Medieval Art Midterm

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What are the “Middle Ages”?

Fall of the West Roman Empire — Reign of Justinian I (peak of the Byzantine Empire)— Reign of Charlemagne (Carolingian Renaissance) — Fall of Constantinople

5th - 15th century

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Iconography

To study, identify, and understand the subject matter of a

work of art — what it is

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Iconology

To interpret the work of art as an embodiment of its culture,

religious, political, and social context — what it means

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What is “Late Antiquity”?

Emperor Diocletian establishes tetrarchy (requires sacrifice to Roman gods, executes/imprisons Christians and Jews) — Constantine takes control over Roman Empire (Christianity tolerated) — Theodosius I (Proclaims Christianity to be the sole official religion)

3rd - 8th century

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When was Dura-Europos established?

300 BCE

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Dura-Europos

Ancient multicultural city — Jewish, Christian, Greek, Roman, etc.

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Dura-Europos Synagogue

Lots of wall paintings showing biblical figures

Best preserved early synagogue 

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When was the Dura-Europos Synagogue built?

244/245 CE

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Torah Niche from Dura-Europos Synagogue

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<p>What is depicted</p>

What is depicted

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<p>What is depicted</p>

What is depicted

Retrieving Moses from the Nile

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<p>Where was this image found?</p>

Where was this image found?

Dura-Europos Synagogue

250 CE

<p>Dura-Europos Synagogue </p><p>250 CE </p>
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Dura-Europos Christian House Church

231 BC

Oldest known Christian house-church

Lots of wall paintings

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Dura-Europos Christian House Church - Baptistery

Place where people are baptized 

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Dura-Europos Christian House Church - Baptistery

231 BC

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<p>What does this depict?&nbsp;</p>

What does this depict? 

The fall of man — salvation through Christ 

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Depiction of the lost sheep parable 

Behind baptismal font in Dura-Europos Christian House

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Ram-Bearer (kriophoros)

Greece

560 BCE

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The Good Shepherd

Anatolia

280-290 CE

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The Good Shepherd 

Rome, Catacombs of Priscilla

Late 3rd century CE

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Catacombs

Underground place to bury the dead 

Lots of religious art work

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Catacombs of Saints Marcellinus and Peter

Late 3rd- early 4th century

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Catacombs of Saints Marcellinus and Peter

Late 3rd- early 4th century

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<p>What does this depict</p>

What does this depict

The Good Shepherd and the Story of Jonah 

Late 3rd- early 4th century

<p>The Good Shepherd and the Story of Jonah&nbsp;</p><p>Late 3rd- early 4th century</p>
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Where did the story of Jonah originate from?

The Hebrew Bible — mixing of cultures

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Rising of Lazarus 

3rd/4th century catacombs 

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Raising of Lazarus

Catacomb of St. Callixtus

3rd century

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Raising of Lazarus

Catacomb della via Latina

4th century

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Jonah Sarcophagus

300 CE

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Most early Christian art was found in ___

Catacombs 

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Late Antiquity I

3-4th Century

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Late Antiquity II

4-6th Century

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Catacombs of Saints Marcellinus and Peter

Late 3rd- early 4th c.

Christ healing woman with the flow of blood

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Jonah Cast Up

Anatolia

280-290 CE

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Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs

305 CE

Porphyry

About 4'3”

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Tetrarchy

System of government established by Emperor Diocletian

Divided the Roman Empire among four rulers

284-305

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Constantine I “the Great” reigned from ___ to ___

306 - 337

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Edict of Milan

Granted religious freedom and tolerance to all citizens, including Christians

By Roman Emperors Constantine the Great and Licinius

313CE

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Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus

Rome

359

Marble

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Part of the Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus

Rome

359

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What does it depict

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Aisle

Columned side walkway

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Ambulatory

Passage that allows for walking around a central space

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Apse

Large semicircular recess, typically located at the eastern end and usually containing the alter

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Clerestory

Upper story of a church, often with windows that provide light to the nave

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Colonnade

Row of columns

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Martyrium

Church built over the site of a martyr’s relics or tomb

Often features a central plan

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Nave

Central isle of a basilica 

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Narthex

Entrance porch

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Transept

A rectangular area which cuts across the main axis of a basilica-type building and projects beyond it

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Triumphal arch

Arch separating apse from nave

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Old St. Peter’s Basilica

Ordered between 317-322 by Constantine

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Mosaics of Santa Costanza

Rome

ca. 350

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Mosaics of Santa Costanza ceiling 

Rome 

350

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Mosaics of Santa Costanza ceiling 

Rome 

350

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Mosaics of Santa Costanza ceiling 

Rome 

350

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455

Rome is sacked by the Vandals

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476

The Western Roman Empire ends

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Mausoleum of Galla Placidia

Saint Lawrence

ca. 425

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Lunette

(little moon) crescent, half-moon, or semi-circular shape

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