Chapter 13 Study Guide

Gothic Europe

Gothic

●      Old Testament kings and queens jamb statues, Chartres Cathedral, c. 1145-1155

●      Virgin and Child and angels (Notre Dame de la Belle Verriere), Chartres Cathedral, c. 1170

●      Saint Theodore jamb statue, Porch of the Martyrs, Chartres Cathedral, c. 1230

●      Christ (Beau Dieu), trumeau statue from Amiens Cathedral, c. 1220-1235

●      Annunciation and Visitation jamb statues, Reims Cathedral, c. 1230-1255

●      Sainte-Chapelle (interior), c. 1243-1248

●      Naumburg Master, Crucifixion, west choir screen of Naumburg Cathedral, c. 1249-1255

1. What are the four defining characteristics of Gothic architecture?

2. List 2 structural advantages the pointed arch had over the round arch.

3. What is the function of the flying buttress?

4. How does the representation of Christ change from the Romanesque to Gothic periods?

5. What is the main difference between French Gothic and English Gothic cathedrals?

6. What is a hall church?

Weekly Group Assignment (2/11)

As a group, analyze the work of art you have been assigned. Attempt to identify the subject, culture, and approximate time period of the work using visual evidence and your own knowledge of history and art. Do not simply list off facts you have found through Google. Support any conclusions you come to with specific details from the work. Discuss anything you may find interesting in the piece such as potential symbols, connections with other works, or artistic virtuosity.

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Chapter 12 Study Guide

Romanesque Europe

Romanesque

●      St. Sernin in Toulouse, c. 1070-1120

●      Gislebertus, Last Judgment from Saint-Lazare, c. 1120-1135

●      Sant’Ambrogio in Milan, late 11th to early 12th century

●      Saint-Etienne in Caen, c. 1115-1120

●      Durham Cathedral (interior), c. 1093

●      Master Hugo, Moses Expounding the Law, c. 1135

●      Eadwine the Scribe, Eadwine the Scribe at Work, c. 1160-1170

●      Battle of Hastings, Bayeux Tapestry, c. 1070-1080

1. What is a relic? What is a reliquary?

2. What did people in the Christian world fear would happen in the year AD1000?

3. Draw a simple floorplan illustrating the ‘pilgrimage church’ type. Include and label the following:

            a. nave

            b. aisles

            c. transept

            d. crossing

            e. ambulatory

            f. chapels (draw at least 4)

4. What advantage did stone vaults have over wooden roofs?

5. Why were so many Romanesque churches of such great size, even though they were frequently located in isolated places with small congregations?

6. What was the Battle of Hastings and why is it important to our study of art? 

Chapter 11 Study Guide

Early Medieval Europe

Early Medieval

●      Chi-rho-iota page from the Book of Kells, late 8th or early 9th century

●      Saint Matthew from the Lindisfarne Gospels, c. 698-721

●      High Cross of Muiredach, 923

●      Equestrian statuette of a Carolingian ruler, 9th century

●      Saint Matthew from the Coronation Gospels, c. 800-810

●      Saint Matthew from the Ebbo Gospels, c. 816-835

●      Hildesheim Doors, 1015

1. What was the only major institution to survive the fall of the Western Roman Empire?

2. The term ‘Insular’ encompasses the art of what region?

3. Who are the four evangelists and what are their symbols?

4. How did Charlemagne turn his court at Aachen into a major centre of culture and learning?

5. What does Charlemagne’s ‘Renovatio’ (Renewal) refer to? What was being renewed?

Chapter 10 Study Guide

The Islamic World

Islamic

●      Dome of the Rock (interior), 687-692

●      Malwiya Minaret, Great Mosque at Samarra, 848-852

●      Prayer hall of the Great Mosque at Cordoba, 8th-10th centuries

●      Sinan, Mosque of Selim II (exterior), 1568-1575

1. What is a minaret?

2. What is the orientation of all mosques?

3. Why is abstract patterning so prevalent in Islamic decoration?