great sancho stupa
creator:buddhist Maurya Dynasty
3rd BCE - 1st century CE
made of earth, stone, plaster
Sanchi Monastery in India
stupa
turning of the wheel of law. the wheel represents the buddha, endless cycle of rebirth. one is constantly changing. buddhas teachings help to attain the goal.
continuous narrative
all aspects/stages are displayed in one image. not separated into narratives. it is comparable to registers.
Elements of Ancient Indian Art
-all forms are voluptuous and curvilinear with lots of ornament and texture. there is an abundance in symbolism that offer emotional/intellectual depth
emphasis as the world being abundant and vibrant with touches of the divine.
Five Rathas of Mamallapura (Pancha Rathas)
Creator: The Hindus
Date: 625-675 CE
Medium : stone and granite
location: mamallapuram, India
The Hindu Temple Structural Tradition
the ground floor is always decorated with pilaster/engaged columns that frame the structure contain tiered roofing that elaborately decorated with stylized shrines and other motifs. this structure might have been used as an architectural school so that ot
Pompey the Great
creator: Roman Republic
date: 50 BCE
medium: marble
location: Italy
pompey helped to expand the empire. went to war with caesar to see who would be the leader of the republic. he
Verism
began with Pompey and his bus portrait. your lineage and bloodline determined how you were going to be treated. this verism method eluded to truth. true to life. takes the naturalism to the extreme. we as viewers begin to see all blemishes and flaws. age
Augustus Primaporta
creators: the Roman Imperial
date: 20 bce
medium: marble
location: primpaporta Italy
Augustus was a great diplomat not such a great warrior. His reign was the "Pax Romana" which was the golden peace age of Rome. The sculpture itself is all about political
Arch of Titus
creator: roman imperial
date: 81 CE
patron: domitian
medium: concrete and white marble
location: rome Italy
created to communicate a military victory. conquering lots of territory. a way a showing what they acquired during the war. celebrating the victory
arch of titus structure
keystone: what makes the structure more stable, where most of the weight is distributed.
the barrel vault is the extend of the simple arch creating a semi cylindrical structure over the parallel walls.
the structure has engaged columns.
Spoils of Jersualem
creator: roman imperial
date: 81 CE
patron: domitian
medium: marble
location: arch of titus
we see high and low relief..the procession is shown with a written description of the procession. they are carrying the spoils of the war nearing the arch all of w
Triumph of Titus
creator: roman imperial
date: 81 CE
patron: domitian
medium: marble
location: arch of titus
high/low relief. titus is seen on his chariot, in front of him is vertis scattered around by deities- he is showing his honor, value. the mens face refer to the un
Pantheon
creator: roman imperial
date: 118-125 CE
patron: Hadrian
medium: concrete
location: campus martius in rome Italy.
name meaning: all roman Gods.
the center of the courtyard also use to have a triumphal arch. part of the procession as roman celebration givi
Old Saint Peters
creator: early christians
date: 319-350 CE
patron: constantine
medium: timber
location: rome italy
embodies the latin cross plan, which all churches there after embody as well
built atop saint peters tomb. "thou art the rock and upon this rock i will buil
Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
creator: early christians
date: 359 CE
patron: junius bassus
creator: early christians
medium: marble
rome italy
each panel has 5 compartments by tabletures. they are high relief structures. the two central we see jesus in several forms. took pagan deitie
Hagia Sophia
creators: anthems of Tralles & isidorus of miletos
date: 532 537 CE
Patron: Justinian
location: Constantinople
wanted to embody a dome onto a vilician base. which created a mix of the pantheon and old saint peters. the dome itself is punctured by windows
pendentives- hagia sophia / squinches- san vitale
as seen in hagia sophia. pendentives are the leg arches that support the dome. distribute the weight over larger spaces. the conches are the outer spheres equaling out the distribution. t
San Vitale
date: 526-547 CE
patron: Justinian
medium: brick with terra-cotta
location: ravenna italy
built here after the rebellion of Constantinople in which they went to reclaim the roman empire- building various projects. both san vitale and hagia sophia embody c
Justinian and His Retinue
date: 547 ce
patron: justinian
mediumL mosaic with glass and gold leaf
location: san vitale in ravenna itlay
the halo is reference to his role as vigor of christ. spiritual authority. holding a patron where bread would be placed. active participant of the
Characteristics of Byzantine art
the stylization is purposeful, doing away with naturalism) there is no sense of human form beneath the drapery
no facial expression
almond shaped eyes. there is no defined background or sense of real space.
spiritual quality of the individual trumps over
Theodora & Her court
date: 547 CE
Patron: Justinian
medium: mosaic with glass and gold
located in san vitale in ravenna itlay
she is centrally located in purple which hence to royalty. holding sacrificed wine. the dress shows the 3 wise men all giving offering to the son of g
Icons
christianity spreads vastly through icons. an icon is a small portable image of a holy figure. dangerously close to idolatry. worshipping an image.
Theotokos
date: 6th or 7th century CE
medium: encaustic on wood
location: monastery of saint catherine in mount sinai Egypt.
the halos are similar to that of theodora. George is to the left and Theodore is to the right. above is the hand of god and the heads of ang
dome of the rock
date: 687-692 CE
patron: umayyad dynasty
medium: stone and marble with mosaic gold
location: haram al sharif in Jerusalem, Israel.
shrine that protects an important part of al sharif. rock inside is the most important. the significance is in lots of diffe
Arabesque
the swirling vegetation motif that is seen in the dome of the rock. reference to abundance. we see them in art nouve as well.
The Great Mosque
date: 8th-10th century CE
patron: umayyad dynasty
medium: stone and marble
location: cordoba spain
this mosque grows to accommodate the number of worshippers. PRINT THE DIAGRAMS
mosque
place of worship (facing mecca).
Nok Head
creator: nok
date: 500 bce- 200 ce
medium: terracotta
location- nigeria
mainly preferred sculpture. art was seen as ulitliarian. a ways to pay omage to give to the ruler. noks died out. had advancement in iron. they think it was part of a larger piece. th
Ife King
creator: yoruba
date: 11th-12th century
medium- zinc brass
location: ife nigeria
scarification
part of ritual, maturity reflected in sculptures, naturalistic sculptures actually began in Africa. seen in yoruba art.
Neo confucianism
a philosophy it draws to certain beliefs of other religious elements a bug concern was the idea of the humanity coexisting in nature. interested in the natural world and the elements of nature that is controlled by that.
Travelers amid Mountains and Streams
creator: fan kuan
date: 11th century ce
mdium ink on silk
location china
hanging scroll that is a treasure in chinese art. juan believed one had to escape from society to experience nature. he broke the piece up into three parts. the foreground, middle gr
characteristics of neo confucian landscape painting
parts subordinate to the whole
shading used to model, to form but no single light source is evident
textural brush stoke, the raindrop and hemp string method
3 distance method
high distance perspective
shifting perspective