Art 200 - Art History I
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ART 200 - ART HISTORY I
Unit 4 Exam
SLIDE IDENTIFICATIONS / QUESTIONS.
1.Church:9-16J418Nave of Durham
Ba.St. Michael's Hildesheimb.Durham Cathedral
c.San Miniato, Florenced.St. Etienne, Caen
Period:Romanesque
Region:Normandy / England
Apx date:c 1093
2.Two key elements of Gothic architecture were combined for the first time in the vaults of this cathedral. What are they?
2 pt.
Ribbed vaults
Pointed arches
3.Location/ Church:G9-31J458Chartres Cathedral
Culture/Period:High Gothic
Apx date:1145-1220
4.Title:Purse cover from Sutton Hoo Ship Burial
Culture/Period:Germanic, Early Medieval
Apx date:***
Ca.sixth centuryb.eighth century
c.seventh centuryd.ninth century
5.Describe the technique and materials used.
2 pt.
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Describe the style of this object
2 pt.
6.Title:Oseberg Ship Post
Culture/Period:Viking
Apx date:1145-1220
7.Left Slide:
Artist:Gislebertus
Subject:9-28J437
Da.Christ with Elders of Apocalypseb.Moses Expounding the Law
c.Mission of the Apostlesd.Last Judgment
Culture/Period:Romanesque
Location:
Aa.St. Lazare, Autunb.Ste.-La Madelaine, Vezalay
c.St. Pierre, Moissacd.St. Michael's, Hildesheim
Apx date:***
8.Right Slide:
Title:Royal Portals,
Location (Church):Chartres
Culture/Period:Early Gothic
Apx date:***
9.List four ways that these portal sculptures differ.
2 pt.
Ribbed vaults
Pointed arches
MULTIPLE-CHOICE.(1 point each)
Select the response that best answers the question or completes the statement.
B 10.A typical High Gothic cathedral has which kind of vaulting
a.3-part b. 4-part
c.6-part d. fan
A 11.Many Gothic cathedrals were dedicated to ______.
a.the Virgin Mary, Notre Dame b.the Holy Spirit
c.the Trinity d. Christ the Judge
B 12.The Palace (Palatine) Chapel of Charlemagne is thought to have been based on the church of
a.St. Peter's in Rome b. San Vitale, Ravenna
c.Hagia Sophia, Constantinople d.St. Riquier, Centula
D 13.Ribbed vaults, pointed arches, stained glass windows, and flying buttresses, are all characteristic of what kind of building?
a.Islamic mosque b. Carolingian church
c.Romanesque church d. Gothic church
C 14.Medieval books were usually made by monks and nuns in workshops called ______..
a.guild halls b. libraries
c.scriptoria d. PageMill
D 15.An important feature of St. Cyriakus at Genrode, Germany is ______.
a.the elaborate westwork b. the use of the alternating support system
c.use of square schematism d. all of the above
C 16.Chartres Cathedral is particularly noted for its:
a.enormous size b. wooden statue of the Virgin and Child
c.stained glass d. elaborately carved narthex
A 17.Romanesque churches adapted the cruciform basilica plan of the Early Christian churches.
a.trueb.false
C 18.The first masterpiece of the mature or High Gothic style (France) is the cathedral at ______.
a.Parisb.Amiens c. Chartresd.Salisbury
D 19.The most progressive Romanesque architecture is found in:
a.Germany b. Italy
c.the Low Countries d. England/Normandy
B 20.The intersection of two barrel vaults creates a ____ .?
a.pendant vaultb.groin vaultc.buttressd.voussoir
C 21.During the Romanesqu period the vision of Christ's Second Coming was often depicted on the ____ .?
a.jambsb.tribunec.tympanumd.trummeau
C 22.The monumental entrance structure to a church, the origins of which are rooted in the Carolingian Period, is called a (n) ______.
a.narthex b. atrium
c.westwork d. ambulatory
A 23.Gothic portal sculpture brought a new sense of order, emphasizing symmetry and clarity, to the earlier Romanesque style
a.true b. false
A 24.Gothic architecture was predominantly found in what areas
a.urban b. rural
B 25.The Royal Portals (West Portals) of Chartres was carved in which style?
a.Late Romanesque b. Early Gothic
c.High Gothic d. Late Gothic
A 26.Ottonian art was centered in ______.
a.Germany b. France
c.England d. Italy
B 27.In what style was Sainte Chapelle in Paris constructed?
a.Early Gothic b. Rayonnant Gothic
c.High Gothic d. Flamboyant Gothic
C 28.The ______is the area reserved for the clergy in a Christian church.
a.apse b. narthex
c.choir d. transept
B 29.One manifestation of the religious enthusiam which characterized the Romanesque period was, from 1095 on, the ______.
a.Norman conquests b. Crusades
c.expansion of the trade routes d.revival of commerce
C 30.The most important imagery of the Romanesque church portal is found in the ______.
a.spandrel b. archivolts
c.tympanum d. trummeau
A 31.The Romanesque church that used a wooden roof like those found in Early Christian basilicas was:
a.Pisa Cathedral b. St. Foy, Conques
c.Durham Cathedral d. Sant'Ambrogio, Milan
D 32.Typical of English cathedrals, Salisbury Cathedral has all of the following except:
a.double transept b. square apse
c.spacious sanctuary d. freestanding bell tower
D 33.The ruler who most encouraged the revivial of classical learning and art forms was:
a.Raedwald b. Olaf Tryggvason
c.Otto III d. Charlemagne
C 34.Which architectural device was not used by Romanesque architects:
a.domes b. ribbed vaults
c.flying buttresses d. clusteres (compound) piers
B 35.Abbot Suger is credited with creating the first truly Gothic building in the Abbey near Paris called ______.
a.St. Foy b. St. Denis
c.St. Chapelle d. St. Cyriakus
Short Answer.(1 point per part)
36.Pilgrimages are journeys to holy sites.
37.What is animal interlace?
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38What type of building complex is illustrated in the plan of St. Gall?
Monastery
39.Describe Square schematism and the alternating support system?
4 pt.
Transept = same width as nave
Crossing= square
Square of crossing used as module
Small column, larg pier
Piers mark corners of square
40.The Gero Crucifix follows Byzantine models and focuses on Christ's ______.
Suffering
41.Name two characteristics of the Gothic style which distinguishes it from its predecessors:
2 pt.
flying buttresses
ribbed avult, pointed arch
stained glass windows
verticality
openess
use of light
less compartmentalized
more vertical
42.What advantage did stone vaults have over wooden roofs.
1 pt.
fire resistance
43.In what regions did Romanesque architects build upon the Ottonian ideas of Square schematism and alternating support system?
2 pt.
Normandy in France and in various parts of England
Germany and Low Countries
44.The main drawback of barrel vaulting was
1 pt.
the vault but constant pressure
along the entire length of the supporting masonry.
45.What are the advantages of the pointed over the round arch?.
2 pt.
Flexibility, which permits the vaulting of compartments of varying shapes
Although it does not support the webs entirely,
the Gothic armature allows the builder to predetermine the alignment
and concentration of thrusts to be buttressed.
46.Define the following elements as they apply to Carolingian architecture.
westworkentrance structure
crossing towerNeed more here on master test file
choir
47.Rib vaults are a form of groin vaults.
48.Name the parts of the elevation and identify the style.
9 pt.
Style:Early GothicStyle:High Gothic
1.triforium5.clerestory
2.clerestory6.arcade
3.gallery7.triforium
4.nave arcade