S. Schultz
Arts 1303, Fall 2014
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Review Sheet, Ch. 7-12
Artwork
Keywords
Ch. 7 Early Jewish and Christian art
 the Good Shepherd, sculpture
 Oratory of Galla Placidia
 Paris Psalter
 Church of San Vitale, Ravenna
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catacombs
Ark of the Covenant
orant figure
basilica plan church – inspiration for later churches
narrative image
syncretism
synagogue
Ch. 8 Byzantine
 Church of Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
 Paris psalter
 Empress Theodora and her Attendants
 Emperor Justinian and his Attendants
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Iconoclasm, the event (Why it happened & the result)
iconophile and iconoclasts
manuscript
mosaic
atmospheric perspective
pendentives
icons as intermediaries between worshipper and subj.
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Islamic calligraphy
mosque
horseshoe arch, keel arch, pointed arch
muqarna
mihrab
minaret
Koran or Qu’ ran
madrasa
strapwork
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stupa form and toranas
Ghandaran style figures
Buddhism
Bodhisattva
Karma, nirvana, parinirvana
Mudra
Lotus flower significance and axis mundi
tangka painting
circumambulation as ritual
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Confucianism
hanging scroll versus hand scroll
rock-cut architecture
Amitabha Buddha
mandala
Ch. 9 Islamic Arts
 Dome of the Rock
 Muqarnas Dome, Hall of the Abencerrajes,
Alhambra; Built between 1354–91
 Mihrab mosaic, originally at Isfahan
 Kufic plate
 Hypostyle hall, Mosque of Cordoba, Spain
Ch. 10 South and Southeast Asia
 Standing Buddha from Ghandara, Pakistan
 Great Stupa at Sanchi, India
 Chaitya hall, Karle, India
 Standing Buddha, Bamiyan, Afghanistan
 Borobudur, Central Java, Indonesia
Ch. 11 Chinese and Korean Art
 Terra cotta soldiers, Qin dynasty, Shaanxi
 Fan Kuan, Travelers Among Mountains and
Streams
 Detail from a rubbing of a stone relief from Wu
Family shrine, Han Dynasty
Ch. 12 Japanese Art before 1333
 Haniwa figure
 Amida Buddha, Heian period, p. 373 in text
 Womb world mandala, 9th century
38. Heian period: esoteric Buddhism
39. Joined-block wood sculpture
40. Japanese calligraphy
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Comparison Essay:
Choose two of the five slide IDs to write about. Describe the artwork extensively; include title, date, original context, medium, and
significance/function of each image. If you write about architecture, you must use the terminology from the book and explain any
construction methods, or religious rituals for which the space is used.
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Begin your essay with an opening paragraph stating the main point of comparison
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Start with the main concepts and move to relevant details
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ALWAYS USE COMPLETE SENTENCES!
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End essay with a sentence that concludes or sums up your main thesis
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