Art History Chapters 13 and 14

Whose work is best characterized by the use of solid volumes resting firmly on the flat and horizontal surface of this earth?

Giotto

Which of the following cities was considered the rightful capital of the Roman Catholic Church?

Rome

Which of these churches embodies the essential characteristics of English Gothic architecture?

Salisbury Cathedral

Speyer Cathedral was considered the burial church of the emperors of the Holy Roman Empire. Which of the following churches was the burial church for the kings of France?

St-Denis

Images of Old Testament kings and queens were frequently represented on French portals, such as Saint-Denis and Chartres, because they ____.

emphasized Christ's royal ancestry and the French monarchy

Introduced in French Gothic architecture, ___________ are arm-like extensions that helped support the weight of the nave vaults on the outside of the building.

flying buttresses

The frontality, stiff poses, and lack of modeling as seen in Berlinghieri's Saint Francis Altarpiece can be said to be which of the following?

fundamentally medieval

The intense color and elegance of the Psalter of Saint Louis expresses the courtly style. Which of the following influences can also be associated with this manuscript?

stained glass

The most devastating natural disaster in Europe during the late 1300s was which of the following?

the Black Death

Many Gotchic cathedrals were dedicated to which of the following?

the Virgin Mary (Notre-Dame)

The politics of the Italian city-states were turbulent and violent. Governments were overthrown and reinstated. The Sienese government commissioned a series of frescoes offering a new view, the need for a fair and just administration. The artist of note for this series is which of the following?

Ambrogio Lorezetti

The word Renaissance means rebirth. Which of the following was a revived interest during this time?

Classical culture

Which city was at its height of political and economic power when it employed the talents of the sculptor Nicola Pisano?

Pisa