Exam 13: The Age of Great Cathedrals

In Jean Pucelle's Belleville Breviary,the artist has placed Saul seated on a throne with the receding coffers of a barrel vault above the head of David.He has created a stage set.Which of the following could account for this stage setting?

Abbot Suger is credited with creating which of the following churches?

Many Gothic cathedrals were dedicated to which of the following?

The sculptural program of the west façade of Chartres Cathedral proclaims the power and majesty of Jesus Christ.Which of the following elements unites all three doorways of the west portal (Portal Royal)of Chartres Cathedral?

Laon Cathedral retains many of its Romanesque features.Which of the following is one such feature?

How did the "poetry of love" or romance literature influence the luxury arts? Use specific examples to support your essay.

How does this interior reflect the High Gothic style?

The fourteenth-century German sculptures of Ekkehard and Uta at Naumburg are particularly significant because these sculptures used which of the following?

Briefly describe the Perpendicular Gothic style.In what country was it most popular?

Identify the period when each of these works was done and describe the changes in the conception of Christ represented by these two images.

Describe the architectural differences between French Gothic cathedrals and English Gothic cathedrals.Include specific examples to support your essay.

The intense color and elegance of the Psalter of Saint Louis expresses the courtly style.Which of the following can also be associated with this manuscript?

How does English Gothic architecture differ from the German model? Illustrate your discussion with specific examples.

Who was Blanche of Castile?

What is the significance of this work,and how does it relate to sculpture in the Gothic period?

Describe the effect of "court style" on manuscript illumination.Use examples to support your essay.

Who may have conceived the complicated iconographical portal program for Chartres Cathedral?

Who was Jeanne d'Evreux?

What Gothic cathedral was finished in the nineteenth century according to the original thirteenth-century plans?

Indicate which of the following is not a characterization of the changing social conditions in the Gothic period.