ARTH 1050 Study Guide - Final Guide: Aula Palatina, Barberini Ivory, Islamic Calligraphy

• School: University of Iowa
• Department: Art History
• Course: ARTH 1050
• Professor: Anderson Bjorn

Document Summary

(cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Design of interior and exterior close parallels to early christian churches. Exterior- austere brick which was typical in roman architecture. Hierarchy of scale is used to draw attention (familiar in late antiquity) David is appointed king by samuel: david is distinguished from his brother by the purple toga (cid:1) Example of a rare instance of freestanding early christian sculptures. Christ is represented as a seated philosopher (cid:1) Marble tomb of roman prefect that converted to christianity from polytheism (roman belief) (cid:1) 350 ce late antiquity period featured a domed interior; which was preferred for byzantine churches. Byzantine architects adopted this with the central-plan building: central plan building when all parts are equal dimensions around the center, accommodated to design the ambulatory (cid:1) 425 ce cruciform structure (cross-shaped) late antiquity period. Utilized two late antique plans: longitudinal (basilican churches, central (baptisteries and musoleums) (cid:1) Mosaic contast to galla placidi; jesus is now beardless.