Exam 17: Gothic Art of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries

The first Mendicant Orders of monks were the __________.

The style of art known as the ______________ from Constantinople influenced thirteenth- and fourteenth-century Italian painting.

In its day, art of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries was called the _______________, but Giorgio Vasari, an artist and art historian of the sixteenth century, coined the term "Gothic" as a pejorative reference to its rejection of the classical principles that regained popularity in the Renaissance.

Why does the Psalter of Saint Louis define the Court style?

What relics of Christ are contained in Sainte-Chapelle?

Architects in Germany developed the__________ church, characterized by a nave and side aisle whose vaults all reach the same height.

How was the Pisano family the leading exponent of the southern Italian style?

The Royal Portal at the Church of Notre Dame at Chartres gets its name from ___________.

___________help support nave vaults by transferring their outward thrust over the aisles to massive, free-standing upright external buttresses.

In stained glass, pieces of glass are joined together with narrow lead strips called ________.

In an inscription on a marble pulpit in Pisa, _________________ identified himself as a supremely self-confident sculptor.

What is Gothic mural painting?

Why was Reims Cathedral a reflection of 100 years of change in plan, iconography, and workshops?

Explain how the design and decoration of Gothic cathedrals reinforced Christian beliefs and practices.

In contrast to Romanesque sculptures, the prophets and ancestors on Chartres' Royal Portal emanate ______________.

In contrast to his father, Giovanni Pisano's interpretation of the Annunciation, Nativity, and Adoration of the Shepherds is more ____________.

The historical manuscripts compiled by Matthew Paris at St. Albans Monastery in England include__________________.

In the Gothic period, Thomas Aquinas made __________ the intellectual center of Europe.

In 1194 CE, what significant event occurred at Chartres?

Why did Abbot Suger want Saint-Denis rebuilt?