REVIEW QUESTIONS

CHAPTER 8–ROMANESQUE AND GOTHIC ART

1Define the term Romanesque.

2Name two Romanesque churches and two Gothic churches in Europe.

3Why did Abbot Suger incorporate so many windows in his remodeling of the Cathedral of St.-Denis?

4How did sculpture change from the Romanesque to the Gothic period?

5Name two known Gothic sculptors. Name one sculpture that each one carved.

Interpret

1Imagine that The Bayeux Tapestry was hung near the ceiling of your classroom. Would it be long enough to fit around the perimeter of the room?

2In a chart, compare the arches, windows, wall decoration, walls and floor plans of Byzantine, Romanesque and Gothic churches.

3Analyze the composition of Giotto’s Lamentation. What is the center of interest? How has Giotto directed the viewers attention to this?

Other Tools for Learning

Maps

1Find Vezelay on the map. What country is it in today?

2Why would the art of Venice be more closely aligned with that of northern Europe than the rest of Italy?

Timelines

1Select a discovery or invention from the 12th through the 16th centuries that has influenced your own life. Explain why you chose it.

2How many years elapsed between the building of the first Gothic cathedral and Chaucer’s writing of The Canterbury Tales? What styles would the churches have been that Chaucer’s pilgrims visited on their trip?

LESSON 8.1–ROMANESQUE ART

1What is happening in the scene of The Mission of the Apostles in the tympanum at Sainte-Madeleine in Vezelay? Why is this subject appropriate for this particular church?

2Describe a typical Romanesque church. Include these terms in your description: ambulatory, crossings, nave, transept and apse.

3What was the purpose of an ambulatory?

4Name two advantages of the masonry barrel vaulted roofs found in most Romanesque churches over the wooden roofs of earlier churches.

5Draw a Romanesque arch. Which ancient culture used this same type of arch extensively in their architecture?

6List three characteristics of Romanesque sculpture.

7Where is a tympanum found in a Romanesque church?

8Why did northern European churches not have frescoes painted on their walls?

9What event is depicted in The Bayeux Tapestry?

10Who was Abbot Suger? What was his philosophy concerning objects used in the church worship service?

LESSON 8.2–GOTHIC ART

1How did the term Gothic originate?

2What is the most important art principle in Gothic architecture?

3When and where did the Gothic style begin?

4What is the largest Gothic cathedral in Germany?

5What is the most memorable architectural feature of Salisbury Cathedral?

6Describe Moses on Sluter’s Well of Moses.

7Explain the process of making a stained glass window. What two colors were used most often in Gothic stained glass windows?

8Describe the body language of the figures, particularly the angels, in Giotto’s Lamentation.