ARTH 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Autun Cathedral, Gislebertus, Bullfighting
21 Sep 2016
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Parthenon - iktinos and kallikrates 430 bc: mythological, set a new standard for architecture, 40 ft. high statue of athena covered in gold; arthenogenesis (athena came out of zeus" head) Toreador fresco: man is jumping/vaulting over bull; bull fight, rodeo, minotoar: half bull, half man (toro= bull in spanish) First 500 years= republic; 2nd 500 years= empire. Rome is most famous for their architecture (arch and dome) & invention of cement. Basilica: roman building used for law courts; transept: the cross on the basilica. Colosseum 80 ad columns were corinthian, ionic and doric. The last judgment relief on the autun cathedral. Pantheon 25 bc by marcus agrippa; rebuilt 125 ad has one of the largest domes; best example of roman art and inspires western architecture. Byzantine: 1st golden age: 550, 2nd: 843, 3rd: 1250. Iconoclastic controversy: iconoclasts wanted to destroy religious images and iconophiles loved it (725-850)
