CH. 15 - Christianity and the Formation of Europe
The glittering mosaics that decorate the interior of San Vitale include images of the
emperor Justinian
Transept
length-wise perpendicular extension
During the middle ages, most of the great churches and cathedrals including the Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy were built in response to the popularity of
pilgrimages
The most valuable and treasured possessions of medieval times were the large woven ______, which often told a story and were hung on walls in grand homes and castles
tapestries
The mismatched towers and spires of Chartres Cathedral help illustrate
the evolution of Gothic style
Why is the Bayeux Tapestry more correctly called an embroidery?
Because colored yarns were sewn onto a woven background
In the year _______ the Roman Emperor Constantine issued an edict of tolerance for all religions
313
True or False: The period from 476 to 1400 often referred to as the middle ages bc it was a period of relative stagnation in between 2 period of extraordinary innovation
False
As represented in the fresco The Lamentation, Glotto became known for pioneering which technique?
Use of space
Narthex
the fount entry porch
Between what two periods were the middle ages?
- the western roman empire - the renaissance
Nave
An open central space
Clerestory
An upward extension pierced with windows
Constantinople was formerly known by what name?
Byzantium
What did Charlemagne use as a model for his royal chapel at Aachen?
San Vitale
Which of the following are common architectural features of Christian churches?
- naves - clerestories - apses
Apse
A curved end section
What type of church architecture was favored in the Christian east?
Central plan
The later Byzantine convention of portraying Christ as Panotokrator was meant to remind viewers of which of the following?
Christ's majesty and his awe inspiring divinity
One of the reasons that Christians were persecuted in the Roman Empire is that
Christians would not worship the gods and goddesses that were recognized by religion
Aisles
Delineations of space to accommodate worshipers
Gothic, the second period of art and architecture of the high middle ages derived its name from
a nomadic tribe called the Goths
Some of the best preserved, earliest surviving, Christian art has been found in underground
burial chambers
This purse cover features animal style images and ____________, which are intricately woven bands
interlace
Symbolized as the Queen of Heaven in this rose window at Chartres Cathedral, Mary radiates which of the following?
- Doves and angels - french royalty - prophets - biblical kings
What was Duccio primarily concerned with while working on Christ Entering Jerusalem which is a detail of Maesta Altar?
Creating a believable space in an outdoor setting
True or False: The period of Gothic art and Renaissance art overlap.
True
Byzantine rulers considered themselves to be the legitimate continuation of the ancient Roman Empire and were known by the title
emperor of all the Romans
The basilica became an obvious choice from which to design the basic structure of a church because
- the space naturally focused the attention of visitors on an alter - its open structure could hold many people
By what year had rough approximations of modern European political boundaries been established?
600
The images of the emperor Justinian and the empress Theodora that appear in San vital are meant to convey which of the following?
reinforce the presence of the distant rulers
As evidenced in the nave ceiling of Reims Cathedral, architects of the Gothic period used _____ as reinforcements on the major points of intersections throughout the curve of a vault
ribs
Which style of architecture was created when the French abbot Suger remodeled his church with the goal of having the church reach heavenward and the interior be filled with light?
Gothic
People of the Byzantine world believed that icons possessed divine power and could be used to
pray directly to the person depicted