SLIDE LIST FOR NOVEMBER QUIZ
ART 1111
ETRUSCAN ART
- Apollo from Veii, c. 500 BCE (p. 227)
- Sarcophagus from Cerveteri, c. 520 BCE (p. 231)
ROMAN ART
- Pont du Gard, France, late 1st century BCE (p. 235)
- Augustus of Primaporta, early 1st century CE (p. 241)
- Imperial Procession, 13-9 BCE (p. 244)
- Market Gate from Miletos, c. 120 CE (p. 250)
- Colosseum, 72-80 CE (p. 251)
- Pantheon, 125-28 CE (p. 252)
- Spoils from the Temple of Solomon, c. 81 CE (p. 255)
- Arch of Constantine, 312-15 CE (p. 282)
EARLY CHRISTIAN ART
- Sta. Costanza, c. 350 CE (p. 301) (central plan)
- Hagia Sophia, Instanbul, c. 535 CE (interior view) (p. 312) (central plan)
- Emperor Justinian and His Attendants, San Vitale, c. 547 (p. 317)
- Sant' Apollinare, near Ravenna, Italy, c. 549 (p. 318) (basilica plan)
- Christ Pantokrator, mosaic (icon), c. 1080-1100 (p. 330)
- Page with David the Psalmist, from Paris Psalter, late 10th century (p. 336)
- Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed, Moscow, 1555-1561 (p. 339)
- The Old Testament Trinity (icon), Andrey Rublyov, c. 1410-1420 (p. 340)
ISLAMIC ART
- Prayer Hall, Great Mosque, Cordoba, begun c. 785 (p. 350)
- Court of the Lions, Alhambra, c. 1370-1380 (p. 354)
- Griffin, 11th century (p. 359)(my slide does not exactly match image in text)
INDIAN ART BEFORE 1100
- Great Stupa, Sanchi, founded 3rd century BCE (p. 379)
- Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, c. 1000 CE (p. 395)
- Shiva Nataraja, 12th century CE (p. 398)
CHINESE ART BEFORE 1280
- Soldiers from mausoleum of Emperor, Qin dynasty, c. 210 BCE (p. 400)
- Seated Buddha, c. 460 CE (page 414)
- Great Wild Goose Pagoda, 645 CE (p. 417)
- Fishing in a Mountain Stream, handscroll, c. 1050 (p. 421)
FORMAT FOR NOVEMBER QUIZ
- Eight Slide Identifications (Title, Civilization, Date within 100 years), 3 points each
- Compare/Contrast: 8 points
- Three Short Essays: 6 points each, 18 points total
CONCEPTS FOR NOVEMBER QUIZ ESSAYS
Etruscan Art
- Who were the Etruscans?
- When/where did they live?
- Be familiar with major works of art.
Roman Art
- Roman architectural and engineering innovations: What were they? (Concrete, round arches, barrel vault, domes). In what architectural structures are the above architectural/engineering innovations realized?
- Public Sculpture as Propaganda: Example: Augustus of Primaporta and various triumphal arches
- Major architectural structures: Colosseum, Pantheon, etc. See Slide List, above
- Constantine the Great: Who was he? What contributions did he make to Roman history?)
Early Christian Art Concepts:
- Edict of Milan (Constantinople issued the Edict of Milan in 313, granting all people in the Roman Empire the freedom to worship whatever god they wished.)
- Early Christian Architecture: Basilica Plan and Central Plan Churches (p. 298)
- Emperor Justinian (powerful emperor who commissioned three major churches: Hagia Sophia, San Vitale and Sant' Apollinare)
- Icons and the Iconoclastic Controversy (see page 309 for discussion)
Islamic Art Concepts:
- Five Pillars of Islam
- Three Basic Mosque Plans (p. 351)
India Art Before 1100 Concepts:
- Buddhism
- Stupas (basic purpose and form)
- Mudras (basic definition and purpose, do not need to know any specifics)
Chinese Art Before 1280 Concepts:
- First Emperor of Qin (united China, began his own mausoleum, totalitarian rule, burned books, executed scholars, writing system and coinage were standardized, roads built to link parts of country with capital, Great Wall, etc.)
- Handscrolls and Calligraphy as art forms
- Buddhist Art & Architecture: Seated Buddha, Great Wild Goose Pagoda
- Development of landscape painting as an important art form during Song Dynasty: Fishing in a Mountain Stream