exam 2 pt 2

What is the source for the depiction of the Virgin & Child from the tympanum of Chartres?

Byzantine Theotokos.

Perpendicular style was popular in _____________________?

England

Who coined the term "Gothic"?

Giorgio Vasari

Which artist inaugurates a new style beyond the Italo-Byzantine style (maniera greca)?

Giotto

Which painter marks the end of medieval painting?

Giotto

Ornamented initials such as the Initial R in the Moralia in Job can be traced back to ___.

Hirberno-Saxon

Fan vaulting was most common in ______________?

Late Gothic England.

What pose developed by the "court" style had a strong influence on Late Gothic sculpture?

S-shaped curve

_____is considered a masterpiece of the Rayonnant style?

Sainte-Chapelle

Which artist was instrumental in creating the International Style?

Simone Martini

Abbot Suger is credit w/ creating __________________cathedral?

St. Denis

Many Gothic cathedrals were dedicated to _____________________?

The Virgin Mary ( Notre-Dom and kolner dom).

How is the Visitationin the Reims portal sculpture unique?

The figures have greater freedom from the architectural lines

The sculptural program at Chartres is different from its Romanesque counterparts because...

The prominence of Mary in the portal program

The knight and the dragons from the Moralia in Job was viewed by the clergy as ____.

an allergory of the struggle of monks against the devil for the salvation of souls

______ is a covered courtyard in a monastery for monks & nuns to pray & meditate in quiet seclusion.

cloister

Images of Old Testament kings& queens often appear in French portals, like St. Denis because

emphasised Christ's royal ancestry and the French monarchy

Introduced in French Gothic architecture, ___, are arm-like extensions that supported the nave.

flying buttresses

The intersection of two barrel vaults creates___________________?

groin vault

What became a standard feature of French Gothic facades?

rose window

The Gothic style is said to have firstappeared in ______________________?

the Ile de France

During the Romanesque period, the vision of Christ's Second Coming was often depicted on ___?

the tympanum

14th century German sculptures of Ekkehard & Uta at Naumburg are particularly significant because...

these sculptures conveyed the impression of capturing the likeness of specific individuals

The ____ is the semi-circular areathat is locatedabove the lintel of a Romanesque portal.

tympanum