Which culture's artistic characteristics seen in the wall paintings found at Akrotiri demonstrate in color and detail a sophisticated decorative sense?
Scholars who think a confederation of aristocrats ruled Minoan civilization during the Old Palace period interpret the "palace" complex at Knossos as _____________
The extensive use of marble, colored glass, and gold mosaics to decorate the interior of the Church of San Vitale (Fig. 8-6) had what effect on the structure?
What is the significance of the contrast between the plain exterior of the Oratory of Galla Placidia (Figs. 7-18, 7-19, 7-20) and its highly decorated interior?
The blind wall between the nave arcade and the clerestory in Early Christian churches was typically decorated with paintings or __________of biblical scenes
Which term refers to presenting standing figures with opposing alternations of tension and relaxation around a central axis, a convention that dominates Greek Classical art?
The pagoda, a typical East Asian Buddhist structure, developed by combining the multi-storied stupa from India with what architectural form from China?
The different architectural style and art emphasizing military conquests seen at the city of __________ demonstrates the influence of Central Mexico on the Maya in the post-classic period
Buddhist monastic communities made two types of rock-cut halls; one was called the __________, used for the monks' living quarters, and the other was the __________, which meant "sanctuary."
In fourteenth-century Germany, what factor contributed to the mystical religiosity that inspired images emphasizing both ecstatic joy and extreme suffering?