Chapter 15 Living With Art

Art & architecture of the high Middle Ages is divided into 2 periods, the ______ and the ______

The transition from Romanesque to Gothic style can be seen in the ________ at Chartres Cathedral.

What purpose is served by the carved figures that adorn the entryways at Chartres Cathedral?

Change in the ________ was needed because Christianity emphasized congregational worship

The Palace Chapel at Aachen was built for ________ as his personal place of worship

The technique in which colored yarns are sewn to an existing woven background is called

Duccio and Giotto were two artists whose innovations in ________ greatly influenced Renaissance painting styles. 

The major axis of a central-plan church, such as the church of San Vitale in Ravenna, is

The ________ is the walkway directly in front of a church that serves as the entry porch.

The mosaic Christ as the Sun exemplifies early Christian artists’ appropriation of ________

All the following are features of Romanesque architecture EXCEPT

Romanesque churches had ______ around the apse, allowing people to circulate around the church

Abbot Suger’s church near Paris, Saint-Denis, is the first ________ church ever built.

What does the Greek word "Pantokrator" mean?

________ is a pattern or patterns formed by intricately interwoven ribbons or bands

Unlike their Greek and Roman predecessors, Byzantine artists preferred

Gothic cathedrals are known especially for

The walled, upward extension of the nave that is pierced with windows is called the

The cross-shaped floor plan of a church is formed by the combined shapes of the nave and the

Soaring open spaces, pointed arches, ribbed vaulting, flying buttresses, and stained glass windows are characteristic of