Western Art I 3
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- Dome of the Rock
- 691. Jerusalem, Israel.
- Prayer Hall, Great Mosque in Cordoba
- 785/786. Cordoba, Spain.
- Quibla wall with mihrab and minbar, Sultan Hasan mosque
- 1356-1363. Cairo, Egypt.
- Court of the Lions, Alhambra
- 1354-1391. Granada, Spain.
- Page from the Qur'an
- 9th century.
- Term: Qur'an (Koran)
- The holy scriptures of Islam.
- term: Muhammad
- The prophet and founder of Islam in 610.
- term: aniconic
- Avoidance of figural imagery, or icons
- term: qibla
- The mosque wall oriented towards Mecca, marked by the mihrab.
- term: mihrab
- A niche in the qibla wall.
- term: minbar
- A staircase on which sermons are given from
- term: horseshoe arch
- An arch style that's rounded at the top, indents inward a little ways down, then curves back to become a straight wall
- Chi Rho Iota Page from the Book of Kells
- Late 8th or early 9th century.
- Palace Chapel of Charlemange
- 792-805. Aachen, Germany.
- Page with Matthew the Evangelist, Ebbo Gospels
- 9th century. On vellum.
- Doors of Bishop Bernward
- 1015. Church of St. Michael, Hildesheim, Germany.
- term: scriptorium
- A workshop in which monks and nuns in a monastary create books and scripts.
- term: illumination
- A picture in a book, decorated with color and gold
- Cathedral of St James
- 1078-1122. Santiago De Compostela, Spain
- Reliquary Statue of Sainte Foy
- Late 9th or 10th century; contains the skull of Sainte Foy, reliquary
- Cathedral Complex in Pisa
- 1063-1174 (Cathedral: 1063, Baptistry: 1153, Campanile: 1174) Pisa, Italy
- Church of San Clemente
- 1128. Rome, Italy
- Stags Drinking From Streams Flowing Under The Crucified Christ
- 1128. Church of San Clemente, Rome, Italy
- term: pilgrimage
- A long journey to a special or holy destination.
- term: relic
- An item that belonged to a saint or holy figure, including their body parts
- term: reliquary
- A container made to hold a relic, usually lavishly decorated
- term: pier
- A support that is similar to a column, but with extra support in long, narrow poles
- The Last Judgement Tympanum at Autun
- Possibly by Gislebertus. 1120-1130 or 1130-1145. Cathedral of Saint-Lazare, Autun, France.
- The Magi Asleep
- Possibly by Gislebertus. 1125. Cathedral of Saint-Lazare, Autun, France.
- Virgin and Child
- Late 12th century. Wooden sculpture; possibly a reliquary.
- Bishop Odo Blessing the Feast, the Bayeux Tapestry
- 1066-1082. Depicts Bishop Odo blessing the feast before the Norman Invasion; of William the Conqueror vs King Harold.
- term: façade
- The elaborate entrance side of the building, a sort of "front"
- term: tympanum
- The area in the curved semicircular area of an arched doorway.
- term: Throne of Wisdom
- A pose where the Virgin Mary is sitting on a throne, while the child Christ is sitting in her lap.
- Interior, Abbey Church of Saint-Denis
- 1140-1144. Paris, France. (Ambulatory and Apse Chapels)
- Chartes Cathedral, west façade
- 1134. Chartes, France
- Chartes Cathedral, nave
- 1194-1220. Chartes, France
- Chartes Cathedral, Rose Window
- 1230-1235. Chartes, France
- term: Abbot Suger
- The administrator of the Church of Saint-Denis, and known as the father of Gothic style for his style experiments.
- term: groin vault
- Vault created by the intersection of two barrel vaults
- term: rib vault
- A groin vault supported by ribs, a sort of skeleton to reinforce the groins or just to look pretty
- term: flying buttress
- An external support structure, an arched bridge extending to a pier that is not attached to the wall of the building
- term: radiating chapels
- Projecting chapels arranged radially around the ambulatory
- term: stained glass
- Molten glass mixes with color using metallic oxides.
- term: rose window
- A circular, decorative stained glass windows in the typical Gothic cathedrals
- Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Reims, West facade
- 1225. Reims, France.
- Annunciation and Visitation sculptures
- 1230-1250. West facade, Central portal, Reims Cathedral, Reims, France
- Upper Chapel of Sainte-Chapelle
- 1239-1248. Paris, France. Attached to the palace of King Louis.
- Crucifix
- By Coppo di Marcovaldo. 1250-1270.
- The Miracle of the Crib at Greccio
- Late 13th or early 14th century. Church of St. Francis, Assisi, Italy. Fresco painting.
- Life of John the Baptist
- By Andrea Pisano. 1330-1336. Baptistry in Florence, Italy.
- Virgin and Child Enthroned, by Cimabue
- 1280.
- Virgin and Child Enthroned, by Giotto
- 1305-1310.
- Raising of Lazarus and Resurrection
- 1305-1306. Scrovegni (Arena) Chapel, Padua, Italy. Fresco painting.
- term: gesso
- A primer for paint, especially tempera paint
- term: ursury
- Charging interest on a loan; considered a terrible sin
- term: fresco
- Mixing pigment into wet plaster and applying it to the wall
- Votive Statue of Gudea
- Girsu. 2090 BCE. Diorite.
- Hypostyle Hall, Great Temple of Amun at Karnak
- 1292-1190 BCE.
- Column of Trajan
- 113-116 CE. Rome, Italy.
- Church of Santa Sabina
- 422-432. Rome, Italy.
- Rebecca At The Well
- Early 6th century; vellum