STUDY GUIDE FOR FINALS . BYZANTINE ART AND ARCHITECTURE 1. Why called byzantine? The art and architecture of Constantinople before Constantine renamed the city after himself was Byzantium . 2. Who was Justinian ‚ Theodora ? Justinian was the emperor in the early byzantine period who ruled from 527 to 565 and Theodora was the wife to him 3. Hagia Sophia built for Justinian . Innovations 4. What are penditives and sqinches ? Penditives are spherical triangle surrounded by arches . squinches
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The Thirteenth Century • Early 14th Century and late 16th Century • New kind of collaboration between artists and patrons‚ religious civic institutions and between the perceived relationship of past to present. • Emphasis on the potential of the human being‚ power of a liberal classical education to produce a well rounded individual. • Rivalry between Siena and Florence • Guilds associations of workers that set standards of work and prices and protected the rights of workers and their families
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Art and Architecture in the Romanesque Era II Terms: -Furta Sacra: Tomb looting‚ “sacred theft” Abbey Church of Sainte-Fey Conques‚ France 1050-1120 Monastic (monks) church turned pilgrimage center Conques is a major pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela Contained relics of 4th century child-martyr St Fay Reliquary Statue of St Fay‚ Abbey Church of Conques France‚ Silver gilt over wooden core Skull reliquary Spolia
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Periods and their Artists * Chapter 3 Egypt * Old Kingdom (2700-2190 BCE) * Imhotep – Stepped Pyramid of Djoser * Chapter 5 Ancient Greece * Archaic (600-480 BCE) * Andokides Painter –Achilles and Ajax * Ergotimos –[and Kleitius] Fracois Vase * Euphronios –Death of Sarpedon * Exekias –Achilles and Ajax; Suicide of Ajax; Dionysis in a Boat * Polykleitos –Doryphoros * Classical (480-320 BCE) * Kalikrates
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forwarding human thinking and living. On human thinking‚ the educational structures that developed and progressed through this time are important. "Before 1100‚ the scholarly system was characterized by the existence of a dual pattern of monastic and cathedral schools" (Swanson 13). Popular was "’a handing’ on of both the way of life and its intellectual inheritance" (Swanson 13). This acknowledges the staleness of both life and education before the 12th century‚ thus being why the era is sometimes referred
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geometries‚ advances in constructional techniques of the arcuated type (including domes and vaults) using a type of concrete‚ and the development of engineering (roads‚ aqueducts‚ bridges‚ heating‚ etc.)‚ it inspired Early Christian‚ Byzantine‚ Romanesque‚ Renaissance‚ Baroque‚ and Neo-Classical designs. Their great theaters and amphitheaters were wonders that could seat thousands of people and are still impressive‚ both in size and volume‚ today. Characteristics of Roman Architecture: A characteristic
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for financing‚ maintaining‚ and developing of the property. Saint Vincent’s is attached to an elementary school which was constructed before the permanent church‚ and also carries the name of St. Vincent Ferrer. The church is a combination of Romanesque and Gothic features although it tends to be a little bit more Gothic. Its main entrance or porch has a pointed arch and in the middle there are two doors. These doors are mainly made of wood with stained glass in the middle of them. Above the doors
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adaptation of lines‚ curves‚ geometrical shapes‚ angles‚ and ornaments. Such implementation is described by Nelson as “the revival of architecture that came about through the influence of classical antiquity.” Through this form of art of accentuated Romanesque columns‚ mythological ornaments‚ symmetric figures‚ among others‚ individuals would expose their grandiosity‚ economical stability‚ opulence‚ and of course cultural refinement. It was imperative for all citizens to posses some sort of Greco-roman
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partial fulfillment of Concordia University’s BLDG 482Impact of Technology on Society and Architecture. Castles of the Middle Ages serve to illustrate the social and economic changes of the time [1]. In particular‚ the Norman castles of the Romanesque era can be viewed as a tool that was used to impose social and economic reform on the Anglo-Saxon society in Medieval England after the battle of Hastings in 1066 and throughout the Norman Conquest. These structures were used as a military device
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applied to medieval Scandinavian culture as it prospered between the 8th-11th centuries CE. Viking art‚ also known as Norse art or the art of Scandinavia included the British Isles and Iceland. It has design elements in common with Celtic‚ Germanic‚ Romanesque and Eastern European art. Besides being known as plunderers‚ the Vikings were also excellent tradesmen and known for being traders along their coasts. They traded timber‚ amber‚ furs‚ and slaves with Byzantine and Arab merchants in the Mediterranean
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