1. Ch. 18 The Age of Faith
Brings us up to the renaissance. Religion defines culture. Religious building types. .

2. Basilica –
A Christian building type, loosely based on the rectangular public buildings used by the Romans.
~300 ce constantine. .

4. Mosaic –
An art form in which small pieces of tile, glass or stone are fitted together and embedded in cement.
~300 ce constantine. .

5. Theodora and Her Attendants. c. 547.
Not naturalism – personal struggle like greek sculpture but all symbols.
Theodora and Her Attendants. c. 547.

6. San Vitale, interior. c. 547.

7. Iconoclasts –
Literally “image-breakers”, those who wished to destroy images in religious settings.
~300 ce constantine. Destroyed much of byzantine art b/c of “graven images”

8. Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus. Hagia Sophia. 532–37.
Constantinople (turkey)
Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus. Hagia Sophia. 532–37.

9. Later a mosque, now a museum. Graven images
Later a mosque, now a museum. Graven images. Around the 8th and 9th century iconoclasts destroyed and covered up many original mosaics
Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus. Hagia Sophia, interior. 532–37.

10. Christ, from Deësis mosaic. Thirteenth century.
Later a mosque, now a museum. Graven images.
Christ, from Deësis mosaic. Thirteenth century.

11. 1963/2008
Taliban destroying buddhist statues
The Buddhas of Bamiyan 500ce ish
afganistan

12. Mosque –
An Islamic place of worship, literally “place of prostration.”
Hypostyle space –
Literally, “resting upon pillars”, a many-columned covered area which would become a required feature of Muslim mosques.

13. Courtyard of the Great Mosque of Damascus. 705–16.

14. Tile mosaic mihrab. c. 1354 (restored).
Niche. Indicating the direction for prayer. Toward mecca. (holiest city of islam) in saudi arabia
Tile mosaic mihrab. c (restored).
11 ft. 3 in. x 7 ft. 6 in.

15. Interior of the sanctuary of the Mosque at Córdoba, Spain. 786–987.

17. Romanesque –
The dominant style of art and architecture from the 8th to 12th century in Europe, characterized by Roman precedents.
~300 ce constantine.

18. Gislebertus. Last Judgment, tympanum and lintel, Autun Cathedral.
Arch. Barrel vault (triumphal arches).
Gislebertus. Last Judgment, tympanum and lintel, Autun Cathedral.
c. 1125–35.
approximately 12 ft. 6 in. x 22 ft.

19. Gothic –
The dominant style of art and architecture from the 12th to 15th century in Europe, characterized in architecture by pointed arched, flying buttresses, and verticality.
~300 ce constantine.

20. Chartres Cathedral. 1145–1220.

21. Choir of Cologne Cathedral. Thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.

22. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwKg4ESvYG4&feature=related .
Romanesque vs. gothic .

23. Kandariya Mahadeva Temple. Tenth–eleventh century.
Hindu – india (buddhism also present)
Like mountain peaks of the Himalayas (home of the hindu gods), path to salvation
Very dark inside but filled with the “pure light” of their gods.
Kandariya Mahadeva Temple. Tenth–eleventh century.

24. Tiered structure.
Simplicity and symmetry
Peaceful, prosperous time
Great Wild Goose Pagoda at Ci’én Temple. Tang dynasty, first erected 645 CE.

25. Guo Xi. Early Spring. 1072 (Northern Song dynasty).
In china the major religions are – Confiucianism, buddhism and taoism .
Perfectly ordered state. Taoist.
Noble man.
Guo Xi. Early Spring (Northern Song dynasty).
length 60 in.

26. Head of a King (Oni). Ife culture, Nigeria. c. thirteenth century.
Brass. Africa. Possibly wooden body and some hair or veil.
Head of a King (Oni). Ife culture, Nigeria. c. thirteenth century.
height 11 7/16 in.

27. Decorative effects made by scarring the body.
Scarification –
Decorative effects made by scarring the body.
Africa. Possibly wooden body and some hair or veil.

28. Beta Ghiorghis (House of Saint George). thirteenth century.
Rock churches of Lalibela ethiopia. carved into rock.
Beta Ghiorghis (House of Saint George). thirteenth century.