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Art Hist Exam 2

QuestionAnswer
Terra Cotta Brown Clay, Etruscans used alot
Necropolis City of the dead, Burial sites for the very wealthy
Voussoirs Individual pieces which make up an arch
Keystone The top voussoirs of an arch
Acqueduct Open plumbing troth that the Romans used to supply water
Verism preference of common subject matter to royalty or anything special
Sarcophagus of Cerveteri c. 520 BCE, Italy, Terra Cotta
Reconstruction of the Portanaccio Temple c. 510-500 BCE, Italy, Concrete
Sanctuary of Fortuna Primegenia Late 2nd century BCE, Italy, Concrete
Potrait Head of an Elder 80 BCE, marble, Italy
Forum Open space for conversing
Oculus Hole at the top of an Dome
Coffer Openings that make the dome lighter so that it can bare weight
Augustus of Primaporta c. 20 CE, Marble, Italy
Flavian Ampitheater (Colosseum) 72-80 BCE, Rome, Concrete
Column of Trajan 106-113 CE, Marble, Rome
Pantheon c. 117-125 CE, Concrete and marble, Rome
Encaustic Dye in Wax
Scenes of Dionysiac Mystery Cult c. 60-50 BCE, Wall Painting, Pompeii
Potrait of a Woman c.100-130 CE, Encaustic on Wood Panel
Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius c. 176 CE, Bronze, Rome
The Tetrarchs c. 305 CE, Porphyry, Constantinople
Arch of Constantinople 312-315 CE, Marble, Rome
Constantinian Frieze 312-315 CE, Marble, Rome
Tempera Egg + Dye
Damnatio Memoriae Damn the Memory, Erasing a person
Spolia Spoils of war used in a new piece of architecture
Consecration of the Tabernacle and its priests c. 245-246 CE, House-Synagogue, Syria
The good Shepherd, Orants and the story of Jonah 4th Century CE, painted Ceiling of SS. Peter, Rome
Santa Maria Antiqua Sarcophagus c. 270 CE, marble, Rome
Inconic Intermediearies, sort of idol
narrative story in 1 picture
Catacomb Tomb Tunnels
Syncretism melding together 2 religions
Typology The Old testament predicts the new
Old St. Peters basilica c. 324-400 CE, Brick and Timber, Rome
Santa Costanza c. 350, Brick and Marble, Rome
The Good Shepard (from oratory of Galla Placidia) c. 425-426, Mosaic, Italy
Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus c. 359 CE, Marble, Rome
Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Melitus 532-537 CE, Istanbul
Hagia Sophia of Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Melitus 532-537 CE, Istanbul
Emporer Justinian and His Attendants 547 CE, Mosaic, Ravenna
Empress Theodora and her Attendants 547 CE, Mosaic, Ravenna
Justinian the Conquerer 525-550 CE, Ivory
Rebeca at the Well Early 6th Century, Tempera, Gold and Silver Paint on purple died Vellum, Syria
Virgin and Child with Saints and Angels Late 6th Century, Encaustic on wood from the st. Catherine, Mt. Sinai
Codex book
Intercessor a figure who intercedes on the part of a person praying to god
Dome of the rock c. 690 CE, Jerusalem
Prayer hall, Great Mosque Begun 785, Cordoba, Spain
Pg. from the Qur'an 9th Century, Black Ink and Gold on Vellum, Syria
Aniconism Not using icons
Qibla Wall Wall facing toward mecca
Mihrab Niche that marks the quibla wall
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