Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture, Volume 1 |
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... central capitol , a forum , walls with monumental gateways , temples to Roman and indigenous deities , a theater , an amphitheater , a basilica , and a bath . But these architectural undertakings were by no means uniform in style at any ...
... central capitol , a forum , walls with monumental gateways , temples to Roman and indigenous deities , a theater , an amphitheater , a basilica , and a bath . But these architectural undertakings were by no means uniform in style at any ...
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... central circle , and are united by bands forming a Cross to show that this univer- sal Christian symbol both embraces and reveals Heaven itself . In the central medallion , flanked by resting sheep , is the figure repeated countless ...
... central circle , and are united by bands forming a Cross to show that this univer- sal Christian symbol both embraces and reveals Heaven itself . In the central medallion , flanked by resting sheep , is the figure repeated countless ...
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... central dome . In Santa Cos- tanza the rich mosaic decoration is still preserved in the barrel vault of the ambulatory , although that of the cen- tral portion of the church has disappeared . The coupled Composite columns in granite ...
... central dome . In Santa Cos- tanza the rich mosaic decoration is still preserved in the barrel vault of the ambulatory , although that of the cen- tral portion of the church has disappeared . The coupled Composite columns in granite ...
Contents
FOREWORD PAGE | 11 |
Paleolithic Art Old Stone Age 30000 | 26 |
Neolithic Art New Stone Age 8000 | 32 |
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Abbey Church Acropolis ancient angels appear apse arcade Archaeological Museum Archaic arches architect architecture artists Athens B.C. Marble barrel vaults basilica beautiful bronze building built buttresses Byzantine capitals Carolingian carved Çatal Hüyük Cathedral Cathedral of Chartres central century B.C. Chapel choir Christ Classical clerestory colonnade colonnettes color colorplate columns Corinthian decorated dome Doric drapery dynasty earliest Early Christian Egypt Egyptian emperor Empire Etruscan façade figures France frescoes frieze gold Gothic Greek groin vaults Hagia Sophia head height Hellenistic Illumination imperial interior Italian Italy king later light limestone Mesopotamia Middle Ages Minoan mosaics Mosque Museo Mycenae nave original ornament Ottonian painter palace panel pediment period piers portal pose Reims relief Renaissance Roman Romanesque Rome roof Saint Saqqara scenes sculpture shapes shows side aisles space statues stone structure style surface Temple tion tomb towers tracery tradition Trajan transept vase wall paintings westwork Zeus