ARTH-UA 601 Midterm: Exam review and prep
6 Dec 2016
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Classical (greek and roman: 850 bc to 476 ad. Temples, basilicas, triumphal arches commemorating the feats of roman generals, and other monuments and shrines were part of the complex: basilica ulpia in rome was an important model for the architecture of the age following. Symbol of imperial power and patronage (built by trajan for his imperial forum: developed military camp (castrum), houses, villas, and tombs (mix of hellenistic and. The base of the dome has a ring of windows so closely spaced that they seem to dissolve the foot of the vault into a continuous ring of light. All surfaces in the nave are dissolved into light, colour, and pattern. In the vaults, this effect of dematerialisation is achieved by gold-ground mosaics, gleaming and shimmering surfaces. Lace-like fragility, luminous dance, great vault oats high unlike in the pantheon: s. vitale in ravenna: octagon core, emperor justinian, who built the hagia sophia, was a patron of the arts.
