Living with Art: Christianity and the Formation of Europe

The Romanesque Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy was one of the earliest churches modified to include aisles that line the transept and a(n) _________ to help visitors circulate freely.

ambulatory

Match each element of Western Christian church architecture with the correct corresponding description

Apse: A curved end section Nave: An open central space Aisles: Delineations of space to accommodate worshipers Clerestory: An upward extension pierced with windows Transept: Length-wise perpendicular extension Narthex-The fount entry porch

One of the reasons that Christians were persecuted in the Roman Empire is that

Christians would not worship the gods and goddesses that were recognized by the state religion.

In the Middle Ages, texts that were richly decorated and illustrated were described as being ____.

Illuminated

What was Duccio primarily concerned with while working on Christ Entering Jerusalem, which is a detail of the Maesta Altar?

Creating a believable space in an outdoor setting

The ________ ________ encompass the period from around 476 to 1400.

Middle Ages

A central-plan church

~is primarily oriented on a vertical axis ~is most often a square with a central dome ~does not follow the western standard cross plan

What architectural characteristics did abbot Suger employ at Saint-Denis that came to define Gothic style?

~ribbed vaults ~stained glass windows ~pointed arches

Which style of architecture was created when the French Abbot Suger remodeled his church with the goal of having the church reach heavenward and the interior be filled with light?

Gothic

The territory that was ruled from Constantinople until its defeat by ________ forces in 1453 changed many times over the centuries.

Islamic

Constantine, a Christian, had several churches, including St. Paul's Outside the Walls, built at specific locations around the Roman Empire for what reason?

To honor God because of his victory in a major battle.

True or false: The periods of Gothic art and Renaissance art overlap.

True

Gothic, the second period of art and architecture of the high Middle Ages, derived its name from

a nomadic tribe called the Goths

Byzantine rulers considered themselves to be the legitimate continuation of the ancient Roman Empire and were known by the title

emperor of all the Romans.

People of the Byzantine world believed that icons possessed divine power and could be used to

pray directly to the person depicted.

Commissioned by Constantine, the statue Constantine the Great features a noticeable _____ and _____, which are thought to accurately depict his individual features.

~Chin ~Nose

By what year had rough approximations of modern European political boundaries been established?

600

Why is the Bayeux Tapestry more correctly called an embroidery?

Because colored yarns were sewn onto a woven background

Crowned in 800, ______ was the first ruler to assume the title Emperor of Rome in over 300 years.

Charlemagne

As evidenced in the nave ceiling of Reims Cathedral, architects of the Gothic period used ________ as reinforcements on the major points of intersections throughout the curve of a vault.

ribs

The most valuable and treasured possessions of medieval times were the large woven ________, which often told a story and were hung on walls in grand homes and castles.

tapestries

The glittering mosaics that decorate the interior of San Vitale include images of the

the emperor Justinian.

Symbolized as the Queen of Heaven in this rose window at Chartres Cathedral, Mary radiates which of the following?

~French royalty ~Prophets ~Biblical Kings ~Doves and angels

How does the mid-3rd century mosaic Christ as the Sun typify early Christian Artists borrowing from preexisting iconography?

~Leaf pattern surrounding the figure were borrowed from Roman Bacchus imagery. ~The artists subtly modified familiar images, infusing them with new Christian meanings. ~The rays radiating from Christ's head were based on images of the Greek sun god Helios.

A central plan church

~is primarily oriented on a vertical axis ~is most often a square with a central dome ~does not follow the western standard cross plan