Exam 17: Gothic Art of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries

Gothic cathedrals differ from those built in the Romanesque period in their _______________.

The jewel-like effect of the colors and materials used in the Sainte-Chapelle suggests a giant stone and glass ____________for Louis X's collection of relics.

Why did the "rediscovery" of literary work from Classical antiquity pose a challenge to Christian theology?

Why did the building of Gothic cathedrals frequently inspire public outrage and riots?

The format and technique of Nicola Pisano's ______________ may have been influenced by Roman sarcophagi.

What was the effect of maniera greca on thirteenth- and fourteenth-century Italian painting?

What scenes are depicted in the decoration of Chartres?

Some scholars suggest a relationship between the geometric order underlying Gothic cathedrals and scholasticism, an intellectual system of thought that attempted to reconcile Christian theology with _____________.

How are stained glass windows made?

What complicates the study of the sculpture at Reims?

The first true Gothic hall church was the Church of __________ of Hungary in Marburg.

_______________ fostered a classical revival at his southern Italian court.

What characterizes the German hall church?

What is a flying buttress and what function did it serve at Chartres?

The oldest functioning synagogue in Europe, the Altneuschul , is based on what Christian architectural form?

Windows along the aisles and chapels at Chartres Cathedral included multi-scene narratives, characterized by _________________.

What was the primary form of monumental painting during the Gothic period?

A typical feature of Gothic narrative painting was to depict events from the past in _____________settings.

The _______________ is an arcaded passage between the clerestory and nave arcade.

The oldest functioning synagogue in Europe is __________.