Art History: Byzantine to Gothic Art

Question 1

The Mina’i Bowl with Bahram Gur and Azada represents Bahram Gur’s what?

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Prowess in love and hunting

Question 2

What architectural element of Abbey Church Saint Denis was introduced by Abbot Suger’s redesign

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Non-load-bearing walls filled with stained glass

Question 3

How does St Matthew the Evangelist, Ebbo Gospel demonstrate Carolingian manuscript illumination

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The energetic, spontaneous painting style

Question 4

Islamic artists who used what media were most highly esteemed?

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Calligraphy

Question 5

The Book of Kells was produced on what, an animal skin prepared for writing?

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Vellum

Question 6

An advantage of the hypostyle hall in mosque architecture is what?

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It can be extended as the congregation grows in size

Question 7

The Bayeux Tapestry tells the story of who’s conquest of England?

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Norman

Question 8

What is this image?

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Royal Portals, Chartre, Northern Gothic

Question 9

The Virgin of Vladimir is an example of a “Virgin of _________,” Mary and the Christ Child?

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Compassion

Question 10

One of the benefits for pilgrims who made the journey to Santiago was the opportunity to...?

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Visit relics along the route

Question 11

What is this image?

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Bayeux Tapestry, Romanesque

Question 12

The development of minuscule, a significant contribution of the Carolingian period, was what?

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lowercase script that increased the legibility of manuscript

Question 13

Which Roman prototype provided an artistic model for Charlemagne’s vision?

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All of these

Question 14

In the Priory Church of Saint-Pierre at Moissac, the image of what dominates the tympanum?

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Christ in Majesty

Question 15

Durham Cathedral introduced a new system of masonry, a hallmark of later Gothic architecture

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Ribbed groin vaults

Question 16

Applying water-based paints to the wet plaster of a wall is known as what?

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Buon fresco

Question 17

A key feature distinguishing the Dome of the Rock from Early Christian and Byzantine buildings

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The decorated exterior

Question 18

Life in the Romanesque period involved the establishment of the first univeristies in cities

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Bologna; Paris; Oxford; Cambridge

Question 19

How is Islamic religious belief reflected in the art of calligraphy?

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Writing continues to extend the word of God

Question 20

The burial site at Sutton Hoo revealed the grave’s occupant had been buried in a what?

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Ship

Question 21

What is this image?

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Palace Chapel of Charlemagne, Aachen, Early Medieval

Question 22

What is this image?

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S. Vitale, Ravenna, Byzantine

Question 23

Justinian sponsored the reconstruction of this monastery, a popular pilgrimage destination

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St. Catherine at Mount Sinai

Question 24

Who was commissioned to paint the Scrovegni (Arena) Chapel?

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Giotto

Question 25

Abbot Suger began the rebuilding of this cathedral in the 1130s.

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Saint-Denis

Question 26

The wall of the prayer hall that is closest to Mecca is the _______wall?

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Qibla

Question 27

Islamic painters created small-scale paintings collected by the wealthy and placed in albums

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Miniatures

Question 28

The use of purple vellum in the Vienna Genesis indicates it was probably made for who?

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An imperial patron

Question 29

How does Giotto’s Virgin and Child Enthroned differ from Cimabue’s earlier version?

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All of these

Question 30

What is this image?

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Cimabue, Virgin and Child Enthroned, Italian Gothic

Question 31

Prior to the iconoclasm of the eighth century, icons were accepted as what?

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intermediaries between worshippers and the holy figures

Question 32

Pilgrims who traveled to Santiago de Compostela, what was a badge for their accomplishments?

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Shell

Question 33

This word means “in the Roman manner.”

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Romanesque

Question 34

During the eighth century, which of the following is NOT a possible motivation for iconoclasm?

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Iconoclasts viewed icons as a threat to the church authority

Question 35

How did artists convey the angel Gabriel speaking to Mary in Annunciation by Martini and Memmi?

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They incised scriptural text into the gold leaf

Question 36

Common image decorating the central dome of Russian Orthodox churches is Christ, also known as?

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Pantokrator

Question 37

Charlemagne’s private chapel was in the city of what?

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Aachen

Question 38

The holy book of Islam is called what?

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The Qur’an

Question 39

Figurative imagery is most common is what type of Islamic art?

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Palaces and manuscripts

Question 40

What is this image?

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Illuminated Tugra of Sultan Suleyman, Islamic

Question 41

What was the primary form of monumental painting during the Gothic period?

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Stained glass

Question 42

What is this image?

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Salisbury Cathedral, Northern Gothic

Question 43

14th/ 15th century Italian painters used pigment, mixed with egg yolk, water, and glue called?

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Tempera

Question 44

What word means “submission to God’s will”?

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Islam

Question 45

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is actually the what of the cathedral complex at Pisa

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Campanile

Question 46

What is this image?

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Pisa Cathedral Complex, Romanesque

Question 47

At the end of the first century, what replaced the scroll as a form of recording texts?

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codex

Question 48

The Muslim place of worship is called the what?

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Mosque

Question 49

What was the motivation for many churches to alter the traditional basic basilica plan?

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The need to accommodate pilgrims

Question 50

What type of decoration is used for the Kaaba in Mecca?

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A black textile embroidered with Qur’anic verses in gold

Question 51

What is this image?

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Giotto, Virgin and Child Enthroned, Italian Gothic

Question 52

Islam’s aniconic tradition can be traced to what?

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Muhammad’s destruction of pagan idols in the Kaaba

Question 53

Charlemagne established a dynasty and an empire known today as what?

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Carolingian

Question 54

Architects in Germany developed this type of church, characterized by a nave and side aisles

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Hall

Question 55

This artist, maker of the Virgin and Child Enthroned, greatly impacted Florentine painting?

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Cimabue

Question 56

Gothic cathedrals differ from those built in the Romanesque period in their…?

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Shift towards more open, light-filled spaces

Question 57

A style of art known as this from Constantinople influenced 13th/14th century Italian painting

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Maniera greca

Question 58

Although a military failure, what helped to stimulate trade during the Romanesque period?

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The crusades

Question 59

Which architectural feature was used in Romanesque churches?

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All of these

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