ARTH 100 - Romanesque Art Quiz

The function of the Crac des Chevaliers was as a(n):

defensive fortress

Gislebertus:

did intricate enamels and engravings

Hildegard of Bingen was: -a Benedictine Abbess -a correspondent with leaders throughout Europe -an author of books on theology, medicine, and science -all of the above

All of the above

Pilgrims were accommodated by the inclusion of:

Ambulatories and apsidal chapels

Typically, what covers a Romanesque nave?

Barrel vault

Which is NOT characteristic of Romanesque architecture?

Extremely tall naves

Monasticism began in the west and spread to the east.

False

Romanesque artists and architects looked exclusively to ancient Rome for inspiration.

False

There are no known woman artists and patrons from the Romanesque period.

False

The four main pilgrimage routes through France ended up at which Spanish church?

Santiago de Compostela

Islamic visual motifs greatly influenced which country's approach to Romanesque art?

Spain

Which of the following tells the story of the Battle of Hastings?

The Bayeux Tapestry

Where is the west facade in a Romanesque church?

The front entrance

Romanesque means in the Roman manner.

True

Santiago de Compostela was a major pilgrimage site.

True

The Bayeux Tapestry tells whose story of crossing the English Channel from England to France to defeat the French?

William the Conqueror

Where is sculpture commonly found in a Romanesque church? -tympanum -reliquary -jambs -all of the above

all of the above

The Spanish Islamic Mozarab style is characterized by:

horseshow arches, alternating colored voussoirs, and mosaics of colored stone

What kind of monastic order is the Franciscan order?

mendicant

The use of which medium characterizes many Romanesque manuscripts?

tempera on vellum

Where can trumeau sculpture be found?

the portals

Where can a blind arcade commonly be found?

triforium

On what part of Romanesque churches were scenes of the Last Judgment were commonly carved?

tympanum