Art History Chapter 13 MindTap
One cathedral has two towers visible, while the other has three.
How do the towers compare in these two Gothic cathedrals?
With a sorrowful expression
How has the artist depicted the Virgin, who holds the body of the dead Christ?
Arcade, triforium, clerestory
The High Gothic tripartite nave elevation consisted of which elements?
Carolingian Empire
The equestrian statue in Bamberg Cathedral revives a form from which period?
Chartres Cathedral
The facade of which church constitutes the most complete and impressive surviving ensemble of Early Gothic sculpture?
French monarchs
The finest Gothic books known today were collected by which group?
Blanche of Castile
The north transept rose window of Chartres Cathedral was a gift from which individual?
Facade
The rose window punctuates which element of the cathedral structure?
To transform sunlight into lux nova
What was the purpose of the stained-glass windows installed in Chartres Cathedral?
Salisbury Cathedral
Which church embodies the essential characteristics of English Gothic architecture?
Saint-Maclou
Which church is a prime example of the Flamboyant style of the High Gothic period?
In one group, the figures appear to interact with one another; in the other, the figures do not interact.
Which description best applies to the figures in these sculptures?
Mary is a stiff figure with flat drapery, appearing serious and introspective and not responding to the gesture of her son.
Which of the follow statements does NOT correctly identify how the statue of Virgin of Jeanne d'Evreux symbolizes the Gothic period in subject and style?
He rendered architectural settings in perspective and placed modeled figures within them, like stage sets.
Which of the following accurately characterizes the style of Jean Pucelle?
Both cathedrals include pointed arches and sculpture within the architecture.
Which of the following accurately describes these two Gothic cathedrals?
Rigid and distorted
Which of the following best describes how the artist has depicted the body of the dead Christ in this sculpture?
In two scenes, separated by a central tree
Which of the following best describes how the artist has depicted the subject of Abraham and the Three Angels?
The background setting features gothic architecture.
Which of the following best describes the background setting of this image?
It is an architectural setting
Which of the following best describes the setting in which these stonemasons and sculptors are depicted?
The sculptures being carved by the sculptors in the scene are rendered in black and white.
Which of the following best describes the use of color in this stained-glass window?
Abbot Suger
Which of the following individuals provides eyewitness information about the birth of Gothic architecture?
Christianity
What is Saint-Denis (Dionysius) credited with bringing to Gaul?
Paris
A building boom was initiated by Louis VI's decision in 1130 to move his official residence to which city?
Passionate drama
In the Holy Roman Empire, Gothic artists carried the humanizing trend even further than elsewhere by emphasizing which of the following?
They appear to be attached to architectural structures.
These images show two groups of four sculptures. What do these sculptural groups have in common?
The hall attests to the increasingly important role of merchants and craftspeople.
What does the guild hall at Bruges signify about the growing urbanization of life in the late Middle Ages?
He had warehouses in every city of France and many cities abroad.
Which of the following statements about Jacques Coeur is NOT true?
Projects of this magnitude required hiring many sculptors working in the same style.
Which of the following statements about cathedral building programs is NOT true?
The panel appears in one of the radiating chapels of the Cathedral of Saint-Denis.
Which of the following statements about this stained-glass window is NOT true?
Gothic
Which of the following terms was NOT applied to Gothic architecture in the 11th and 12th centuries?
