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Unit 4: European art before 1400s and West and Central Asia
Unit 4: European art before 1400s and West and Central Asia
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1
San Vitale was commissioned by _____, but he and his wife never actually attended the church.
Constantine
Justinian
Shah Tahmasp
Leo III
2
The Great Mosque of Isfahan, which was built from the 8th-20th centuries, was made using a
4-iwan plan with decorative tilework and stucco
domed basilica plan with stucco ornamentation
central plan with mosaics
basilica plan with tile work
3
The following are true of this folio from a Qur'an EXCEPT:
new suras are indicated by figurative illustrations
it's written in a Kufic script
the materials are ink, color, and gold on parchment
it is separated into suras (chapters)
4
The Byzantine style is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:
naturalistic modeling and depth
stylized 2-dimensional forms
frontal floating figures
golden halos and golden backgrounds
5
Identify the plan
the Alhambra
Dome of the Rock
Sainte-Foy
Petra Great Temple
6
The Great Mosque at Cordoba featured all of the following EXCEPT:
Court of the Lions
double-tiered horseshoe arches
red and white voussoirs
Roman spolia columns
7
This tympanum can be attributed to the following culture
Byzantine Europe
Islamic Art
Gothic Europe
Romanesque Europe
8
Identify the plan
Great Mosque of Djenne
Hagia Sophia
Masjid-e Jameh (Great Mosque of Isfahan)
Great Mosque of Cordoba
9
This section was used to allow people to walk around the rock where Muhammad ascended to heaven
ambulatory
radiating chapels
transept
apse
10
The Basin is filled with scenes of
purely vegetal arebesque motifs
abstract serpentine interlace
scenes from the Apocalypse
hunting scenes, battle scenes, and court officials, animals
11
In this page of the Vienna Genesis,
Jacob wrestles with the angel
Moses leads the Jewish people out of Egypt
Eliezer goes to the well to find Isaac a wife
Eliezer fights the angel
12
This Byzantine church was commissioned by Justinian in the __ century and completed in 5 years.
Sainte-Foy; 11th c.
Hagia Sophia; 6th c.
San Vitale; 6th c.
Chartres; 12th c.
13
The Gothic Bible Moralisees and the Court of Gayumars, from the folio of Shah Tamasp's
Shahnama
were inexpensive to produce
were made to recount mythological lore
were holy texts
were made to instruct young royals
14
This church was made in Late Antiquity, and took its basilica plan from a Roman civic building.
Masjid e-Jameh in Isfahan, Iran
San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy
Hagia Sophia in Constantinople
Santa Sabina in Rome
15
The following are true of the Pyxis of al-Mughira, EXCEPT:
the iconography symbolizes the dominance of the Umayyads
has scenes of royal court leisure in the horror vacui style
it was a coming of age gift for the Caliph's son
it was a makeup palette
16
The Alhambra Palace in Granada Spain was meant to
reflect the Grandeur of King Charles V
symbolize eternity
serve as a fortress
resemble an Islamic paradise
17
In this mosaic, the arrangement of figures and their feet demonstrate the
superiority of Bishop Maximianus over the Byzantine emperor
superiority of Emperor Justinian over the church
relative equality & balance between church and state
emperor as head of the church
18
This Carpet Page from the Lindisfarne Gospels combines
Hiberno-Saxon metalwork influence and Christian iconography
calligraphy and animal interlace
zoomorphic forms and hierarchy of scale
Arabesques and Christian icons
19
The Dome of the Rock is most similar in form and decoration to
Chartres Cathedral (Chartres, France)
The Alhambra (Granada, Spain)
Masjid e-Jameh (Isfahan, Iran)
San Vitale (Ravenna, Italy)
20
The Prophet Muhammad lived in the
4th c. CE
1st - 2nd c. CE
3rd c. BCE
6th-7th c. CE
21
The world's oldest dated carpet, which was used in a shrine and was part of a set, came from
the city of Granada
the Mughal Empire
the Safavid dynasty
the city of Ardabil
22
Dedication Page and scenes from the Apocalypse from Bibles Moralisees came from
Gothic France, 13th c.
Islamic Spain, 14th c.
Gothic Spain, 12th c.
Romanesque France, 11th c.
23
The Merovingian looped fibulae from Early Medieval Europe displays all of the following EXCEPT:
cloissone
zoomorphic forms
abstract patterns
repousse
24
This Iranian illumination tells the story of the legendary reign of the first Persian king.
Jahangir Preferring a sufi Shaikh to Kings
Bahram Gur Fights the Karg
The Court of Gayumars
Ardabil Carpet Page
25
The following are true of the Golden Haggadah EXCEPT:
it combines Jewish content with a French Gothic style
it recounts the stories of the Passover and Passover rituals
it was made for a synagogue in Spain
is a rare example of Jewish illuminated manuscript
26
The perfect central plan Mosque of Selim II in Edirne, Turkey was intended to surpass
San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy
The Great Mosque of Cordoba
the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem
the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul
27
The following are true of practices at the Hagia Sophia EXCEPT:
priests would perform the Eucharist behind a curtain
everyone would be able to witness the sacred rituals
women would stand in the 2nd floor gallery
men would stand in the aisles
28
The Lindisfarne Gospels were completed by
monks in a scriptorium
Latin scholars
court painters
artists in a guild
29
This is the _______ facade of Chartres,also known as the Royal Portal, as evidenced by
west; the stiff and elongated jamb statues
transept; the naturalistic jamb statues
the scene of the Last Judgment on the tympanum
west; singular entry point
30
This catacomb had a painted scene of Jesus as _________, but most people would not have had such an ornate burial.
King
the Good Shepherd
Judge
a boy
31
The following are true of the Ardabil Carpet EXCEPT:
it was commissioned by Shah Tahmasp
it was used as one of 2 matching prayer carpets in a shrine
it was made with silk and wool
the carpet has not been altered over time
32
The following are true of the Reliquary of St. Foy EXCEPT:
it was adorned with jewels gifted by donors
one interacted with it by circumambulating it 3 times
the relic was not popular, and the church fell into ruin
it contained the skull of the young girl saint
33
The following are true of the Gothic era, EXCEPT:
architects wished to build heaven on earth
it emphasized Lux Nova, or new light through stained glass
it glorified the Virgin Mary and deemphasized the Last Judgment
it is known for its dark and gloomy qualities
34
The following are true of the Kaaba EXCEPT:
Muhammad destroyed the idols in the Kaaba and rededicated it to Allah
it was a religious pilgrimage site long before Muhammad
Muhammad helped replace the black stone during a rebuild
it is believed to be God's home on earth
35
This fresco shows Jesus and the story of Jonah because
the Old Testament story was used to prefigure the New Testament story
the artist wanted to reinforce the story of the crucifixion
it was a moralized bible
the story of Jonah was also from the New Testament
36
The Basin (Baptistere de St. Louis) is an example of
Mamluk secular metalwork
Romanesque reliquaries
Gothic metalwork
Umayyad religious art
37
This sculpture, which emphasizes the suffering of Mary, is
the Rottgen Pieta from Late Medieval Europe
the Notre Dame from Early Gothic
the Madonna and Child from Early Byzantine Europe
the Pantokrator from Byzantine Europe
38
Bahram Gur Fights the Karg is a page from
Vienna Genesis, 6th c.
Lindisfarne Gospels, 700 CE
the Great Il-Khanid Shahnama,14th c.
Sha Tahmasp's Shahnama, 16th c.
39
Bahram Gur Fights the Karg, from the Great Il-Khanid Shahnama, exemplifies a fusion of
Persian and East Asian styles
Mughal and Mongol styles
Early Medieval manuscripts and Persian epics
Umayyad and Abbasid styles
40
While most people believed that icons aided in meditation, others thought
they were just decoration
they broke the second commandment (don't worship idols)
they taught morals
they were the literal embodiment of the holy figures