Art 112 Western Art: A Thematic History Exam 2 Practice

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• The 'Abraham, Sarah, and the Three Strangers' illuminated manuscript belonged to which figure?
• The term berserk used by Anglo-Saxons described the Viking's what?
• Where would altarpieces like Cimabue's Madonna Enthroned be located?
• What opinion did the people who first applied the term 'Gothic' to High Medieval architecture hold regarding that architecture?
• Procopius emphasizes what about Hagia Sophia's interior?
• The person who commissioned the 'Scenes from the Lives of Mary and Jesus and The Last Judgment' was a:
• What relic is housed in the Cathedral of Notre Dame?
• The Doors depict scenes from Adam and Eve and Christ to illustrate the origin of sin and the path to redemption. Which best describes the overarching narrative function?
• Relic veneration historically was believed to offer what benefit?
• The complex, interwoven patterns on the façade of San Miniato al Monte are most reminiscent of which art form?
• Which of the following statements accurately describes Alberti's contribution to Renaissance thought?
• Which of the following is a deity traditionally worshiped by the Vikings?
• According to a Viking law, this type of animal head carving must do what before a warship returns to port?
• Altarpieces like Cimabue's Madonna Enthroned were typically placed on what part of the church?
• In Renaissance Italy, a 'humanist' is defined as:
• Eutropios' face is best described as expressing which emotion?
• Which statement best describes the perceived shift from Cimabue to Giotto in their Madonnas?
• The Façade of San Miniato al Monte is dedicated to:
• What is a finial in Gothic architecture?
• What does the presence of a pagan figure among Christian scenes suggest about early Christian art?
• The stave church at Urnes incorporates structural forms derived from which sources?
• The placement beneath Jesus' feet of Caelus holding billowing drapery symbolizes what?
• Which two personages are depicted in the illuminated scenes Christ Enthroned and The Virgin and Child?
• The border decoration patterns of the Abraham, Sarah, and the Three Strangers manuscript recall which manuscript?
• Which of the following did NOT occur during the age of the Gothic Cathedrals?
• Which statement about the Virgin and Child as described is true?
• The four figures at the bottom of Cimabue's Madonna Enthroned are?
• In Giotto's scene of Hell, what sin is the person hanging from his tongue probably being punished for?
• Berserk originally meant?
• Who first applied the term 'Gothic' to the architecture of the High Middle Ages?
• Procopius served as court historian to which emperor?
• Interiors of Byzantine churches are typically ornamented by?
• In Gothic architecture, tracery refers to which feature?
• The blood dripping onto the skull in The Crucifixion references what concept?
• Which phrase best describes the overall iconographic program of the sarcophagus?
• Which element is described as contributing to the anagogical quality in Christ Pantocrator iconography?
• The Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus primarily represents which religious tradition in its iconography?
• The style of the Cathedral of Notre Dame is described as which of the following?
• A reliquary is:
• Which culture did Renaissance humanists primarily draw from?
• The Virgin and Child seems to mark a return to which artistic concern?
• Who first applied the term 'Gothic' to High Medieval architecture?
• The material asserts a moral about art suggesting that pride in art is a sin that leads to which after death?
• Which option best names the element that shows Christian triumph over paganism on the sarcophagus?
• What is the central aim of Renaissance humanists in Italy?
• In Christian practice, the term 'pilgrimage' refers to
• The main theme of the iconography of the Doors of Bishop Bernward is:
• The plan of Old St. Peter's Basilica is axial. The plan is described as which type?
• Which of the following completes the idea: the cross symbol's origin is traced to which historical practice?
• According to Christian tradition, St. Peter's Basilica was built on the burial site of which figure?
• The emotion animal head carvings were intended to evoke is which?
• The intertwining forms in Christ Enthroned and The Virgin and Child derive from which tradition?
• The plan of the Basilica of Old St. Peter's is primarily described as?
• Which term refers to the circular window with tracery and stained glass?
• The Latin meaning of the word monastery is what?
• The Scrovegni Chapel is named after the commissioner who was a banker. Which of the following best describes the commission?
• The intertwining forms pattern in the Book of Kells is derived from which artistic tradition?
• The monastery of Daphni is very close to which city?
• The ornamental carving around the side entrance to Stave Church derives from which tradition?
• The Façade of San Miniato al Monte is located in which country?
• The Virgin and Child functions as a reliquary for which item?
• The ancient name of Istanbul was Byzantium.
• The images on the Doors of Bishop Bernward were created for a monastery church in which country?
• In the 1400s, Florence was governed by?
• The intertwining patterns on the Animal Head Carving are similar to those found in which medieval art form?
• The interlacing motifs on Viking carvings are closely associated with which form of later medieval art?
• Which pairing is depicted within the intertwining lines on Stave Church?
• In depictions of Christ Pantocrator, what shape surrounds Christ?
• Viking raiders began to attack the British Isles and Northern Europe around which year?
• Spoglia are:
• The scenes on the Doors of Bishop Bernward depict stories from the lives of:
• In medieval manuscript terminology, what is the term for a painting within the manuscript?
• The monastery of Daphni is located near which city?
• What figures are now missing from the upper part of The Crucifixion?
• The Doors' style shows influence from which non Greco-Roman tradition?
• Lombard bands are a feature of which façade?
• Which city was the European capital of illuminated manuscript production in the later middle ages?
• Leon Battista Alberti is associated with which fields?
• Spoglia are:
• What is a manuscript?
• The Cathedral of Notre Dame is dedicated to:
• The taking of bread and wine at the Christian Mass is called
• Compared to Cimabue's Madonna Enthroned, Giotto's version is:
• What was the main function of an altarpiece?
• What does the phrase 'Gothic sway' refer to?
• What is the point of Dante's reference in his Divine Comedy to the painters Giotto and Cimabue?
• A 'rose window' is a circular window with extensive tracery and stained glass. This is a common feature of which type of church?
• Enrico Scrovegni's father is referred to in a book by which of these authors?
• The decorative borders of Abraham, Sarah, and the Three Strangers recall the decorative elements on which Irish manuscript?
• Eutropios is a portrait of which type of figure?
• The technical form of the scenes on the Doors is best described as:
• The upper part of the Façade of San Miniato al Monte resembles:
• The Christian symbol of the cross derives from which practice?
• In relation to the Roman Traveling Musicians mosaic, the depiction of The Crucifixion is described as more abstract.
• The central Christ image on the Façade of San Miniato al Monte is described as belonging to which style?
• Which pair of authors is cited as examples of Alberti's Greco-Roman influences?
• Around what year did the Viking chieftain Rolf adopt Christianity and assume the name and title of Rollo, Duke of Normandy (in Northern France)?
• The modern city of Istanbul was once called?
• The word 'Scrovegni' in the Scrovegni Chapel refers to:
• The decorative patterns on San Miniato al Monte's façade are most reminiscent of which medieval art practice?
• Hagia Sophia was constructed under which emperor?
• On the naturalism-abstraction spectrum, Eutropios marks a return to the artistic style of which figure?
• Which artist pair is referenced by Dante as an example in a discussion of artistic pride?
• When discussing the center of Christian doctrine, what does the term 'problem' refer to?
• The insular style of manuscript illumination is associated with which historical period?
• Which of the following is traditionally believed to be the burial site of St. Peter?
• What does the word sarcophagus literally mean?
• Christians regarded the 'three strangers' in this Old Testament story as a reference to which doctrine?
• The Scenes from the Lives of Mary and Jesus and The Last Judgment in the Scrovegni Chapel depict which subjects?
• In representations of the Last Judgment, the damned are placed:
• Which architectural element in Gothic churches is used to permit more wall space for windows?
• Which feature on the Façade of St. Pantaleon resembles a classical Greek temple front?
• Who is depicted in the middle of the central compartment of the upper register?
• The dates for the Romanesque style are approximately:
• In Cimabue's Madonna Enthroned, the drapery style of the Virgin's robe is closest to the drapery of the figures in which image?
• In Christian religious practice, penitence refers to what?
• The apse is located at the end of which part of a basilica?
• Around the time the sarcophagus was made, which event took place?
• Around what year was Eutropios created?
• The Romanesque architectural style that began to emerge around 900 A.D. draws upon the architectural forms of:
• What is the medium of Cimabue's Madonna Enthroned?
• Altarpieces are a category of religious image most closely associated with which sacrament?
• The miraculous process by which bread and wine become the flesh and blood of Jesus during Mass is called
• The decoration on the Façade of St. Pantaleon above the arched entrance resembles:
• Which city-state's cultural scene is closely tied to the rise of humanism and Alberti's work?
• Compared to the figures of Adam and Eve on the Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus, the figures on the Doors are:
• In Giotto's Madonna Enthroned, the throne in which the Virgin sits is closest in style to which architectural tradition?
• Hagia Sophia was intended to surpass the grandeur of which building?
• The Doors' figures show a move away from Greco-Roman naturalism toward:
• Why is Saint Peter important in the history of Christianity?
• The figures in Christ Enthroned and The Virgin and Child are best described as which stylistic category?
• The plan of the Cathedral of Chartres includes which features?
• The story of Adam and Eve appears in the:
• Which site-related term is most closely associated with martyrium architecture?
• The figures on either side of Jesus in The Crucifixion are?
• What is the 'solution' in the central doctrine described?
• In Chartres Cathedral, the plan includes which components?
• Which features are hallmarks of Gothic architecture?
• The Façade of San Miniato al Monte is located in:
• The Gothic sway of the angel in Abraham, Sarah, and the Three Strangers is closest to the pose of which work?
• Which author from the readings makes reference to Giotto and Cimabue?
• The lion head doorknocker on the Doors of Bishop Bernward shares stylistic traits with:
• In which modern city is Hagia Sophia located?
• The blind arcades just below the two strips of horizontal molding on the Façade of St. Pantaleon are called:
• Which term does NOT relate to the martyrium building type?
• Which author is connected to both Enrico Scrovegni's father in literature and to the Dantean reference to Giotto and Cimabue?
• In representations of the Last Judgment, the blessed are placed:
• The Romanesque architectural style that began to emerge around 900 A.D. draws upon the forms of which tradition?
• The interiors of Gothic churches are typically ornamented by which feature?
• The two creatures represented within the intertwining lines on Stave Church may be which pair?
• The intertwined forms on the borders recall decorative elements on which manuscript?
• The style of the human figures on the Doors expresses:
• Which combination best characterizes Gothic architecture?
• The Gothic style first appeared in:
• Around what year was the Basilica of Old St. Peter's demolished and rebuilt?
• Which artist is identified as Cimabue's famous pupil?
• The portrait of Eutropios is dated to around 400 AD; this date places the work in which century?
• Who was Cimabue's famous pupil?
• The act of consuming bread and wine in a Christian worship service is called
• Cimabue was from which country?
• The four narrative images on the base of the Virgin and Child depict scenes from which event?
• The subject matter of the figures in the Book of Kells is best described as which category of art?
• In Giotto's depiction of Hell, the individuals hanging from their genitals are punished for which sin?
• The spherical, triangular elements which channel the weight of a dome down to the supporting piers are called?
• What is the title of the Cimabue painting featuring a seated Virgin enthroned?
• In the fresco, what is Enrico Scrovegni depicted doing?
• Compared to the reliefs on the ancient Roman Arch of Titus, the reliefs on the Doors of Bishop Bernward are:
• The plan of Hagia Sophia is primarily described as?
• What is the semicircular niche at the end of the nave in a basilica called?
• The Christ the Pantocrator icon is located in which country?
• Which author from the readings would most likely object to the Virgin and Child?
• In The Crucifixion, the painting’s blood and skull motif functions as a reference to what theological idea?
• Constantine is famous for which action?
• The Gothic sway of the angel is most closely related to the pose of which work?
• The Animal Head Carving is the product of which cultural region?
• The Viking age is associated with which of the following events?
• In medieval illumination, the peacocks depicted near Christ symbolize which concept?
• In Dante's Divine Comedy, what sin is Enrico Scrovegni being punished for?
• The Urnes stave church's structural forms were derived from which sources?
• Which qualities make Leon Battista Alberti a 'humanist'?
• The figure of a bearded man holding billowing drapery beneath Jesus' feet also appears in which of the following?
• In a split-level nave typical of some Romanesque churches, what is located on the lower level?
• Which term best describes Giotto's approach to form compared with Cimabue's?
• The side entrance ornamentation to Stave Church derives from which tradition, given the range of Viking and medieval motifs?
• Which of the following is NOT a characteristic element in Gothic ornament?
• The Doors are commonly categorized within which medieval art tradition?
• Among Greco-Roman elements, which of the following is present in the Book of Kells according to the text?
• In a split-level nave, which description correctly states the function of the two levels?
• The statue 'Virgin and Child' was a gift to a cathedral from whom?
• Which of the following best describes the relationship between humanism and antiquity in Renaissance Italy?
• In the Introduction to his Treatise on Painting, Alberti praised Florence for:
• Which story is narrated in the bottom register, second compartment from the left on the sarcophagus?
• In the later Middle Ages, which city was recognized as the center for illuminated manuscript production?
• The works "Christ Enthroned" and "The Virgin and Child" were created in a monastery in which location?
• The story of the 'Last Judgment' is told in which book of the Bible?
• In basilica architecture, what is the central aisle called?
• Animal head carvings originally decorated which type of vessel?
• The story of Jesus appears in the:
• Rollo's duchy was in which region of Europe?
• Around the time Eutropios was made, which event occurred?
• The artistic style associated with Eutropios is identified with which ancient sculpture as a reference point?
• The Façade of St. Pantaleon is located in which country?
• Which doctrine explains how the bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ?
• The peacocks positioned on either side of Christ's head symbolize which concept?
• What does Pantocrator mean?
• Which building bears some resemblance to ancient Greco-Roman architecture, while differing considerably from the classical style in shape and proportions?
• The rose window is most closely associated with which architectural style?
• Which features of Christ the Pantocrator could be described as anagogical?
• The scenes on the Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus depict which of the following?
• Giotto's Last Judgment appears to contradict Jesus's words because it shows which reversal?
• The term Pantocrator is most closely associated with which art tradition?
• The image of Christ in the center of the upper portion of the Façade of San Miniato al Monte is in which style?
• Which statement best captures the overarching theme of the material regarding Renaissance art and culture?
• Which of these is a believed benefit of visiting and venerating relics?
• The intertwining lines on Stave Church symbolize which pair?
• A reliquary is used to:
• The Insular style of manuscript illumination was produced in which region and period?
• Which of the following is NOT a textual source for the iconography of Christian art?
• What is a crocket in Gothic architecture?
• The bottom register's depiction of Adam and Eve connects most directly to which doctrinal concept?
• Which of the following best describes the meaning of Pantocrator when applied to Christ?
• The Doors of Bishop Bernward are named after which medieval church leader?
• The Basilica of Old St. Peter's was constructed under which emperor?
• The severe expression on Christ's face in Pantocrator iconography was intended to remind viewers of what?
• The Vikings, or Norsemen, originated in which region?