Art History Unit 2 Flashcards
The Lindisfarne Gospels
This illuminated manuscript is from _____.
One of Ireland's most highly praised national treasures.
The Book of Kells is considered to be _______.
The Lindisfarne Bible
Created by a monk names Eadfrith around 715 AD in honor of St. Cuthbert
Pilgrims
Aside from being a place for worship, many of the stone churches were built to provide shelter for ___ on their way to major religious destinations.
Little Jewel Box
The effect of the stained glass in the Sainte- Chapelle is so breath taking that it is often called ______.
Lintel
A _______ is a horizontal beam used as a finisher piece that can be found over a door or window.
Stone Churches
Vast number of these were built the Romanesque period.
Portal
A _____ is an opening in the wall of a building where a door marks a usually grand entrance
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The amount of money spent on the relics to be stored in the Sainte- Chapelle cost _____ times more than what it cost to build it.
Chartres
The ______ Cathedral stands out from a historical viewpoint in that it is so incredibly well preserved for a structure of its time.
Artist's names were seldom known
One thing that sets the medieval period apart is that ___ because it was thought that art was created for God.
Book of Kells
The ___ contains the image of the Virgin and Child, the oldest image of the Virgin Mary found in a manuscript.
Master Hugo
Invented the damp- fold style
Gislebertus
_____ is a name that has been identified as being one of the greatest Romanesque artists of all time.
Portal
Opening in the wall of a building where a door marks a usually grand entrance
Transept
Part of a cross-shaped church that runs at right angles to the long center aisle
Carpet Pages
Commonly found at the beginning of each of the four Gospels in an illuminated manuscript
Gargoyles
_______ were actually used to divert rainwater from some of the joints.
Statues
The French Revolutionists beheaded several ____ that they thought were of French kings but really turned out to be biblical kings.
Brunelleschi
Two great contributors to the art world, Ghiberti and Brunelleschi, were the main competitors in a competition to be the architect for the structural design of the Florence Cathedral dome; ________ was the winner.
Nave
A ______ is the center aisle of a church.
Lintel
A ____ is an architectural element formed by a single curve along a given distance to form almost a tunnellike feel.
Monastery
A mass assembly line in a _____ is called scriptorium.
Florence Cathedral
The dome of the ________ still remains the world's biggest dome made of brick.
Brunelleschi
Designed the dome of the Florence Cathedral
Finial
The ornament at the top of a peak of a roof is called a ______
It prompted Christianity
What is the importance of Constantin's Edict of Milan?
The Spirit
While Romans focused on realism, early Christian art focused on ___.