Romanesque Art & Architecture | FINAL EXAM

Cluny Abbey

What is this? a. Durham Cathedral b. Cluny Abbey c. Saint-Pierre, Mosaic

Saint-Pierre, Mosaic

What is this? a. Durham Cathedral b. Cluny Abbey c. Saint-Pierre, Mosaic

eternal fate

Images of heaven and hell caused medieval people to consider their a. financial situation b. eternal fate c. marriage prospects

False

True/False: The man named Gislebertus mentioned in the inscription is the name of the artist responsible for carving the tympanum.

pilgrims needed to pay entrance fees to the churches

Pilgrimage stimulated the local economy for all of the following reasons EXCEPT . . . a. pilgrims wanted to buy souvenirs b. pilgrims needed places to stay c. pilgrims needed places to eat d. pilgrims needed to pay entrance fees to the churches

Vézelay

The Second and Third Crusades were announced at . . . a. Autun b. Camarasa c. Vézelay d. Ger

mandorla

The almond shape that surrounds Christ is called a ____________ a. mandorla b. tondo c. tympanum

tympanum

The semicircular space above a Romanesque portal is called a . . . a. architrave b. lintel c. jamb d. tympanum

the crusades

The subject of this tympanum is associated with which series of events in the Late Middle Ages? a. the crusades b. the rule of law c. the development of universities

The Byzantine Empire

This painting of the Wise and Foolish Virgins reflects the influence of which artistic tradition? a. The Byzantine Empire b. Anglo-Saxon England c. Christian North Africa

True

True/False: Images of heaven and hell caused medieval people to consider their eternal fate.

True

True/False: Relics were held to have spiritual power—to effect healing miracles and time off from Purgatory.

False

True/False: The figures of Adam and Eve do not seem to care about the consequences of eating the fruit.

Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay

What is this? a. Last Judgment Tympanum, Cathedral of St. Lazare, Autun b. Church and Reliquary of Sainte‐Foy, France c. Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay

Church and Reliquary of Sainte‐Foy, France

What is this? a. Last Judgment Tympanum, Cathedral of St. Lazare, Autun b. Church and Reliquary of Sainte‐Foy, France c. Durham Cathedral

Last Judgment Tympanum, Cathedral of St. Lazare, Autun

What is this? a. Last Judgment Tympanum, Cathedral of St. Lazare, Autun b. Cluny Abbey c.Durham Cathedral

Durham Cathedral

What is this? a. Saint-Pierre, Mosaic b. Cluny Abbey c. Durham Cathedral

Relics held spiritual power to get sinners out of hell and immediately into heaven.

Which of the following is NOT true of the Last Judgment tympanum, St. Lazare, pilgrimages, or relics? a. This Last Judgment tympanum in Autun was one of the first monumental sculptures since antiquity. b. Relics held spiritual power to get sinners out of hell and immediately into heaven. c. The Cathedral of St. Lazare held the relics, or bones, of St. Lazarus. d. As pilgrimages became increasingly popular, there was a building boom in Europe.

he stares out kindly and sympathetically

Which of the following is not true of the central figure of Christ in the Last Judgment? a. he stares out kindly and sympathetically b. his body proportions are not naturalistic c. he is elongated d. he appears flattened, frontal and symmetrical