AP Art History Ch 8 (main terms) – Flashcards
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Who: n/a What: The Kaaba When: n/a Where: Mecca Why: houses the rock that Muhammed ascended into heaven from, where you go to make the hajj, people rotate around it and spiral inwards to get close to the Kaaba Medium: covered with black covering with ornate embroidery of Quran
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The Kaaba, Mecca
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Who: n/a What: Dome of the Rock When: 7th century Where: Jerusalem Why: jews and muslims claim this site because Mohammed rose to heaven here but Isaac was almost sacrificed here and Adam and Eve were created here Medium: tiles, gold, stone, plaster
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Dome of the Rock
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Who: n/a What: Dome of the Rock When: 7th century Where: Jerusalem Why: no pictures, all designs, holy site, very Byzantine Medium: tiles, gold, stone, plaster
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Dome of the Rock Interior
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Who: n/a What: Great Mosque of Cordoba When: 10th century Where: Spain Why: start out as Basilica, things added around it, fruit trees (mainly orange) in courtyard, columns are recycled from Christian church, horse shoe arches seen in Islamic architecture inspired by Byzantine architeture Medium: brick, metal, stone
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Great Mosque of Cordoba Exterior
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Who: n/a What: Great Mosque of Cordoba When: 10th century Where: Spain Why: start out as Basilica, things added around it, fruit trees (mainly orange) in courtyard, columns are recycled from Christian church, horse shoe arches seen in Islamic architecture inspired by Byzantine architeture Medium: brick, metal, stone
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Great Mosque of Cordoba Exterior
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Who: n/a What: Great Mosque of Cordoba When: 10th century Where: Spain Why: horseshoe arches, spolia (reused columns) Medium: plaster, paint, spolia, tile
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Great Mosque of Cordoba Interior
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Who: n/a What: Great Mosque of Cordoba Entrance When: 10th century Where: Spain Why: sort of keel arches, leaf-like arch, overlapping pattern, blind arcade, secondary arches (leaf shaped), pure design Medium: stone
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Great Mosque of Cordoba entrance
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Who: n/a What: The Alhambra When: 14th century Where: Spain Why: Islamic palace with Byzantine influence, yellow, red gold, Medium: stucco (plaster), wood, tile, paint, gilding
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Alhambra
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Who: n/a What: Alhambra Court of Lions When: 14th century Where: Spain Why: fountain held on the back of lions, arcade of stucco Medium: carved plaster, stone
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Alhambra Court of the Lions
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Who: n/a What: Alhambra, Hall of the two Sisters When: 14th century Where: Spain Why: called hall of the two sisters because of two big marble flag stones Medium: stone, marble, plaster
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Alhambra, Hall of the two sisters
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Who: n/a What: Baptistere of Saint Louis When: 14th century Where: made in Egypt, found in France Why: inlay of silver and gold, subject is hunting and horsemanship Medium: metal (brass)
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Baptistere of Saint Louis
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Who: n/a What: Pyxis of al Mughira When: 15th century Where: Spain Why: inlayed with jade, purpose: to hold perfume, cosmetic, hold bottles, gift to 18 yr old Al-Mughire as he was coming of age (royal son) inside the medallion figures hold septar and fan Medium: ivory, jade
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Pyxis of al-Mughira
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Who: n/a What: Page from the Quran When: 7th century (conclusion of writing) Where: n/a Why: put lots of emphasis on learning the Quran so both men and women were very educated, calligraphers had the highest status as artists, new chapter: knob with tree trunk design Medium: ink on parchment
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Page from the Quran
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Who: n/a What: Mosque of Selim II When: 16th century Where: Turkey Why: for the prayer of Muslims, everything in city was centered around the mosque: soup kitchen, madrasa, markets Medium: stone, marble, concrete
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Mosque of Selim II exterior
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Who: n/a What: Mosque of Selim II When: 16th century Where: Turkey Why: lots of meditative intricacies Medium: plaster, paint, stone
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Mosque of Selim II interior
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Who: n/a What: Majid-e Jameh When: 12th century Where: Iran Why: translates to royal mosque, portal is forty feet tall, iwan: pointed semi-circle of opening Medium: stone, tile, plaster, brick, concrete
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Majid-e Jameh
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Who: n/a What: Majid-e Jameh Pointer arch When: 12th century Where: Iran Why: keel arches Medium: tile, plaster, concrete, stone
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Majid-e Jameh pointed arch
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Who: n/a What: Majid-e Jameh courtyard When: 12th century Where: Iran Why: courtyard Medium: stone, brick, concrete
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Majid-e Jameh courtyard
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Who: n/a What: Majid-e Jameh prayer room When: 12th century Where: Iran Why: priests would stand there to give service, often for decoration Medium: stone, concrete
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Majid-e Jameh prayer room
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Who: n/a What: Bahram Gur Fights the King When: 14th century Where: Persia Why: Bahram Gur is slaying a wolf, he is wearing European Fabric, background is similar to Chinese landscape (experimental painting) Medium: ink, watercolor, gold and silver on paper
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Bahram Gur Fights the King
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Who: Sultan Mohommed What: The Court of the Gayumars When: 16th century Where: Iran Why: artist is considered the most impressive and greatest miniature manuscript painter, Gayumars was the first king of Iran (beginning of civilization) sitting on top of tiger skin, rocks of mountains have human faces, wore leopard skin, near sun a demon looks at a bear hurling a rock, famous for being packed with surprises Medium: ink, watercolor, gold on paper
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The Court of the Gayumars
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Who: n/a What: Ardabil Carpet When: n/a Where: n/a Why: most carpets went to mosques or tombs, medallion style, made by a group of weavers normally mostly women Medium: 34x17' very nice carpet, wool
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Ardabil Carpet
