1. Ancient Art History Survey, Week 13
Theodoric, Ostrogoths, Arianism, San Apollinare Nuovo, San Vitale, Justinian,
Theodora, Constantinople (Istanbul), Hagia Sophia, Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of
Miletus the Elder, Nike (Nika) Revolt, Isidorus of Miletus the Younger, pendentives,
icons, tempera, encaustic, Theotokos, Pantocrator, Monastery of St. Catherine (Sinai,
Egypt), Coptic, iconostasis, iconoclasm, Leo III, Second Commandment,
iconodules/iconophiles, Mecca, Islam, Koran, aniconic, calligraphy, arabesques, mosque
(masjid), Dome of the Rock (Jerusalem), central plan mosque, Qibla Wall, Mihrab,
minaret, Mimar Sinan, hypostyle mosque, sahn, horseshoe/ogival arches, Iran (Isfahan),
four iwan style mosque, harem, Kufic script, animated scripts, Tugras
Possible essay questions:
What are icons?—discuss icons and the iconoclastic controversy during the eighth
century AD. What were some arguments for and against the production of icons?
Why did calligraphy develop as an important art form in the Muslim world? Describe
some different mosque plans; what are some important elements of a mosque?
Images:
Icon (Monastery of St. Catherine), c.600 AD, p. 246
"Vladimir Virgin" (icon), c.1000 AD, p. 255
Hagia Sophia, 532-537 AD, p. 233-234
Dome of the Rock, 680s AD, p. 263-264
Great Mosque (Isfahan, Iran), 11th century +, p. 275-276