Based on style, the work shown can be identified as a folio from which of the following illuminated manuscripts?

The Golden Haggadah from late medieval Spain

In the Middle Ages, Chartres Cathedral drew many visitors, primarily because it

housed an important relic of the Virgin Mary in its crypt

At the Great Mosque of Córdoba, architectural expansion was used by the Umayyads to

reinforce the power and grandeur of their rule

This work can be identified as a fresco by Giotto in the Arena Chapel, by...

Staged, theatrical composition that draws viewers in

The artist that created the "Scenes from the Apocalypse" chose imagery to provoke:

Understanding of how biblical stories connected to their lives

The Theotokos exemplifies early Byzantine pictorial conventions through

a flattened perspective in a composition with spatial ambiguity

In his design for the Pazzi Chapel, Filippo Brunelleschi included Greco-Roman elements because he was interested in...

Adapting the principles of harmony and balance he saw in Roman architecture

Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper and Raphael’s School of Athens are similar in that both use linear perspective to

Create focus on the most important figures along the vanishing point

The early Christian church Santa Sabina was modeled on the general plan of an ancient Roman basilica in part because the

clerestory windows admitted light with practical and spiritual function

In the Annunciation Triptych, why were portraits of the work’s patrons likely included?

To show the patrons' piety, by including them in a sacred scene

The Court of the Lions at Alhambra, with a central plan and fountain, was meant to elicit a sense of...

tranquility, such as might be experienced in the gardens of paradise

After the original dome of Hagia Sophia collapsed in 558 C.E., its architects responded by

increasing the height of the dome and adding buttresses

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1
Based on style, the work shown can be identified as a folio from which of the following illuminated manuscripts?
The Vienna Genesis from early Byzantine Europe
The Codex Mendoza from the Viceroyalty of New Spain
The Lindisfarne Gospels from early medieval (Hiberno Saxon) Europe
The Golden Haggadah from late medieval Spain
2
In the Middle Ages, Chartres Cathedral drew many visitors, primarily because it
housed an important relic of the Virgin Mary in its crypt
was built on the site where an important biblical event might have occured
displayed a tapestry that told the narrative of a famous even
was the place where medieval French kings were buried
3
At the Great Mosque of Córdoba, architectural expansion was used by the Umayyads to
celebrate their defeat of invading Visigoths
promote the adoption of an Abbasid style of architecture
render relics more accessible to pilgrims
reinforce the power and grandeur of their rule
4
This work can be identified as a fresco by Giotto in the Arena Chapel, by...
Influence of Classical sculpture on the figures to show a humanist spirit
Staged, theatrical composition that draws viewers in
Use of cobalt pigments to create the blue background
Inlaid precious stones to demonstrate the patron's wealth
5
The artist that created the "Scenes from the Apocalypse" chose imagery to provoke:
Understanding of how biblical stories connected to their lives
Strong appreciation of the monarchs
A feeling of familiarity by including popular local saints
Devotion to family through scenes of domestic life
6
The Bayeux Tapestry depicts which of the following historical events?
The Battle of Issus
The Siege of Belgrade
The Norman Conquest
The Spanish conquest
7
The Theotokos exemplifies early Byzantine pictorial conventions through
strong, direct shadows that emphasize anatomical naturalism
illusionistic architecture that is included in the background
a frontal composition with individualized facial features drawn from life
a flattened perspective in a composition with spatial ambiguity
8
In his design for the Pazzi Chapel, Filippo Brunelleschi included Greco-Roman elements because he was interested in...
Including statues taken from an Etruscan temple
Building on a larger scale, in imitation of the Colosseum
Adapting the principles of harmony and balance he saw in Roman architecture
Pursuing efficient designs because the order had taken a vow of poverty
9
Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper and Raphael’s School of Athens are similar in that both use linear perspective to
Create spacial depth to make the chapels holding the paintings seem larger
Allow multiple views by making the works approachable from several points
Create focus on the most important figures along the vanishing point
Show sacred geometry with orthogonals and cool colors
10
The early Christian church Santa Sabina was modeled on the general plan of an ancient Roman basilica in part because the
vaulted low ceiling created a space that encouraged private worship
domed entryway invited a comparison with the mysteries of the heavens
clerestory windows admitted light with practical and spiritual function
classical friezes showed the importance of the building to the congregation
11
In the Annunciation Triptych, why were portraits of the work’s patrons likely included?
To show the patrons' piety, by including them in a sacred scene
To convey the patrons’ longing for status, by showing them outside the door
To express the patrons' worry about sin, through imagery of hell
To show the patrons' wealth, by focusing on a lavish interior
12
On the basis of style and medium, the work shown can be attributed to which of the following cultures?
Gothic Europe
Late Antique Europe
Early Byzantine Europe
Hiberno Saxon Europe
13
In which century was this work painted?
Thirteenth
Fourteenth
Fifteenth
Sixteenth
14
The Court of the Lions at Alhambra, with a central plan and fountain, was meant to elicit a sense of...
Surprise, brought about by emerging from the interior to an open-air patio
tranquility, such as might be experienced in the gardens of paradise
awe, because of the difficulty in growing plants in an arid location
ambivalence and unease, because of the lions carved on the marble fountain
15
After the original dome of Hagia Sophia collapsed in 558 C.E., its architects responded by
decreasing the height of the dome and adding columns
removing many of the building’s original windows
increasing the height of the dome and adding buttresses
using lighter materials in the reconstructed dome

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