Art Appreciation

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• Exterior of San Vitale, 526-547

• -San Vitale- lots of elements more characteristic of Easternstyle Byzantine, an octagon shape, central planned church
• -Influenced by the eastern design. Exterior is very plain. Interiors were very decorated. A lot of the craftsmanship

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• Theodora and Attendants, mosaic from the south wall of the apse, San Vitale, c. 547

• -Complete change from classical naturalistic realistic
• effect-stiff, rigid, stylized abstracted period-theodora and attendants-mosaic

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• The Golden Buckle of Sutton Hoo. Anglo Saxon, seventh century

• -The golden buckle-northern invaders, Vikings 550-750 Europe
• decentralized complete fall from roman government tribes kept coming through in
• waves of invasions, broach, comes from Viking ship burial off coast of England,
• influenced Christian artist-known as animal style

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• Ornamental page from the Book of Lindisfarne (Cotton MS Nero D IV f 26v), from Northumberland, England, late seventh century

• -page from manuscript-lindisfarne- hand painted decorated
• books, manuscripts, luminations, illustrations, designs hand painted in books
• -Most important form of this painting is the form of hand painted decorated books called (illumination of manuscripts)

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• Interior of the Great Mosque at Cordoba, Spain, eight to tenth centuries

• -lots of interesting of influences in the arts. This is the interior of the great
• mosque. Tendency of the Islamic
• art is to repeat patterns ART IS VERY CRISP CLEAN AND GEOMETRIC

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• Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus, Hagia Sophia, Constantinople (Istnabul, Turkey) 532-537

• -hagia sofia-added minarets, call the faithful to prayer to
• pray, canters, singers call them to pray 5 times a day

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• Gislebertus, Last Judgment, from the west tympanum of Saint Lazare, Autun, France, c. 1130

• -Gislebertus-Last Judgment, tells you what happens to you
• upon your death, intended to say you be good Romanesque sculpture full of
• monsters and demons

• -Most important form of art collectively throughout Europe was in the form of architecture.
• The churches were built based on the roman designs. Churches were made
• very large to accommodate huge/large amounts of pilgrims. Romanesque-(full
• of monster and demons) architects of this style borrowed the techniques of the
• Romans. Sculpture was a part of this church. Tends to be very
• stylize. Last judgment seems to be important because it tells you what happens to you upon your death.
• It’s intended to warn people.

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• Chartres Catherdal, France c 1194-1260

• -First gothic style in
• france-chartres cathedral

• -Style that originated in france but transferred all over Europe.
• Harmony in the stained glass, height of the ceiling is one of the
• tallest in France. It is significant, whole development of the Gothic style.

• -Gothic-Pointed, achieve much greater heights, addition of stained
• glass window, inspiration to try to get light into the church.

Romanesque-dark, round.

-Difference between Romanesque and gothic huge

-Roman-round arches, very dark

• -Gothic-pointed arches, much greater heights-addition of
• stained glass windows-divine light height of ceiling very tall