What: High Cross of Muiredach
When: 923
Where: Monaster-boice, Ireland
Why:Muiredach's grave
How: Sandstone
Which: depicting crucifixion and last judgement
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Utrecht Psalter
Who: Coronation Gospels
What: Utrecht Psalter
When: 820-835
Where: Psalm 44
Why: scriptorium of abbey of Saint Peter
Saint Michael Plan
Who: Saint Michael
What: Longitudinal section and plan
When: 1001-1031
Where: Hildesheim, Germany
Why: tunnel like horizontally of early christian basilicas
Cross-scribed carpet page
Who: Hiberno-Saxon
What: Cross-inscribed carpet page
When: 698-721
Where: Lindisfarne Gospels
Why: illuminators married christian imagery
How: tempera on vellum
Palatine Chapel
Who: Charlemagne
What: Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne
When: 792-805
Where: Aachen, Germany
Why: 1st vaulted medieval structure north of Alps
Man
Who: Saint Matthew
What: Man
When: 660-680
Where: Book of Durrow
Why: symbols of 4 evangelists
How: ink and tempera on parchment
Crucifix
Who: Archbishop Gero
What: Crucifix
When: 970
Where: Cologne Cathedral, Germany
Why: agony of christ's ordeal on cross
How: painted wood
Equestrian portrait of Charlemagne
Who: Charlemagne
What: Equestrian portrait of charlemagne
When: 9th century
Where: Metz, France
Why: revive glory and imagery of roman empire
Which: world dominion
Detail of mosaics in Great Mosque
What: Detail of mosaics in courtyard arcade great mosque
When: 703-715
Where: Damascus, Syria
Why: no zoomorphic forms
Pyxis of Al Mughira
Who: Al Mughira
What: Pyxis of Al Mughira
When: 968
Where: Medina al Zahra
Why: hunting motifs and vine scrolls
How: ivory
Prayer Hall of Mezquita
Who: Umayyad
What: Prayer Hall of Mezquita
When: 8-10 centuries
Where: Cordoba, Spain
Why: unique series of double tiered horseshoe shape arches
Mausoleum of Samanids
Who: Samanids
What: Mausoleum of Samanids
When: 10th century
Where: Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Why: oldest one
How:dome on cube form
Mihrab
What: Mihrab
When: 1354
Where: Madrasa Imani, Isfahan, Iran
Why: perfect aesthetic union of Islamic calligraphy and ornamentation
How: glazed mosaic tile work
Tughra of Suleyman
Who: Sinan
What: Tughra of Suleyman the Magnificent
When: 1555-1560
Where: Ottoman
Why: perfected ottoman architectural style
Musqarnas Dome
Who: Abencerrajes family
What: Musqarnas Dome
When: 1354-1391
Where: Alhambra, Granada, Spain
Why: effect or starry sky
How: stucco muqarnas
Dome of the Rock
Who: Abd al-Malik
What: Dome of the Rock
When: 687-692
Where: Jerusalem
Why: triumph of islam in Jerusalem
Blue Koran
What: Blue Koran
When: 9-10 century
Where: Kairouan
Why: carries heading and opening lines of surah 18 of Koran
Which: tile is gold, palm tree finial
Christ as pantokrator
What: Christ as Pantokrator
When: 1090-1100
Where: Church of Dormition
Why: connecting worshipper below with heaven through christ
How: dome mosaic
Throne of Maximianus
Who: San Vitales
What: Throne of Maximianus
When: 546-556
Why: bishops importance
How: ivory
Christ as savior of souls
Who: Saint Clement
What: Christ as savior of souls
When: 14th century
Where: Ohrid, Macedonia
Why: byzantine stylistic complexity
How: tempera, linen, sliver on wood
Archangel Michael
What: Archangel Michael
When: 6th century
Where: Constantinople
Why: floats instead of stand
How: ivory
Which: largest ivory panel
Christ before Pilate
Who: Christ
What: Christ before Pilate
When: 6th Century
Where: Rossano Gospels
Why: early byzantine examples
Theodora and Attendants
Who: Theodora
What: Theodora and attendants
When: 547
Where: San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy
Why: absent sovereigns
How: mosaic apse
Annunciation
What: Annunciation
When: 14th Century
Where: Church of the Virgin Peribleptos
Why: two painted sides carried in processions
How: tempera and wood
Saint amid Sheep
Who: Saint Aporellinaris
What: Saint Apollinaris amid Sheep
When: 533-549
Where: Classe, Ravenna
Why: rejected classical illusionism of earlier mosaics
How: apse mosiac
Archangel Michael
What: Archangel Michael Icon
When: 1100
Where: Venice
Why: booty brough from sack of Constantinople
Virgin and Child
Who: Basil I
What: Virgin (Theotokos) and Child enthroned
When: 687
Where: Hagia Sophia
Why: replaced iconolasts destroyed
How: apse mosiac
Katholikon
Who: Hosios Loukas
What: Katholikon
When: 11th Century
Where: Distomos Greece
Why: typical Byzantine church
Which: Main Church
Hagia Sophia
Who: Anthemius, Isidorus
What: Hagia Sophia
When: 532-537
Where: Constantinople
Why: most magnificent
Sunday, November 8, 2015
Old Farmer of Corycus
Who: Vergil
What: Old Farmer Of Corycus
When: 400-420
Where: Vaticana Rome
Why: earliest surviving painted manuscript
How: Temperament on parchment
Christ as Sol Invictus
What: Christ as Sol Invictus
When: 3rd Century
Where: Necropolis Rome, Italy
How: Mosiac
Which: Jesus Christ
Orthodox Baptistery
What: Orthodox Baptistery
When: 458
Where: Ravenna
How: Mosiac
Which: decoration
Woman Sacrificing at an altar
What: Woman sacrificing at an altar
When: 400
Why: still practiced the ancient rites even though banned
How: ivory
Which: cults of old gods
Miracle of Loaves and Fishes
What: Miracle of Loaves and Fishes
When: 504
Where: Sant'Apollinare Nuovok, Ravenna, Italy
Why: otherworldly splendor of heavenly gold
How: mosiac
Interior of Santa Sabina
What: Interior of Santa Sabina
When: 422-432
Where: Rome, Italy
Why: steady rhythm that focuses all attention on space
How: timber-roofed, clerestory windows
Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
Who: Junius Bassus
What: Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
When: 359
Where: Rome, Italy
How: Marble
Restored Cutaway view of Christian community house
Who: John Burge
What: Restored Cutaway view of Christian community house
When: 240-256
Where: Dura-Europos, Syria
Why: courtyard, meeting hall, and baptistery
Christ Seated
What: Christ Seated
When: 350-375
Where: Civita Latina, Italy
Why: freestanding early christian sculptures
How: Marble
Santa Constanza
Who: Santa Constanza
What: Santa Constanza
When: 337-351
Where: Rome, Italy
Why: mausoleum of Constantine's daughter
Monday, November 2, 2015
Seated portrait of Menander
who: Menander
What: Seated portrait of Menander
When: 62-79 CE
Where: House of Menander
Why: standard feature of ancient books
How: mural painting in exedra 23
Pompey the great
who: Pompey the great
What: Pompey the great
When: 55-50 BCE
Why: used for coins
How: marble
Which: Alexander the great
Mummy Portrait of Priest of Serapis
who: Priest of Serapis
What: Mummy portrait of Priest of Serapis
When: 140-160 CE
Where: Hawara (Faiyum) Egypt
Why: replaced traditional masks
How: encaustic on wood
Markets of Trajan
who: Apollodorus of Damascus
What: Markets of Trajan
When: 100-112 CE
Where: Rome, Italy
Why: house shops and administrative offices
How: brick faced concrete
Bust of Livia
who: Livia
What: Portrait bust of Livia
When: early 1st century CE
Where: Arsinoe, Egypt
Why: depict as goddess
How: marble
Which: health, justice, piety
Procession of Imperial Family
Who: Augustus
What Procession of Imperial Family
When: 13-9 BCE
Where: Arab Pacis
Why: new order as golden age
How: marble
Which: frieze
Livia Gardenscape
who: Livia
What: Gardenscape
When: 30-20 BCE
Where: Primaporta Italy
Why: second style wall paintings
How: fresco
Which: recession, used perspective, blurring most distant forms
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