Deck 11: Gothic Art

Question 1

In the Moralized Bible,the design of stacked medallions that formed the layout of each page of the manuscript derives from __________.

A)stained-glass lancets
B)altarpiece panels
C)portal sculpture
D)Italian frescos

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Typical English Gothic churches have __________.

A)an aron and a bimah
B)wide projecting transepts
C)short,narrow naves
D)unadorned facades

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The architecture of French Gothic churches,such as Chartres Cathedral,are characterized by their emphasis on __________.

A)the height of the interior elevation
B)nave vaults and aisle vaults of equal height
C)unobstructed views of the apse and choir
D)heavy masonry walls and dimly lit interiors

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following is considered the centerpiece of the façade of a French Gothic church?

A)lancet windows
B)apsidal chapels
C)rose window
D)flying buttresses

Question 5

Which of the following innovations of Gothic architecture originated at Saint-Denis?

A)flying buttresses
B)portal sculpture
C)ribbed groin vaults
D)stained-glass windows

Question 6

Which of the following characteristics of the choir at Saint-Denis represents the key concepts of Neoplatonism?

A)the semicircular apse and carved capitals
B)sculptures depicting biblical kings and queens
C)walls composed of stained-glass windows
D)Purbeck marble column shafts

Question 7

At Reims Cathedral,the lacy framework for the glass of the rose windows is called __________.

A)bar tracery
B)grisaille
C)plate tracery
D)hemicycles

Question 8

In the choir at Saint-Denis,Abbot Suger's builders achieved an open,flowing space surrounded by walls of stained glass by __________.

A)using pointed arches,ribbed groin vaults,and external buttressing
B)creating a short triforium supported by exterior flying buttresses
C)enclosing the choir with a flat expanse of load-bearing stone walls
D)constructing a tall nave arcade supported by heavy compound piers

Question 9

Books of Hours are __________.

A)manuscripts for private devotional practices
B)books that include the penitential psalms
C)lists of the dead from the crusades
D)textbooks for medieval universities

Question 10

The skeletal framework that produced taller and broader interior spaces in French Gothic churches was made possible by __________.

A)stringcourses and pinnacles
B)wide projecting transepts
C)the heavy walls of the nave arcade
D)rib vaulting and flying buttresses

Question 11

Which of the following aspects of Salisbury Cathedral distinguishes it from the style of Gothic churches in France?

A)rib vaulting
B)flying buttresses
C)emphasis on height
D)Purbeck marble shafts

Question 12

The rapid development of the Gothic style was facilitated by the __________.

A)crusades in Byzantine in Islamic worlds
B)economic prosperity of towns
C)Germanic invasion of Europe
D)destruction of Romanesque cathedrals

Question 13

In a stained-glass window,the pieces of colored glass are assembled using strips of lead called __________.

A)stringcourses
B)cames
C)jambs
D)lancets

Question 14

The Sainte-Chapelle exemplifies the refinement of Gothic architecture in the thirteenth century because of its __________.

A)elaborate and diverse portal sculptures
B)creative use of Purbeck marble columns
C)tall and attenuated nave elevation
D)expansive walls of stained glass

Question 15

In Flight into Egypt from Saint-Denis,the artists created the details of the faces,foliage,and drapery using __________.

A)gesso and tempera
B)vitreous enamel paint
C)a technique called grisaille
D)colored silk and gold ink

Question 16

Gothic architecture was originally called __________.

A)the "French style"
B)crusader art
C)old-fashioned
D)Italian antiquity

Question 17

The first Gothic building was __________.

A)Reims Cathedral
B)Chartres Cathedral
C)the Sainte-Chapelle
D)the abbey church of Saint-Denis

Question 18

The triforium is __________.

A)the semicircular space surrounding the altar
B)the layout of each page of a medieval manuscript
C)a mid-level wall passageway with an arcaded screen
D)a church with nave vaults and aisle vaults of equal height

Question 19

Which of the following best describes the pose that was a stylistic signature of thirteenth- and fourteenth-century Gothic art in France?

A)contrapposto
B)fresco
C)column-like
D)graceful S-curve

Question 20

In the two-page opening with the Kiss of Judas and the Annunciation from the Hours of Jeanne d'Evreux,what indicates that the story is drawn from the donor's personal visions?

A)It depicts scenes from the New Testament.
B)It includes a portrait of Queen Jeanne praying.
C)It portrays a spoof of military training.
D)It illustrates the first letter of Psalm 1.

Question 21

Ambrogio Lorenzetti's Effects of Good Government in the City is painted on a wall in __________.

A)Siena cathedral
B)the papal palace
C)Siena's city hall
D)the Arena Chapel

Question 22

The type of Gothic architecture that developed in thirteenth-century Germanic lands in response to the increasing importance of sermons is called a __________.

A)synagogue
B)cathedral
C)hall church
D)pilgrimage church

Question 23

The two important centers of Italian Gothic painting developed in __________.

A)Rome and Naples
B)Venice and Ravenna
C)Milan and Bologna
D)Siena and Florence

Question 24

English pictorial needlework was called __________.

A)opus anglicanum
B)grisaille
C)punchwork
D)tempera

Question 25

The interior of Salisbury Cathedral reflects Romanesque traditions in its __________.

A)semicircular apse
B)slender colonnettes
C)heavy walls
D)stained-glass windows

Question 26

In the opening of Psalm 1 in the Windmill Psalter,Christ's royal and spiritual heritage is symbolized by the __________.

A)letter B
B)Tree of Jesse
C)Judgment of Solomon
D)large windmill

Question 27

Which of the following buildings is an example of a Gothic hall church?

A)Church of the Holy Cross
B)Sainte-Chapelle
C)Chartres Cathedral
D)abbey church of Saint-Denis

Question 28

In the Betrayal of Jesus from the back of the Maestà altarpiece,Duccio expresses the emotional content of the scene through __________.

A)a sense of three-dimensional space
B)postures and facial expressions
C)rich colors and a realistic landscape
D)Classicizing forms and symmetry

Question 29

To whom did Giorgio Vasari give the credit for "[having] revived the modern and excellent art of painting,introducing good drawing from live natural models,something which had not been done for more than two hundred years"?

A)Giotto di Bondone
B)Cimabue
C)Duccio di Buoninsegna
D)Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Question 30

Powdered pigments mixed with egg yolk,water,and occasionally glue is called __________.

A)gesso
B)fresco
C)vitreous enamel paint
D)tempera paint

Question 31

In 1309,the pope moved the papal court to __________.

A)Rome
B)Constantinople
C)Avignon
D)Paris

Question 32

Which of the following artworks was created with tempera paint?

A)Lorenzetti's Effects of Good Government in the City
B)Windmill Psalter
C)Giotto's Virgin and Child Enthroned
D)Flight into Egypt,Saint-Denis

Question 33

Giotto's frescoes in the Arena Chapel evoke an empathetic response in the viewer by __________,

A)representing scenes from everyday life
B)painting the figures against fields of gold
C)portraying complex and long narratives
D)depicting a series of compelling moments

Question 34

Which of the following is an example of opus anglicanum?

A)Windmill Psalter
B)Sainte-Chapelle
C)Virgin and Child from Saint-Denis
D)Chichester-Constable Chasuble

Question 35

Hall churches featured __________.

A)a dome over the crossing and the apse
B)nave vaults and side aisles with vaults of equal height
C)a shorter triforium and clerestory level
D)barrel vaulting instead of rib vaulting