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Notes: Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic

1. What is Cloisonne?

2. What kind of motifs are found in Viking

Art?

3. What are three ways in which an a.

Illuminated Manuscript may be
decorated? b.

c.

4. What is an Illuminated Manuscript?

5. Where is the Book of Kells from?

6. What do the decorated letters on the

Chi Rho page spell?

7. What civilizations may have been

inspiring the medieval manuscript
illuminators?

8. What three things are evidence for a.

using Roman art for the Coronation
Gospels? b.

c.

9. Who was Charlemagne?

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10. What is significant about the Bible of

the Bury St. Edmunds?

11. What was the design of St Michaels

in Hildesheim, Germany?

12. What is the narrative scene we

discussed from the bronze doors at St
Michaels?

13. Why was the Gero Crucifix created?

Purse lid of Sutton Hoo: Cover of Lindau Gospels

The Virgin and Child: St. Matthew:

Gero Crucifix:
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Notes: Romanesque and Gothic Art

1.What is Romanesque?

2. What are characteristics of

Romanesque architecture

3. Why did people begin to travel

in the Romanesque period?

4. How did cathedrals afford to

build nice churches and
reliquaries?

5. What is a radiating chapel and

how is it used?

6. What is a Barrel Vault?

7. What is the symbolism of a

mandorla?

8. What are the symbols of the St. Matthew:

evangelists?
St. Mark:

St. Luke:

S. John:

9. What is a Portal?
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10. What are characteristics of

Romanesque relief sculpture?

11. What does the last

Judgement refer to?

12. Who built Saint Chapelle and

what is it known for?

13. What happened to Chartres in

1194?

14. Describe the Old Testament

Kings and Queens at Chartres
West Facade.

15. How is St. Theodore different

from the other sculptures?

16. What are typical High Gothic

features?
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17. What does Abraham and the

Three Angels prefigure?

18. What is notable about the

statues at Naumberg Cathedral?
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Quiz: Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic

1. How is the Fall of Adam and a. The size and shape of the door
Eve made more believable? b. Body language and gesture
c. The proportion of the figures
d. The layout of the scene

2. Why is the Portal an important a. Because thats where the door was
feature of the church? b. Thats where they put statues of the Pope
c. Its where church donations are collected
d.It is the beginning of the path to salvation

3. What was the process used on a. Soldering

the purse lid at Sutton Hoo? b. Illumination
c. Cloisonne
d. Barrel Vault

4. What was NOT a benefit of a. The material was cheap and lightweight
building stone roofs with barrel b. It looks better than wood
vaults? c. wont catch fire
d. Better acoustics (sound travels farther)

5. What was the purpose of the a. So the artist can show off his mad carving skills
Last Judgement scene at the b. To give churchgoers something pretty to look at
portal of Autun in France? c. To illustration part of the Old Testament
d.To scare people into coming to church

6. How the figures of the a. S shaped bodies

Sculpture at Reims and the b. Theatrical gestures
Psalter of St. Louis similar? c. elongated forms
d. All of the above

7. How do the sculptures at a. The paint colors

Naumburg display deep emotion? b. Facial expressions
c. The body language
d. It doesnt display deep emotion

8. What is special about Chartres a. Its the biggest cathedral in France

Cathedral in France? b. It has the largest flying buttresses
c. It displays two time periods in Gothic Architecture
d. It was rebuilt after an earthquake in 1194

9. How are the bejeweled book a. They reference the Heavenly Jerusalem
cover and the Hagia Sophia b. They are both golden
similar? c. Both a and b
d. They are not similar at all
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10. In what TWO (2) ways are a. They have intertwining plant and animal motifs
illuminated manuscripts related to b. Humans and animals are very abstract
the art of the Celts and Vikings? c. They arent allowed to paint animals
d. They didnt use gold at all

Label the parts of this Gothic Cathedral (5)

Bonus:
Where does the word Gothic come from?