APAH Unit 3- General Ideas and Vocab

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Iconography
the visual images and symbols used in a work of art by an artist(s) used to convey meaning
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Why did Medieval Art look different than Greek and Roman
Christians were actively rejecting former religious norms and intended it to look different
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Iconoclasm
The rejection of images of beliefs as 'heretical' (wrong or opposed to accepted truths).
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What was the intention of Christian Iconoclasts?
Reject existing religious beliefs and artistic customs because they are seen as heretical.
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Did Christians believe that their diety could be contained in a graven image? Why or why not?
They did not because creating a false God was disrupting the first commandment that there may not be any idols placed before God himself.
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Tufa
a porous rock similar to limestone that's easy to carve
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What does an upward gaze mean in Christian Iconography?
Eternal
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Typology
The foreshadowing of events for Christians
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Spolia
the re-use of earlier building material or decorative sculpture on new monuments
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Basilica
An oblong building ending in a semicircular apse
An oblong building ending in a semicircular apse
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Parchment Codex
Early version of a book. Change in materials. Priests traveled with them which helped to standardize the religion.
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Constantine the Great
Converted to Christianity in 312 BC, Christianized Roman Empire
Converted to Christianity in 312 BC, Christianized Roman Empire
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Continuous narration
Telling a story using one long scene without transitions
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When was Christianity recognized as a religion distinct from Judaism?
Second Century
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How did typology emerge?
Christians saw parallels/foreshadowing between the events of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
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What is one act of Christian charity expressed through art?
Frescos
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Where do most stories depicting the most common episodes of Jesus' life come from?
New Christian Testament
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Pendentive
Arches supporting a dome that unite in a point
Arches supporting a dome that unite in a point
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Popular Motif at the time
Eagle
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Cloisonné
A decorative metalwork technique where gemstones would be inserted in the holes left open by the wires
A decorative metalwork technique where gemstones would be inserted in the holes left open by the wires
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spatial ambiguity
representation of form without a clear and singular perspective. Some elements of space make sense and others don't.
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Icon Painting
Small scale devotional paints usually on a wood panel
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Hiberno-Saxon Art
refers to the art of the British Isles, illuminated manuscripts, during a time of invasions and political upheaval
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reliquary
a container for holy relics
a container for holy relics
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Cruciform plan
Layout in the shape of a cross
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Romanesque Church
rounded arches, lots of stone, dark, barrel vaults based on Roman architecture
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Apse
Altar area for liturgy
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Tympanum
Half-round panel that fills the space between the lintle and arch over the doorway of the church. Relief carvings.
Half-round panel that fills the space between the lintle and arch over the doorway of the church. Relief carvings.
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Spoila
Repurposing of previous spoils to build something new
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flying buttress
an arched stone support on the outside of buildings, which allows builders to construct higher walls
an arched stone support on the outside of buildings, which allows builders to construct higher walls
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Bibles Moralisees
Illustrated bibles with thousands of images correlating to biblical stories and their applications to medieval life
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Haggadah
Narrative
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Shallow stage
Figures represent a real space but appear pushed toward the viewer