Exam 12: Romanesque Europe

The Bayeux Tapestry is the conqueror's version of history.It is a narrative that includes the battle sequences as well as the preparations for war.It is said that this is the most Roman of all Romanesque artworks.Which of the following supports this contention?

Among those who would be judged favorably in Gislebertus's Last Judgment are people carrying bags adorned with a shell and a cross.These figures represent ____.

The east end of Saint-Étienne at Vignory,which was composed of ____,was innovative.

Which of these architectural elements was used for the exterior supports on Romanesque buildings?

The facade of ____ is rooted in the tradition of Carolingian and Ottonian westworks.

The nave of pilgrimage churches,such as Saint-Sernin at Toulouse and Saint James,were covered by a ____.

Pilgrims often journeyed to churches to view ____,which were the material remains of holy figures.

Reflecting Christ's mission to the apostles,depicted in the lintel and tympanum compartments at Vézelay are ____.

The ____ were mass armed pilgrimages whose purpose was to take control of Christian monuments in the Holy Land.

On the right face of the Moissac trumeau is a prophet displaying his scroll containing his prophetic vision.He is placed immediately below the depiction of Christ,the judge.This is another instance of the pairing of the Old and New Testament themes.This iconographic tradition was established during which of the following periods?

It is said this structure's design is simple and serenely classical.It is a descendant of the Pantheon,the imperial mausoleum,such as Diocletian's,and the early Christian Saint Costanza.Which of the following is being described?

Which of the following supports Eadwine's claim to self-importance?

Another Romanesque portal that established God's omnipotence and presented the church as a road to salvation is ____.

____ church is one in which the aisles are approximately the same height as the nave.

The purpose of tribunes such as those found at Saint James at Santiago de Compostela and Saint-Sernin in Toulouse was ____.

____ were innovative architectural features that appeared at Cluny III.

In ____,buildings were designed structurally less experimentally than in northern Europe.

The ____ order split from the Cluniac order to follow the rules of Saint Benedict more strictly.

The frieze from the facade of Modena reminded the faithful of Original Sin and that the path to salvation is through the Christ.Which of the following is the subject matter of the frieze?

Similar to the subject matter of Romanesque portals,the ____ fresco from Santa María de Mur represents Christ surrounded by the four evangelists.