Art History Unit 2

The amount of money spent on the relics to be stored in the Sainte- Chapelle cost _____ times more than what it cost to build it.

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One thing that sets the medieval period apart is that ___ because it was thought that art was created for God.

Artist's names were seldom known

The ___ contains the image of the Virgin and Child, the oldest image of the Virgin Mary found in a manuscript.

Book of Kells

Designed the dome of the Florence Cathedral

Brunelleschi

Two great contributors to the art world, Ghiberti and Brunelleschi, were the main competitors in a competition to be the architect for the structural design of the Florence Cathedral dome; ________ was the winner.

Brunelleschi

Commonly found at the beginning of each of the four Gospels in an illuminated manuscript

Carpet Pages

The ______ Cathedral stands out from a historical viewpoint in that it is so incredibly well preserved for a structure of its time.

Chartres

The ornament at the top of a peak of a roof is called a ______

Finial

The dome of the ________ still remains the world's biggest dome made of brick.

Florence Cathedral

_______ were actually used to divert rainwater from some of the joints.

Gargoyles

_____ is a name that has been identified as being one of the greatest Romanesque artists of all time.

Gislebertus

What is the importance of Constantin's Edict of Milan?

It prompted Christianity

A ____ is an architectural element formed by a single curve along a given distance to form almost a tunnellike feel.

Lintel

A _______ is a horizontal beam used as a finisher piece that can be found over a door or window.

Lintel

The effect of the stained glass in the Sainte- Chapelle is so breath taking that it is often called ______.

Little Jewel Box

Invented the damp- fold style

Master Hugo

A mass assembly line in a _____ is called scriptorium.

Monastery

A ______ is the center aisle of a church.

Nave

The Book of Kells is considered to be _______.

One of Ireland's most highly praised national treasures.

Aside from being a place for worship, many of the stone churches were built to provide shelter for ___ on their way to major religious destinations.

Pilgrims

A _____ is an opening in the wall of a building where a door marks a usually grand entrance

Portal

Opening in the wall of a building where a door marks a usually grand entrance

Portal

While Romans focused on realism, early Christian art focused on ___.

The Spirit

The French Revolutionists beheaded several ____ that they thought were of French kings but really turned out to be biblical kings.

Statues

Vast number of these were built the Romanesque period.

Stone Churches

Created by a monk names Eadfrith around 715 AD in honor of St. Cuthbert

The Lindisfarne Bible

This illuminated manuscript is from _____.

The Lindisfarne Gospels

Part of a cross-shaped church that runs at right angles to the long center aisle

Transept