Quiz 13 Art History Gothic Art

Paris claimed to be the intellectual center of Gothic Europe. Its university faculty and the reputations of its masons supported this claim. Which of the following also provided support for this claim?

a. It was a center for fine book production.

Jeanne d'Evreux, wife to Charles IV, donated a statue of the Virgin and Child to the Abbey of St. Denis. What is the common name of this statue?

a. Queen of Heaven

In the Gothic period, intellectual and spiritual life shifted from the monasteries to the ____.

a. cities

Many Gothic cathedrals were dedicated to which of the following?

a. the Virgin Mary (Notre-Dame)

Which of the following is considered a masterpiece of the Rayonnant style?

b. Ste-Chapelle

Speyer Cathedral was considered the burial church of the emperors of the Holy Roman Empire. Which of the following churches was the burial church for the kings of France?

c. St. Denis

Gothic style cathedral to appear

B. Lle-de France

Abbot Suger is credited with creating which of the following churches?

B. St. Denis

Who of the following coined the term "Gothic"?

A. Giorgio Vasari