Art Final

The Symmachi Panel is important, because it reminds us that:

All are correct.

The carpet from the funerary mosque of Shaykh Safi al-Din does not have any human or animal forms on it. Why?

Because it was placed inside a mosque

What manuscript is commonly considered the greatest of the extant early medieval Irish books?

Book of kells

The frontality, stiff poses, and lack of modeling in Berlinghieri's Saint Francis Altarpiece reveal his training in which tradition?

Byzantine

Which work derives some of its technical effects from the products of the silk trade in 13th- and 14th-century Italy?

Duccio's Maesta

What medium is used for the icon of the Virgin (Theotokos) and the Child between Saints Theodore and George?

Encaustic on wood

What innovative feature of Gothic cathedrals is an external support that counters the outward thrust of the nave vaults?

Flying buttresses

In Early Christian art, Christ is often portrayed as a(n) ____________.

Good shepard

The art of medieval monasteries in Ireland is called_________ art.

Hiberno-Saxon

Which architectural feature is present in the Córdoba Mezquita that came to be associated with Muslim architecture in the West?

Horseshoe arch

In Gothic architecture, why do we see the pointed arch over the rib vault rather than a semicircular arch?

It channels the weight more directly downward

The term "Gothic" was invented because:

It is a negative term

The positioning of all mosques, no matter period or country, must be oriented toward which of the following cities?

Mecca

he Sutton Hoo purse has two groupings each of a man standing between two lions, showing heraldic composition. This is also found in which earlier culture?

Near east Sumar

The dome of Hagia Sophia is supported by ___________.

Pendentives

Where is this Romanesque cathedral complex located?

Pisa, Italy

What does the term Romanesque mean?

Roman-like

Which thirteenth-century cathedral is an excellent example of the English interpretation of the Gothic style?

Salisbury

How did the collapse of the Byzantine Empire help inspire the Renaissance?

Scholars fled west

What do art historians theorize is the explanation for the resurgence of stone sculpture in the Romanesque period?

Sculptural programs were a means to educate and impress an illiterate audience

Which element of Giotto's new style appears in the Madonna Enthroned?

Statuesque figures with substance and bulk

What is notable about the Doors of Bishop Bernward in Hildesheim?

They were the most complex

Why did the pilgrimage churches undergo large scale building projects?

To accommodate the rising number of visitors

The Late Antique style is characterized by:

a lack of volume

An icon is

a small portable painting depicting Christ, the Virgin Mary, saints or a combination of all three

Which plan did most Carolingian churches follow?

basillican

In the agreement, or contract, that led to the creation of an artwork, which aspect of the work received the most attention?

cost/payment

In place of images, the iconoclasts used only symbolic forms, such as the _______, which were already familiar in early Christian art.

cross

In mosque architecture, what is the name of the tower that calls the faithful to worship?

minaret

Illuminated manuscripts with Old and New Testament episodes along with an explanation of moral significance are called_____________.

moralized bibles

5,000 _________, tiers of stalactite-like prismatic forms, cover the dome at the Palace of the Lions in Allahambra.

muqarnas

In which detail of Madonna Enthroned is Cimabue's movement away from the maniera greca (Italo-Byzantine style) most evident?

receding throne

The new technique of making mosaics included creating pictures made of ________, small cubes or cones of colored glass.

tesserae

The semicircular space above a Romanesque portal is called a_________.

tympanum

Which aspect of Greco-Roman temple architecture was retained in the Early Christian basilica?

west orientation