My Art History
STUDY GUIDE FOR FINALS .
BYZANTINE ART AND ARCHITECTURE
1. Why called byzantine?
The art and architecture of Constantinople before Constantine renamed the city after himself was Byzantium .
2. Who was Justinian , Theodora ?
Justinian was the emperor in the early byzantine period who ruled from 527 to 565 and Theodora was the wife to him
3. Hagia Sophia built for Justinian . Innovations
4. What are penditives and sqinches ?
Penditives are spherical triangle surrounded by arches . squinches are diagonal lintels placed across the upper corner of the wall and supported by an arch
5. How do pendentives and squinches work?
They both support a round dome
6. What are mosaics?
Mosaics are pieces of pictures put together which tells a story .
7. Why are images of Justinian and Theodora in the Ravenna church ?
Because Ravenna was built by the order of Justinian and he was the empire of the byzantine empire and his wife Theodora was the empress.
8. What does mosaics of Justinian say about him ?
The mosaics of Justinian in the Ravenna tells us that Justinian is both the leader of the church and state of his empire
9. What is iconoclasm?
It’s the participation of destroying religious icons and other symbols usually with religious or political motives
10. What is the theokotos? Theokotos is the god bearer . it is a greek little mary ,the mother of jesus used in especially orthodox churches
11.Why is it soo important to show mary in art? This is because Mary was a role model and also the mother of Jesus so shes considered really important
11. Monophysites is the when one acknowledges that theres only one God but in three persons
12. An icon is a painting of Jesus Christ or any any typical holy figure
13. Why transfiguration?
To show that Jesus is both human and divine
ISLAMIC WORLD AND ART
1.Prophet Mohammed was the prophet of Islam
2. Mecca is the Islamic pilgrimage site
3. Quran is the holy book of islam
4.Medina
BYZANTINE ART AND ARCHITECTURE
1. Why called byzantine?
The art and architecture of Constantinople before Constantine renamed the city after himself was Byzantium .
2. Who was Justinian , Theodora ?
Justinian was the emperor in the early byzantine period who ruled from 527 to 565 and Theodora was the wife to him
3. Hagia Sophia built for Justinian . Innovations
4. What are penditives and sqinches ?
Penditives are spherical triangle surrounded by arches . squinches are diagonal lintels placed across the upper corner of the wall and supported by an arch
5. How do pendentives and squinches work?
They both support a round dome
6. What are mosaics?
Mosaics are pieces of pictures put together which tells a story .
7. Why are images of Justinian and Theodora in the Ravenna church ?
Because Ravenna was built by the order of Justinian and he was the empire of the byzantine empire and his wife Theodora was the empress.
8. What does mosaics of Justinian say about him ?
The mosaics of Justinian in the Ravenna tells us that Justinian is both the leader of the church and state of his empire
9. What is iconoclasm?
It’s the participation of destroying religious icons and other symbols usually with religious or political motives
10. What is the theokotos? Theokotos is the god bearer . it is a greek little mary ,the mother of jesus used in especially orthodox churches
11.Why is it soo important to show mary in art? This is because Mary was a role model and also the mother of Jesus so shes considered really important
11. Monophysites is the when one acknowledges that theres only one God but in three persons
12. An icon is a painting of Jesus Christ or any any typical holy figure
13. Why transfiguration?
To show that Jesus is both human and divine
ISLAMIC WORLD AND ART
1.Prophet Mohammed was the prophet of Islam
2. Mecca is the Islamic pilgrimage site
3. Quran is the holy book of islam
4.Medina