ART_GNRL 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Rib Vault, Flying Buttress, Cave Of El Castillo
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The earliest paintings in europe can be found on the walls of el castillo cave in spain. The most common types of prehistoric art are small sculptures that suggest. Shaman: the priest/priestess having the ability to communicate directly w the spiritual. Minogan culture: includes the importance of the bull in works of art. People worshipped many gods/goddesses; known as polytheism. Emphasis on the individual led greeks to practice democracy. Every city had its own acropolis: a complex of buildings on the city"s highest point that was dedicated to the city"s patron deity. The pantheon: known in roman culture as temple of the gods . Oculus: a round opening @ the center of the dome. Bust: the statue of a person, only depicting his/her head and shoulders. Dura europa: an ancient roman city that possesses the oldest surviving jewish artwork. Syncretism: the blending of multiple religious beliefs (roman empire)
