Art History 1440 - Chapter 15: Early Medieval Art in Europe
The Morgan Beatus, produced by the artist Maius, depicts commentary on the...
Book of Revelation
The Mozarabic style incorporated what cultural influence in representations of Christian subject matter?
Islamic
Spain's Mozarabaic style is the result of the...
Islamic influence
Which term refers to patterns that recall fields of flowers?
Millefiori
Which culture is known for its animal style art?
Norse
The circle enclosing the arms of Irish high crosses has been interpreted as...
a ring of heavenly light
The Oseberg ship typifies the Viking use of ships for transportation and...
burial
Which animals found in the Book of Kells may refer to the battle of good and evil?
cats and mice
The palace chapel of Charlemagne is based on...
central plan churches in Ravenna
The visual puzzles in the Lindisfarne Gospels may be evidence that...
deciphering patterns was a spiritual exercise
To protect the church and its congregation from trolls and demons, the gables of the Borgund Stave Church feature crosses or the heads of...
dragons
Ottonian churches are influenced by...
early Christian and Carolingian architecture
The chief purpose of the bright colors and exaggerated eyes in the Morgan Beatus is to...
emphasize the event's terror
The objects from Sutton Hoo demonstrate the practice of...
exchange with continental Europe and beyond
Which term best describes the figures on the Doors of Bishop Bernward?
expressive
The surviving art of the so-called "barbarians" is principally...
metalwork
The principle source of Anglo-Saxon painting is...
monasteries
The Christian Church's centrality in early medieval Europe is demonstrated by its...
patronage of art and architecture
Animal-style designs generally...
show ribs and spinal columns
In what was is Carolingian manuscript painting most clearly influenced by Greco-Roman traditions?
the importance placed on the human figure
Which answer explains how the rules of St. Benedict art visible in the plan of St. Gall?
the plan includes spaces for work and prayer
Your text explains that the Carolingian Palace Chapel at Aachen had an octagonal plan recalling the church of San Vitale in Ravenna. Based on what you have learned, which answer best explains the similarity?
the plan symbolized Charlemagne's renewal of the Roman Empire
What is Sutton Hoo?
the site of an Anglo-Saxon burial
The Magdeburg Plaque demonstrates the Ottonian belief in the...
unity of church and state
Ottonian churches recall early Christian and Byzantine ornamental programs due to their...
use of portable sculpture
Anglo-Saxon art is characterized by...
geometric and interlacing designs
What characterizes the Viking ornamental syle?
geometric patterns
In addition to being beautiful works of art, Carolingian manuscripts helped...
make church law and practice consistent throughout the empire
What accounts for the Sketchy style of the St. Matthew in the Carolingian Ebbo Gospels, according to your text?
Matthew's religious excitement
Timber structural cores, steeply pitched roofs, and gables with protective decorations are characteristic of...
Stave churches
Why does the text describe the Mozarabic Morgan Beatus as nightmarish?
The paintings represent the end of the world
What distinctly Carolingian element do Charlemagne's builders use for his palace chapel?
Westwork
How does the Lindisfarne Gospel illustrate the persistence of stylistic aspects of "barbarian" metalworking traditions in the early Christian art of the British Isles?
abstract interlace patterns persist
The art of the so-called "barbarians" is characterized by its...
animal and geometric designs
The Beatus manuscript commissioned by Abbot Dominicus of San Salvator is notable for...
being the oldest surviving Western work to be signed by a female artist
In medieval times, scribes and artists occasionally signed and dated their manuscripts in what is known as a/an...
colophon
The picture stone erected by the king Harald Bluetooth commemorated...
his conversion to Christianity
How does Anglo-Saxon art change around 600 CE?
it become Christian
How is this page from the Book of Kells typical of Anglo-Saxon art?
it is influenced by jewelry
How is the Battle of the Bird and the Serpent an example of allegory?
it uses battling animals to symbolize Christian teachings
Our knowledge of "Barbarian" art is based primarily on...
jewelry
Which answer best describes the painting style of the Carolingian Coronation Gospels?
naturalistic
Which parts of the Viking stave church plan are typical of Christian churches throughout Europe?
nave and apse
The Doors of Bishop Bernward use a narrative strategy called...
prefiguration
In Anglo-Saxon society, boars represented...
strength and bravery
Which terms used in formal analysis best describes animal style?
stylized
The picture stone erected by the king Harald Bluetooth reflects a departure from traditional Viking style in its...
stylized figure of Christ