Art history Pt2

What two major religions did the verdict period originate

Hinduism and Buddhism

What are some characteristics of Hinduism

No definitive text or single founder, Basis of beliefs is that ultimately everything is together, neither Mono nor polytheistic

When is the Verdic Period

c. 1500 Bce - 500 Bce

What are the 4 noble truths of Buddhism

1. life is suffering: we are imperfect, world is imperfect

2. This suffering has a cause - attachments to pleasure, to ourselves because we are all just part of the universe

3. We can end suffering by detaching ourselves form desire

4. We can detach ourselves from desire by following the Noble eightfold path

what does Aniconic mean

describes a tradition of representation that is symbolic or abstract, ie most often that do not show a religions deity in human form - because its forbidden

What is Iconoclasm

the deliberate destruction of images, especially because they are thought to be idolatrous or incorrect

What is this?

Ashokan Pillar c. 250 BCE

cultural ID- Buddhism

What is this and what is its cultural ID

Lion Capital

c.250 BCE

ID - early India (Buddhism

what is this and what is its ID

Great Stupa at Sanchi

Built c. 250 BCE expanded c. 100 BCE

ID - Buddhism

What is this and what is its ID

The great Departure (relief sculpture from the gate at Sanchi

Anionic depiction of Buddhas life

ID - Buddhism

What is this and what is her ID

Yakshi (heavenly damsel)

c. 100 BCE

ID - Buddhism

What is this and what’s it’s ID

Seated Buddha

Ie between c. 75 - 150 CE

ID - Buddhism

shift to represent Buddha physically instead of by absence

what is this and what is their ID

Buddha and Attendants

c. 131 CE

ID - Buddhism

shift to represent Buddha physically instead of by absence

foot details are important

What is this

Greco buddhist - Tough that there is a lot of traffic in Western Asia between Late Greek Hellenistic and then Roman visual traditions

what is this and where

Entrance to cave temple of shiva at Elephanta

c. 550 BCE

ID - Medieval Indian: Hindu

what is this?

Burial mound and tomb complex of shihuangdi (first empoerer of Qin)

c. 210 BCE

Cultural ID: Ancient Chinese Qin dynasty

Who are these?

Solisers, the great Terracotta Army of Shihuangdi

c. 210 BCE

cultural ID: 210 BCE

What are the 3 important historical movements of the Han dynasty

Confucianism, daoism, and china expanding westward (start of the Silk Road)

What are these

Nesting Coffins of lady Dai, re funeral Banner of Lady Dai

2nd C BCE

Cultural ID: Han Dynasty China

What is this

Funneral Banner of Lady Dai

2nd C BCE (painted silk 205 × 92 × 47cm)

Cultural ID: Han Dynasty China

What is something significant about the Funeral banner

On it there is the earliest known portrait in Chinese art history

When was the Han dynasty

206-220 CE

What is the six Dynastie period?

Period of disunity

Northern part of the country dominated by peoples from north and west borders

Period when Buddhism begins to spread in China, sometimes supported by states

When is the six dynasties period

220 - 589 CE

What is this

Seated Buddha

China 338 CE

earliest known sculpture in china

Cultural ID: 6 Dynasty period

c. 220 - 589 CE

Who is this?

seated Buddha, Yungang Caves,

c.460 CE

Cultural ID: six Dynasties period

What is this

Buddha, Bohistavas and Guardians

What happened in the Sui Dynasty

The dynasty when China reunited and we see significant rise in buddhism

When was the Sui Dynasty

581-618 CE

What happened in the tang dynasty

China expanding territory

Times of flourishing arts

Buddhism gets significant state support and spread, until 845 when it is increasingly repressed

When was the tang dynasty

618 - 906 CE

What is this

Fan Kuan

Traveler’s by streams and mountains

(ink on silk hanging scroll)

C. 1000

Cultual ID: song dynasty china

when was the song dynasty

960 - 1279 CE

What is this

The good Shepard

second half of the 3rd century (250 - 300 CE)

Height 19 ¾ “ width 16”

Id: Early Christian

What is Syncretism

Melding of different belief systems, In art, often refers to re-purposing of older visual traditions by newer religions

What is this

Catacomb of Priscilla (Rome)

Late 3rd - early 4th century

Id:early christian

What is this

reconstruction drawing of the old st Peters basilica

c. 320-327CE

ID: early christian

What is this and what is its ID

Empress Theodora and her attendants

South Wall of Apse, San Vitale

ID: Medical - Byzantine

What does gold do to these old art pieces

it doesn’t allow for depth and makes it seem flat

What is this and what is the ID

Christ pantokrator

Central Dome, church of dormition

C.1100

Cultural ID; Medieval Byzantine

What is this

Virgin and Child with saints and angels

From monetery of St. Catherine Mount Sinai, Egypt

Late 6th century

Cultural Id: Medieval Byzantine

What is this

Virigin of Vladmir

Faces, 11th-12th century the figures have been retouched

ID: Medieval Byzantine

Where and when did Islam develop

In Arabia in the 7th century (600s)

What are the two major texts

Qur’an and Hadith

What are the 5 pillars of Islam

Profession of faith, Daily prayers, Alms giving, Fasting during Ramadan, pilgrimage to Mecca

When was Early Islamic art

640-900 CE

When is medical Islamic art

900-1517

What is Medieval islamic art

The period when the Islamic world is not united, many different regions and styles

What were the two ruling dynasties that united the Muslim world

Umayyads and Abbasids

What is the capital of Umayyads

Damascus in Syria

What is the capital of Abbasids

Baghdad in Iraq

What is this

Dome of the Rock

691, Jerusalem

ID: Early Islamic art

What is this