Life is Art
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Ch. 11 Early Medieval Europe & Ch. 12 Romanesque Europe
WHAT: Equestrian portrait of Charlemange or Charles the Bald WHEN: 9th century WHERE: Metz, France WHY: revive glory and imagery of Roman Empire HOW: bronze
WHAT: Crucifix commissioned by Archbishop Gero WHEN: ca. 970 WHERE: Cologne, Germany WHY: HOW: painted wood
WHAT: Man (st Matthew) WHEN: 660-680 WHERE: Iona, Scotland WHY: folio verse of the Book of Durrow HOW: ink and tempra and parchment
WHAT: Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne WHEN: 792-805 WHERE: Aachen, Germany WHY: 1st vaulted medieval structure
WHAT: Column, by Bishop Bernard St Michael's Hildesheim WHEN: 1015-1022 WHERE: WHY:
WHAT: Cross-inscribed carpet page WHEN: 698-721 WHERE: NorthWHY: Folio 26 verso of the Lindisfarne Gospels HOW: Tempra on vellum
WHAT: Longitudinal section and plan WHEN: 1001-1031 WHERE: Hildesheim, Germany WHY:
WHAT: Animal-head post WHEN: 815-820 WHERE: Osenberg WHY: Vikings
WHAT: Psalm 44, Utrecht Psalter WHEN: 820-835 WHERE: WHY:
WHAT: High cross of Muiredach WHEN: 923 WHERE: Monasterboice, Ireland WHY:
WHAT: Battle of Hastings WHEN: 1070-1080 WHERE: Bayeux, France HOW: embroidered wool on linen
WHAT: Saint- Sernin WHEN: 1070-1120 WHERE: Toulouse, France
WHO: Wiligelmo WHAT: Creation and Temptation of Adam Eve WHEN: 1110 WHERE: Modena Cathedral, Modena, Italy WHY:
WHAT: Virgin and Child WHEN: 2nd 1/2 of 12th century WHERE: Auvergne, France WHY: small scale images of holy family
WHAT: Head of reliquary Saint Alexander WHEN: 1145 WHERE: Stavelot, Belgium WHY:
WHO: Benedetto Antelam WHAT: King david statue WHEN: 1180-1190 WHERE: Fidenza, Italy WHY:
WHAT: Cathedral complex WHEN: 1063 WHERE: Pisa, Italy WHY:
WHAT: Durham Cathedral WHEN: 1093 WHERE: Durham, England WHY:
WHO: Bernardus Gelduinus WHAT: Christ in Majesty WHEN: 1096 WHERE: Toulouse, France WHY:
WHAT: 3rd Abbey Church WHEN: 1088-1130 WHERE: Cluny, France WHY:
WHAT: Hildegard reveals her visions WHEN: 1150-1179 WHERE: Trier or Bingen, Germany WHY:
WHO: Master Hugo WHAT: Moses Expounding the law WHEN: 1135 WHERE: Bury Saint Edmunds, England WHY:
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Ch. 9 Byzantium & Ch. 10 Islamic World
WHAT
WHO: Anthemius of Tralles & Isidorus of Miletus WHAT: Hagia Sophia WHEN: 532-537 WHERE: Constantinople (Istanbul) WHY: magnicificant church HOW: Byzantine golden age architechture SUPPORTED BY
WHAT
WHAT: Katholikon WHEN: 11th century WHERE:Distomo, Greece WHY: Monestary HOW: church with with central dome
WHAT
WHAT: Virgn (Theotokos) and Child between Saints Theodore and George WHEN: 6th or early 7th century WHERE: Mount Sinai, Egypt WHY: Portrait Painting HOW: Encaustic on wood
WHERE
WHAT: Archangel Michael Icon WHEN: ca. 1100 WHERE: ST. Marks cathedral, Venice, Italy WHY: icon HOW: IVORY
WHERE
WHAT: Saint Apollinaris amid sheep WHEN: ca.533-549 WHERE: Ravenna, Italy WHY: not classic illusionism HOW: apse mosaic
HOW
WHAT: Annunciation WHEN: early 14th century WHERE: Ohrid, Macedonia WHY: double sided icon HOW: Tempra & linen on wood
WHEN
WHAT: Theodora and attendants WHEN: ca. 547 Early Byzantine WHERE: Ravenna, Italy WHY: powerful empress HOW: mosaic
WHAT BOOK
WHAT: Christ before Pilate WHEN: early 6th century WHERE: WHY: HOW: from VIENNE GENSIS
HOW
WHAT: Archangel Michael WHEN: early 6th century WHERE: WHY: HOW: Ivory
WHEN
WHAT: Christ as savior of souls WHEN: early 14th century, LATE BYZANTINE WHERE: Ohrid, Macedonia WHY: icon from St. Clement HOW: Tempra, linen, and silver on wood
WHAT
WHAT: Throne of Maximianus WHEN: ca. 546-556 WHERE: WHY: HOW:
WHY
WHAT: Christ on Pantokrator (judge) WHEN: ca. 1090-1100 WHERE: Daphni, Greece WHY: dome HOW: mosaic
WHAT: Blue Koran WHEN: 9th to mid 10th century WHERE: WHY: HOW: blue dyed paper
WHAT: Dome of the Rock WHEN: 687-692 WHERE: Jerusalem WHY: Muhamad begin journey HOW:
WHERE
WHAT: Muqarnas dome WHEN: 1354-1391 WHERE: Granada, Spain WHY: palace of lion HOW:
WHAT: Plan of Mshatta WHEN: ca. 740-750 WHERE: Mshatta WHY: HOW: from Roman archeticture
WHAT: IlluminatedTugra of Suleyman the Magnicificant WHEN: ca. 1555-1560 WHERE: WHY: HOW:
WHAT: Mirab WHEN: ca. 1354 WHERE: Isfahan, Iran WHY: HOW: glazed mosaic tilework
WHAT: Mausoleum WHEN: early 10th century WHERE: Bukhara, Uzbekistan WHY: HOW: Square building
WHAT: Prayer Hall of the Mezquita WHEN: 8th-10th century WHERE: Cordoba, Spain WHY: HOW: horseshoe arch !!!
WHAT: Pyxis of al-MughiraWHEN: 968 WHERE: Cordoba, Spain WHY: HOW: Ivory
WHAT: Detail of mosaics in the courtyard arcade of the Great Mosque of Damascus WHEN: 706-715 WHERE: Damascus, Syria WHY: HOW:
WHO: Anthemius of Tralles & Isidorus of Miletus WHAT: Hagia Sophia WHEN: 532-537 WHERE: Constantinople (Istanbul) WHY: magnicificant church HOW: Byzantine golden age architechture SUPPORTED BY
WHAT
WHAT: Katholikon WHEN: 11th century WHERE:Distomo, Greece WHY: Monestary HOW: church with with central dome
WHAT
WHAT: Virgn (Theotokos) and Child between Saints Theodore and George WHEN: 6th or early 7th century WHERE: Mount Sinai, Egypt WHY: Portrait Painting HOW: Encaustic on wood
WHERE
WHAT: Archangel Michael Icon WHEN: ca. 1100 WHERE: ST. Marks cathedral, Venice, Italy WHY: icon HOW: IVORY
WHERE
WHAT: Saint Apollinaris amid sheep WHEN: ca.533-549 WHERE: Ravenna, Italy WHY: not classic illusionism HOW: apse mosaic
HOW
WHAT: Annunciation WHEN: early 14th century WHERE: Ohrid, Macedonia WHY: double sided icon HOW: Tempra & linen on wood
WHEN
WHAT: Theodora and attendants WHEN: ca. 547 Early Byzantine WHERE: Ravenna, Italy WHY: powerful empress HOW: mosaic
WHAT BOOK
WHAT: Christ before Pilate WHEN: early 6th century WHERE: WHY: HOW: from VIENNE GENSIS
HOW
WHAT: Archangel Michael WHEN: early 6th century WHERE: WHY: HOW: Ivory
WHEN
WHAT: Christ as savior of souls WHEN: early 14th century, LATE BYZANTINE WHERE: Ohrid, Macedonia WHY: icon from St. Clement HOW: Tempra, linen, and silver on wood
WHAT
WHAT: Throne of Maximianus WHEN: ca. 546-556 WHERE: WHY: HOW:
WHY
WHAT: Christ on Pantokrator (judge) WHEN: ca. 1090-1100 WHERE: Daphni, Greece WHY: dome HOW: mosaic
WHAT: Blue Koran WHEN: 9th to mid 10th century WHERE: WHY: HOW: blue dyed paper
WHAT: Dome of the Rock WHEN: 687-692 WHERE: Jerusalem WHY: Muhamad begin journey HOW:
WHERE
WHAT: Muqarnas dome WHEN: 1354-1391 WHERE: Granada, Spain WHY: palace of lion HOW:
WHAT: Plan of Mshatta WHEN: ca. 740-750 WHERE: Mshatta WHY: HOW: from Roman archeticture
WHAT: IlluminatedTugra of Suleyman the Magnicificant WHEN: ca. 1555-1560 WHERE: WHY: HOW:
WHAT: Mirab WHEN: ca. 1354 WHERE: Isfahan, Iran WHY: HOW: glazed mosaic tilework
WHAT: Mausoleum WHEN: early 10th century WHERE: Bukhara, Uzbekistan WHY: HOW: Square building
WHAT: Prayer Hall of the Mezquita WHEN: 8th-10th century WHERE: Cordoba, Spain WHY: HOW: horseshoe arch !!!
WHAT: Pyxis of al-MughiraWHEN: 968 WHERE: Cordoba, Spain WHY: HOW: Ivory
WHAT: Detail of mosaics in the courtyard arcade of the Great Mosque of Damascus WHEN: 706-715 WHERE: Damascus, Syria WHY: HOW:
JUSTINAN ABSOLUTE POWER OF CHURCH AND STATE
VIRGIN AND CHILD ENTHRONED MOSAIC
JUSTANIAN FLAT MOSAIC
ESSAY on IMG 9-19A iconiclaism
Great Mosque, all must be oriented to Mecca Multiple choice
Great Mosque !!!
VIRGIN AND CHILD ENTHRONED MOSAIC
JUSTANIAN FLAT MOSAIC
ESSAY on IMG 9-19A iconiclaism
Great Mosque, all must be oriented to Mecca Multiple choice
Great Mosque !!!
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Ch. 8 Late Antique and Early Christian Art
WHAT: Christ seated WHEN: ca 350-375 WHERE: Greco Roman- Latina, Italy. WHY: HOW:
WHAT: cutaway from Christian community house WHEN: ca 240-256 WHERE: Dura-Europos, Syria WHY: home for 70 christians to hid from persecution HOW: model
WHAT: Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus WHEN: ca 359 WHERE: Rome, Italy WHY: monotheism HOW:marble
WHAT: Interior of Santa Sabina WHEN: 422-432 WHERE: Rome, Italy WHY: early Christian church HOW:
WHAT: Woman sacrificing at an altar WHEN: ca 400 WHERE: diptych of the Nicomachi and the Symmachi WHY: classical style HOW: ivory
WHAT: Crucifixion WHEN: ca. 432 WHERE: Santa Sabina, Rome WHY: HOW: carved wood doors
WHO: Old farmer of Corycus WHAT: folio 7 verso of the Vactican Vergil WHEN: ca. 400-420 WHERE: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Rome WHY: Latin manuscripts HOW: Tempra on Parchment
8-2: WHAT: Synagogue WHEN: ca. 245-256 WHERE: Dura-Europos, Syria WHY: biblical themes HOW: Tempra on plaster
8-9: WHO: constitine WHAT: Cutaway view of Old St. Peter's WHEN: ca. 319 WHERE: Rome, Italy WHY: over st peters grave HOW: model
8-13: WHAT: Mosaic in the ambulatory vault of Santa Costaza WHEN: ca. 337-351 WHERE: Rome, Italy WHY: motifs of Bacchus; Puties god of drunkenness HOW: Mosaic
8-19: WHAT: Exterior of Santa Sabina WHEN: 422-432 WHERE: Rome, Italy WHY: early church (copy old st Peter) HOW: brick
8-15: EARLIER IMGS
Stansaconstanza ?????????????
christ as sol invictus???????
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