Art History: Early Medieval Europe – Chapter 11 – Flashcards
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What church plan was used as the model for the palace chapel at Aachen?
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San Vitale
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What area of Western Europe was never colonized by Rome?
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Ireland
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Irish or Celtic stone crosses are identifiable by which of the following?
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a circle intersecting the cross arms
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The "Ebbo Gospels" represent a new Carolingian vernacular. Which of the following describes the new Carolingian style?
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translated a classical prototype
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It has been said that the author-portrait of St. Matthew from the "Lindisfarne Gospels" shows classical influences. What supports this statement?
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The figure is seated as a philosopher or poet reading or writing.
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What accommodation did Saint-Sernin at Toulouse and other pilgrimage churches make for the visitor?
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It added radiating chapels attached to the transept and ambulatory.
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Equestrian statues were reminders of Rome's glory. Charlemagne returned Rome after his coronation with an equestrian statue of Theodoric. Which statue served as the ultimate model for such equestrian portraits?
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Marcus Aurelius
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In the later Middle Ages religious books were created for the private devotions of the laity. They were based on readers used by the monks. These books contained prayers to be read at specific times during the day, they were popularly known as _____.
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Books of Hours
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Early Medieval burial traditions were recorded in the ____.
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Saga of Beowulf
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Early 11th Century England was briefly part of what empire?
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Danish
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The "Lindau Gospels" book cover displays an amalgamation of tradition and style. Which of the following describes that combination?
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The work highlights the Early Christian tradition and Utrecht Psalter style.
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Which of the following encouraged the growth of Romanesque towns and cities?
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the pilgrimage routes
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It has been said that Bernward's doors are instruments that detail Original Sin and Redemption by juxtaposing these two concepts side by side. Which juxtaposed panels from the doors would support this?
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The Fall and the Crucifixion
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The ____ burial epitomizes the early medieval tradition of burying great lords with rich furnishings.
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Sutton Hoo
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____ was a possible model for Bernward's column because the narrative reads from top to bottom.
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Trajan's Column
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What manuscript is an example of Hiberno-Saxon art?
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Book of Kells
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The Carolingian architectural plan that demonstrated the beginnings of the modular system was found in ____.
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the Monastery of St. Gall
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What manuscript is commonly considered the greatest achievement in Hiberno-Saxon art?
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Book of Kells
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The swirling drapery and heaving landscape of St. Matthew from ____ represents the expressionistic mode of Carolingian art.
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Ebbo Gospels
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Who was a major force in the revival of the Classical style in early medieval times?
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Charlemagne
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Early Medieval art frequently includes _____.
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interlace patterns and abstracted zoomorphic forms
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The style of the "Gospel Book of Otto III" can best be described as ____.
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Byzantine formalism
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The abbey church at Hildesheim has a double-transept plan that creates eastern and western centers of gravity. The lateral entrances on the north and south aisles further disrupt the traditional basilican plan. What model might have been used for this church?
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Basilica Ulpia
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The Sutton Hoo purse has two groupings each of a man standing between two lions. This can also be found in what earlier culture?
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Sumer
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It has been said that Charlemagne was a man of great energy and learning, a strong patron of the arts, and a sincere admirer of classical culture. Which of the following do later generations owe to Charlemagne's patronage?
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the copying of important classical texts
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Carolingian Renaissance
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Pertaining to the empire of Charlemagne and his successors. Was a remarkable historical phenomenon, an energetic, brilliant emulation of the art, culture, and political ideals of Early Christian Rome.
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carpet page
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In early medieval manuscripts, a decorative page resembling a textile.
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cloisonné
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A decorative metalwork technique employing cloisons; also, decorative brickwork in later Byzantine architecture
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cloister
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A monastery courtyard, usually with covered walks or ambulatories along its sides.
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Hiberno-Saxon
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An art style that flourished in the monasteries of the British Isles in the early Middle Ages.
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Insular Gospel book
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(Book of Durrow) Reveal the striking independence of Insular artists from the classical tradition.
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Interlace
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Elaborate intertwining linear patterns.
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recto
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The front side of a manuscript folio.
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reliquary
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A container for holding relics.
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repoussé
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Formed in relief by beating a metal plate from the back, leaving the impression on the face. The metal sheet is hammered into a hollow mold of wood or some other pliable material and finished with a graver.
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scriptoria
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(p) The writing studio of a monastery.
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transept
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The part of a church with an axis that crosses the nave at a right angle.
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verso
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The backside of a manuscript folio.
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westwork
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The façade and towers at the western end (Westwork) of a medieval church, principally in Germany. In contemporaneous documents, it is called a castellum.
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Chi-rho-iota page, folio 34 recto of the Book of Kells, probably from Iona, Scotland, late 8th or early 9th century
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Name of manuscript: Book of Kells Style/Period: Hiberno-Saxon Style
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Saint Matthew, folio 15 recto of the Coronation Gospels (Gospel Book of Charlemagne), from Aachen, Germany, ca. 800-810.
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Name of style/period: Carolingian Style
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Doors and relief panels (Genesis, left door; life of Christ, right door), commissioned by Bishop Bernward for Saint Michael's, Hildesheim, Germany, 1015.
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Name of style/period: Ottonian Style
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Who was Charlemagne, and what was the Carolingian Revival?
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Charlemagne was the ruler of the Franks. 1st Emperor of Holy Roman Empire. The Carolingian Revival is the revival of much of the learning of the Roman Empire Focused on education.
