 8- Christ seated

Who- Romans
What- Christ seated
When- 350-375
Where- Rome, Italy
Why- Praise and worship
How- Marble

Ch. 8- Restored cutaway view of the Christian community house

Who- Romans
What- Restored cutaway view of the Christian community house
When- 240-256 CE
Where- Dura-Europos, Syria
Why- Worship and church
How- (1) former courtyard of private house, (2) meeting hall, (3) baptistery

Ch. 8- Junius Bassus Sarcophagus

Who- Romans
What- Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
When- 359 CE
Where- Rome, Italy
Why- Funerary/ Burial
How- Marble

Ch. 7- Arch of Constantine

Who- Romans
What- Arch of Constantine
When- 312-315 CE
Where- Rome, Italy
Why- To honor Constantine
How- Marble

Ch. 7- Plan and restored view of the Temple of Venus

Who- N/A
What- Plan and restored view of the Temple of Venus
When- third century CE
Where- Temple of Venus, Baalbek, Lebanon
Why- To show the plan and restored views of the Temple of Venus
How- N/A

Ch. 7- Frigidarium

Who- remodeled by Michelangelo Buonarroti
What- Frigidarium
When- 298- 306 BCE
Where- Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
Why- bathing and swimming
How- marble

Ch. 7- Mummy portrait of a priest of Serapis

Who- Egyptians
What- Mummy portrait of a priest of Serapis
When- 140-160 CE
Where- Hawara (Faiyum), Egypt
Why- Burial/funerary
How- Encaustic on wood

Ch. 7- Al-Khazneh Treasury

Who- Romans
What- Al-Khazneh Treasury
When- second century CE
Where- Petra, Jordan
Why- Example of Roman "baroque" architecture
How- rock

Ch. 7- Markets of Trajan

Who- Apollodorus of Damascus
What- Markets of Trajan
When- 100-112 CE
Where- Rome, Italy
Why- Basically the first version of the mall; shops/ businesses and administrative offices
How- Brick-faced concrete

Ch. 7- Procession of the imperial family

Who- Romans
What- Procession of the imperial family
When- 13-9 BCE
Where- Ara Pacis Augustae, Rome, Italy
Why- To depict recognizable individuals and children, while promoting marriage and childbearing.
How- Marble

Ch. 7- Portrait bust of Livia

Who- Romans
What- Portrait bust of Livia
When- early first century CE
Where- Arsinoe, Egypt
Why- to honor their deceased Greek goddess
How- Marble

Ch. 7- Meander seated

Who- Romans
What- Seated portrait of Meander
When- 62-79 BCE
Where- Pompeii, Italy
Why- to honor the Greek poet Meander
How- Fourth Style mural painting

Ch. 7- Gardenscape

Who- Romans
What- Gardenscape
When- 30-20 BCE
Where- Villa of Livia, Primaporta, Italy
Why- to decorate the otherwise bear walls
How- Second style wall painting

Ch. 7- Pompey the Great

Who- Romans
What- Pompey the Great
When- 55-50 BCE
Where- Rome, Italy
Why- In honor of a fallen ruler
How- Marble

Ch. 7- Julius Caesar Denarius

Who- Romans
What- Denarius with portrait of Julius Caesar
When- 44 BCE
Where- Rome, Italy.
Why- It is important because, Caesar was the first to put his own portrait on Roman coinage.
How- Silver

Ch. 6- Etruscan temple

Who- Etruscan
What- Model of a typical Etruscan temple
When- Sixth century BCE 
Where- Italy
Why- worship, living, etc
How- wood and brick

Ch. 6- Fibula

Who- Etruscans 
What- Fibula with orientalizing Lions
When- 650-640 BCE
Where-Regolini-Galassi Tomb, Sorbonne necropolis, Cerveteri, Italy
Why- jewelry
How- Gold

Ch. 6- Apulu

Who- Etruscans 
What- Apulu (Apollo of Veii) 
When- 510-500 BCE
Where- Portonaccio temple, Veii, Italy 
Why- depicted a Greek myth 
How- Painted terracotta 

Ch. 6- Tomb of Shields and Chairs

Who- Etruscans
What- Tomb of the Shields and Chairs 
When- 550-500 BCE 
Where- Baditaccia necropolis, Cerveteri, Italy 
Why- funerary/burial
How- bedrock 

Ch. 6- Capitoline Wolf

Who- Estruscans
What- Capitoline Wolf 
When- 500-480 BCE
Where- Rome, Italy 
Why- tell legend of Romulus and Remus 
How- Bronze

Ch. 6- Aule Metele

Who-Etruscans 
What- Aule Metele 
When- early first century BCE 
Where- Cortona, Italy
Why- honor 
How- Bronze

Ch. 6- Sarcophagus of a married couple

Who- married couple
What- Sarcophagus lid with portraits of Ramtha Visnai and Arnth Tetnies
When- 350-300 BCE
Where- Ponte Rotto necropolis, Vulci, Italy 
Why- Burial or funerary 
How- Nenfro


Ch. 6- Porta Marzia

Who- Etruscan
What- Porta Marzia 
When- second century BCE 
Where- Perugia, Italy 
Why- gate
How- marble

Ch. 6- Chalchas examining a liver

Who- Etruscans 
What- Chalchas examining a liver
When- 400-375 BCE 
Where- Vulci, Italy 
Why- declare back of mirror 
How- bronze 

Ch. 6- Tomb of the Triclinium

Who- Estrucan 
What- Tomb of the Triclinium 
When- 480 BCE 
Where- Monterozzi necropolis, Tarquinia, Italy 
Why- funerary scene for tomb
How- mural, fresco painting