Friday, February 29, 2008

For the rest of the quarter...

Week 9

Quiz on Early Christian, Byzantine and Early Medieval Art. Two quizzes with ten questions each. Each question ultimately counts as 5 rather than 10.

Presentation of "art" project on any period from Medieval back to a style we have covered already.

Introduction of Romanesque and Gothic Art

Week 10 FINAL CLASS due to holiday

Quiz on Romanesque and Gothic Art

Presentation of "art" project on any period we have studied in this class.

After that, we are done.

Keep checking the blog for questions and class information.

Off you go.

Early Christian-Byzantine-Early Medieval Art Study Guides...

Early Christian-Byzantine

1) What type of church was most popular in the Byzantine Empire?
A) One with a dome and a vertical focus
B) The basilica-plan
C) One with a long rectangular nave and side aisles
D) One based on the plan of Old St. Peter’s
E) None of the above

2) Other than Constantinople, where can Byzantine art most commonly be seen?
A) Paris
B) Rome
C) Ravenna
D) Athens
E) All of the above

3) What is an entrance foyer in an Early Christian church called?
A) Clerestory
B) Narthex
C) Basilica
D) Groin vault
E) Pendentive

4) What is not seen on the side of the Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus?
A) Scenes from the life of Junius Bassus
B) Bas relief sculpture
C) Old Testament scenes
D) New Testament scenes
E) All of the above are seen.

5) Which is true of S. Apollinare in Classe’s walls above the nave arcade?
A) They have three-dimensional sculpture.
B) They were left plain.
C) They have carved screens in front of galleries.
D) They have mosaics.
E) They have frescoes.

6) In the mosaic, Emperor Justinian and His Attendants, what is Justinian demonstrating?
A) He is the head of the church.
B) He is the head of the state.
C) He is the head of the Western Empire.
D) He is the head of the Byzantine Empire.
E) All of the above are true.

7) Under the patronage of which Roman emperor was Christianity first allowed to be worshipped
openly?
A) Theodoric
B) Trajan
C) Justinian
D) Constantine
E) None of the above

8) Which period is characterized by flat two-dimensional space often using patterns of glittering
mosaics with gold backgrounds?
A) Egyptian
B) Greek
C) Roman
D) Byzantine
E) None of the above

9) Most typically, how were the exterior of Early Christian churches designed?
A) Were left plain
B) Covered with bas relief carving
C) Covered with three-dimensional sculpture
D) Had frescoes
E) Covered with mosaic decoration

10) Who conquered the Byzantine Empire?
A) Constantine
B) Octavius
C) Theodoric
D) The Turks
E) Justinian

Early Medieval Art

1) The Gero Crucifix is an example of which style?
A) Hiberno-Saxon
B) Celtic-Germanic
C) Hiberno-Germanic
D) Ottonian
E) Carolingian

2) Who was Odo of Metz?
A) Charlemagne’s son
B) Architect of the Palace Chapel of Charlemagne
C) Charlemagne’s grandson
D) Son of Otto I
E) None of the above

3) Where was the Sutton Hoo purse cover found?
A) At a ship burial
B) At a palace ruin
C) At a temple crypt
D) At a monastery treasury
E) None of the above

4) Where was Charlemagne’s capital?
A) Westphalia
B) Aachen
C) Ravenna
D) Paris
E) Rome

5) Which was not part of Charlemagne’s empire?
A) Belgium and Holland
B) Germany
C) France
D) Northern Spain and northern Italy
E) All of the above were part of Charlemagne’s empire.

6) What is the term for the U-shaped corridor in the apse end of a church?
A) Crossing
B) Ambulatory
C) Narthex
D) Transept
E) Circulaneum

7) Where can westwork be found?
A) Along the arcade
B) In the scriptorium
C) Along the transept
D) In the crypt
E) At the entrance of a church

8) Which partially inspired Charlemagne’s palace chapel?
A) S. Vitale
B) The Abbey Church at Corvey, Westphalia
C) Old St. Peter’s basilica
D) Hagia Sophia
E) S. Apollinare in Classe

9) What was the chief medium of the Celtic-Germanic animal style?
A) Leatherwork
B) Carved stone
C) Architecture
D) Metalwork
E) Pottery

10) What does Hibernian mean?
A) German B) French C) Russian D) Irish E) English

DON'T FOGET YOUR BLOG QUESTIONS!!!

Week 9 Blog: Question 5, Medieval Art

How did Muslim, Byzantine and Spanish influences each impact the design of the Great Mosque at Cordova?

Week 9 Blog: Question 4, Medieval Art

Compare the figure on the cover of the Lindau Gospels with that of the Gero Crucifix. How and why are they different?

Week 9 Blog: Question 3, Medieval Art

Describe the influences and design of the Palace Chapel of Charlemagne.

Week 9 Blog: Question 2, Medieval Art

Describe Charlemagne's contributions to art, architecture and education.

Week 9 Blog: Question 1, Medieval Art

What are the characteristics of animal style and who produced it?

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Study Guide for Etruscan and Roman Art...

PART I: ETRUSCAN ART

1) Which of the following is true of Etruscan temples?
A) the podium was usually no wider than the cella.
B) They had a stone foundation; the buildings themselves were mostly built of wood.
C) They had a deep porch.
D) the cella was generally divided into three compartments.
E) All of the above are true.

2) To which culture is the Etruscan alphabet linked?
A) Sumerians
B) Romans
C) Greeks
D) Minoans
E) Egyptians

3) Where does much of our information about Etruscan art originate?
A) From examining the many Etruscan homes and temples
B) From reading Sumerian texts about the Etruscans
C) From reading Etruscan texts
D) From Roman writings and Etruscan tombs
E) All of the above

4) What material was used to make the She -Wolf sculpture?
A) Carved granite
B) Cast bronze
C) Carved marble
D) Terra-cotta
E) None of the above

5) Which culture felt the most influence on its architecture from Etruscan architecture?
A) Romans
B) Near Eastern
C) Greeks
D) Villanovans
E) Mycenaeans

6) Where is the wall painting Musician and Two Dancers located?
A) In a treasury
B) In a tomb
C) In a fortress
D) In a palace
E) In a temple

7) When were the Etruscans at the peak of their power?
A) 6th-5th centuries BCE
B) 4th-3rd centuries BCE
C) 7th-6th centuries BCE
D) 8th-7th centuries BCE
E) 5th-4th centuries BCE

8) Which is true of Etruscan temples?
A) They were built level with the ground and had no need for steps.
B) They had steps on two sides only.
C) They had steps on the south side only.
D) They had steps on all four sides, like Greek temples.

9) The flowering of Etruscan civilization coincides with which period of Greek civilization?
A) Pre-Hellenistic
B) Archaic
C) Classical
D) Hellenistic
E) None of the above

10) Life-sized reclining terra-cotta figures atop sarcophagi are typical of which culture?
A) Egyptian
B) Assyrian
C) Greek
D) Mycenaean
E) Etruscan

PART II: ROMAN ART

1) Wax death masks led to the development of what?
A) Narrative reliefs
B) The advent of bronze casting
C) Triumphal arches
D) Wall mosaics
E) Portrait sculpture

2) Which of the following does not result from the arch?
A) Barrel vault
B) Groin vault
C) Apse
D) Dome
E) Lintel

3) Which of the following is not Roman?
A) The Pantheon
B) Widespread use of concrete
C) Widespread use of vaults
D) The Parthenon
E) Civic buildings such as baths, colosseums, aqueducts and forums

4) Which of the following civilizations produced realistic portrait busts?
A) Archaic Greek
B) Roman
C) Hellenistic
D) Byzantine
E) Classical Greek
5) Which of the following sculptures was done on a colossal scale?
A) Faustina the Younger
B) Augustus from Primaporta
C) Philippus the Arab
D) Constantine the Great
E) Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius

6) Which is true of the Pantheon?
A) It had a dome atop a drum.
B) It was a form of basilica.
C) It had an apse on each end.
D) It supported a dome with pendentives.
E) It was barrel vaulted.

7) What does the Column of Trajan illustrate?
A) The Roman military campaign against the Dacians
B) Emperor Trajan’s life story, from birth until death
C) The Roman victory in the Olympic games against the Greeks
D) General Trajan’s political campaign to become emperor
E) Emperor Trajan’s military career, from his early political career until his death

8) Which civilization first made widespread use of concrete as a building material?
A) Byzantine
B) Roman
C) Greek
D) Egyptian
E) Early Christian

9) Which is true of the Colosseum?
A) It had decorative engaged columns and pilasters on its facade.
B) It was covered with a huge barrel vault.
C) It was covered with a huge dome.
D) It used primarily post-and-lintel construction.
E) It used pendentives.

10) What is the term for the round extension at the end of the Roman basilica hall?
A) Bay
B) Atrium
C) Apse
D) Narthex
E) Cella

BONUS: Draw and name the five classical orders, giving their society of origin

DON'T FOGET THE BLOG QUESTIONS AND YOUR PRESENTATIONS FOR CLASS!

Week 8 Blog: Question 5, Early Christian and Byzantine Art

Explain the iconoclastic controversy. Why were abstract symbols widely used?

Week 8 Blog: Question 4, Early Christian and Byzantine Art

Why did the role of sculpture diminish during the Early Christian period? Why did sculpture become physically smaller?

Week 8 Blog: Question 3, Early Christian and Byzantine Art

Compare basilica-plan with central-plan churches. Cite examples of each.

Week 8 Blog: Question 2, Early Christian and Byzantine Art

What classical architecture influenced the Early Christian basilica and how did it evolve?

Week 8 Blog: Question 1, Early Christian and Byzantine Art

Describe Early Christian sculpture. How and why did the Roman style of depicting man differ from that of Early Christian?

Friday, February 15, 2008

Week 7 blog:Question 5 Etruscan and Roman Art...

Etruscan: 5. Describe relationships and influences on the art and architecture between styles of the Etruscans, Greeks and Romans.

Roman: 5. How did the scope of the Roaman architectural needs differ from that of the Greeks?

Week 7 blog:Question 4 Etruscan and Roman Art...

Etruscan: 4.Describe Etruscan tombs. How do the murals resemble murals of other cultures? Vases from what other cultures were found inside?

Roman: 4. What are the two most significant contributions to architecture made by Romans?

Week 7 blog:Question 3 Etruscan and Roman Art...

Etruscan: 3. Compare and contrast Etruscan attitude toward the afterlife with Egyptian and Greek beliefs. How did these beliefs impact their art and architecture?

Roman: 3. How did the Greeks and Etruscans influence Roman architecture?

Week 7 blog:Question 2 Etruscan and Roman Art...

Etruscan: 2.Compare and contrast Etruscan and Roman sculpture.

Roman: 2. Discuss different forms of illusion found in Roman murals.

Week 7 blog:Question 1 Etruscan and Roman Art...

Etruscan: 1. Compare and contrast Etruscan wall painting with Minoan, Egyptian and Greek.

Roman: 1. What was Greece's impact on Roman sculpture? What forms of Roman sculpture were uniquely Roman?

Friday, February 8, 2008

Blog for Week 6...

So as you have seen. No blog for Week 5. For week 6 everyone who attended class has their blog assignment. For those of you who missed e-mail me and I will give you your blog assignment. todonnell@aii.edu or venicetim@yahoo.com

Off you go