Art History Final Exam

Art history ancient-medieval art

25 cards   |   Total Attempts: 182
  

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Question 1
Early Medieval Art
-Sutton Hoo Purse Cover-First half of 17th century-Gold (metalwork) with garnets and enamels-The British Museum, London-4 pairs of symmetrical motifs, with it's own distinctive character-Illustrate the transmission of motifs and techniques through the migration of various peoples
Question 2
Early Medieval Art
-Symbol of St.Matthew, Durrow Gospels-680 CE-Tempera on vellum-Trinity College, Dublin
-Addition of the head transforms the decorative motifs into a human figure
Question 3
Early Medieval Art
-St.Matthew, Ebbo Gospels- Second quarter of the ninth century-Ink, gold, and colors on vellum-Bibliotheque Municipale, Epernay, France
Question 4
Early Medieval Art
-Lindau Gospels, cover-ca. 870-Gold and jewels-The Pierpoint Morgan Library, New York-Crucified Christ shows no sign of pain or death
Question 5
Early Medieval Art
-Palace Chapel of Charlemagne-designed by Odo of Metz, earliest architect north of the Alps-792-805 CE-Aachen, Germany-signified Charlemagne's position as a Christian ruler
Question 6
Early Medieval Art
- Judgement of Adam and Eve, Doors of Bishop Bernward-1015-Bronze-Hildesheim, Germany-shows God accusing and judging Adam and Eve after they have committed the original sin of eating the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden
Question 7
Early Medieval Art
-Gero Crucifix-970-Painted and gilded wood-Cathedral. Cologne, Germany-Large-scale, life-size work
Question 8
Romanesque Art
-South Portal, Church of Saint-Pierre, Moissac, France-1115-1130-shows Christ during the Second Coming-abstraction and activity characterize the carving
Question 9
Romanesque Art
-Prophet, Trumeau -Church of Saint-Pierre, Moissac, France-1115-1130-dramatize the experience of entering the church
Question 10
Romanesque Art
-Last Judgment-Gislebertus
-Tympanum, Cathedral of Saint-Lazare-1120-1135-Autun, France-depicts Christ separating those who will be eternally saved from those who are damned
Question 11
Romanesque Art
-The Building of the Tower of Babel-early 12th century-painting on the nave vault-Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, France-part of an extensive cycle of Old Testament scenes-intensely dramatic design, lots of action
Question 12
Romanesque Art
-Nave-Durham Cathedral, England-1093-1130
Question 13
Romanesque Art
-West facade, Saint Entienne-Begun 1068-Caen, France-minimal decorations
Question 14
Romanesque Art
-Nave, Saint-Entienne-vaulted 1115-1120-Caen, France-bays of the nave are square, compared with Durham it has an airy lightness-mark the culmination of Romanesque architectural experiments
Question 15
Gothic Art
- Plan of the choir and ambulatory-Abbey Church of Saint-Denis, France-1140-1144-Peter Kidson-architectural forms seems graceful and weightless