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Who of the following coined the term "Gothic"?
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Giorgio Vasari
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The focus of both the intellectual and religious life changed from monasteries in the countryside and pilgrimage churches to cathedrals in expanding cities. Which of the following would account for this change?
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It was a time of great prosperity.
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Speyer Cathedral was considered the burial church of the emperors of the Holy Roman Empire. Which of the following churches was the burial church for the kings of France?
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St. Denis
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Which of the following best describes a characteristic of Gothic architecture?
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Its interior is narrow and long windows are eliminated.
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The façade of St. Denis consists of a double-tower westwork. Which of the following could have been the influence for this façade?
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St. Étienne, Caen
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Which of the following became a standard feature of French Gothic architecture?
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rose window
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Who may have conceived the complicated iconographical portal program for Chartres Cathedral?
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Thierry of Chartres
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The sculptural program of the west façade of Chartres Cathedral proclaims the power and majesty of Jesus Christ. Which of the following elements unites all three doorways of the west portal (Portal Royal) of Chartres Cathedral?
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The episodes from the life of Christ are carved on the capitals.
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The tympanum from the right portal of Chartres depicts the Virgin and Child that hearkens back to the Romanesque portrayals of this theme as the Throne of Wisdom. Which of the following is the source for this depiction?
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Byzantine Theotokos
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The portal sculptural program for Chartres Cathedral is distinctly different from its Romanesque counterparts. Which of the following accounts for this distinction?
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the prominence of Mary in the portal program
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Paris claimed to be the intellectual center of Gothic Europe. Its university faculty and the reputations of its masons supported this claim. Which of the following also provided support for this claim?
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It was a center for fine book production.
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Which of the following figures provides the most direct contrast with the Naumburg figures?
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Röttgen Pietà
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Which of the following is considered a masterpiece of the Rayonnant style?
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Ste-Chapelle
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Jeanne d'Evreux, wife to Charles IV, donated a statue of the Virgin and Child to the Abbey of St. Denis. What is the common name of this statue?
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Queen of Heaven
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In Jean Pucelle's Belleville Breviary, the artist has placed Saul seated on a throne with the receding coffers of a barrel vault above the head of David. He has created a stage set. Which of the following could account for this stage setting?
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a visit to Italy
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Fan vaulting was most common in which of the following?
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Late Gothic England
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Abbot Suger is credited with creating which of the following churches?
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St. Denis
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The fourteenth-century German sculptures of Ekkehard and Uta at Naumburg are particularly significant because these sculptures used which of the following?
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specific individuals
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What pose developed by the "court" style had a strong influence on Late Gothic sculpture?
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S-shaped curve
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Indicate which of the following is not a characterization of the changing social conditions in the Gothic period.
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barbarian migrations
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The Gothic style is said to have first appeared in which of the following areas?
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Burgundy
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Flying buttresses eliminated which of the following?
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tribune gallery
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Jean Pucelle illuminated which of the following?
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Belleville Breviary
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The Reims portal sculpture of the Visitation has been described as two women conversing. This is in sharp contrast to earlier Gothic portal sculpture. How is the Visitation unique?
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The figures are actors in a biblical narrative.
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Many Gothic cathedrals were dedicated to which of the following?
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the Virgin Mary (Notre-Dame)
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What innovation did hall churches incorporate?
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They placed new emphasis on preaching and the pulpit.
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Perpendicular style was popular in which of the following countries.
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England
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The intense color and elegance of the Psalter of Saint Louis expresses the courtly style. Which of the following can also be associated with this manuscript?
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stained glass
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Which of these churches embodies the essential characteristics of English Gothic architecture?
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Salisbury Cathedral
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The Royal Portal of Chartres was carved in which style?
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Early Gothic
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Laon Cathedral retains many of its Romanesque features. Which of the following is one such feature?
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sexpartite rib vaults
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The elevation of Laon Cathedral differs from that of Chartres in what important respect?
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absence of a gallery
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The development of the Rayonnant style is connected with which of the following?
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the court of Louis IX
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Which of the following animals appears on the exterior façade of Laon Cathedral?
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oxen
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The word Renaissance means rebirth. Which of the following was a revived interest during this time?
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Classical culture
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The most devastating natural disaster in Europe during the late 1300s was which of the following?
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the Black Death
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Which of the following cities was considered the rightful capital of the Roman Catholic Church?
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Rome
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The frontality, stiff poses, and lack of modeling as seen in Berlinghieri's Saint Francis Altarpiece can be said to be which of the following?
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fundamentally medieval
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Which city was at its height of political and economic power when it employed the talents of the sculptor Nicola Pisano?
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Pisa
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Which of the following is a medieval element depicted on the pulpit for the Baptistery of Pisa Cathedral?
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trilobed arches
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The work of Giovanni Pisano as seen in his pulpit for Sant'Andrea, Pistoia, shows a nervous energy and emotion not found in the work of his father. It can be said that the work of Giovanni shows an interest in which of the following?
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burgeoning naturalism
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Which of the following works describes the Roman school of painting that replaced Byzantine stylized dignity with the careful depiction of light?
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Seated Apostles
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Giotto's Enthroned Madonna reflected the new trend toward naturalism and classical modeling of the figures. Which of the following describes this new trend?
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The Virgin is solid and has mass
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This historian, Giovanni Villani, wrote in the 14th century that this city was, "the daughter and creature of Rome" suggesting a preeminence inherited from the Roman Empire. Which of the following city-states does this phrase describe?
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Florence
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Who is the architect for the cathedral of Florence?
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Arnolfo di Cambio
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Which of the following cities established itself as a major shipping power?
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Pisa
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The Triumph of Death is a powerful depiction of death and the folly of pleasure and the inevitability of death. The Dominicans, an order committed to a life of poverty, participated in the design of this work. Based on this which of the following groups would be portrayed in a negative light?
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the young aristocrats
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What did the humanist cult of fame emphasize?
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the importance of creative individuals
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What are confraternities?
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lay people dedicated to strict religious observance
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This artist projected on a flat surface the illusion of space. He also projected the illusion of solid bodies moving though that space. This description describes which of the following artists?
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Giotto
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Which of the following was characteristic of the work of Simone Martini?
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use of elegant flowing contour
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The International Style illustrated rich color, intricate patterns, and weightless figures. Which of the following works depicts this style?
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Annunciation
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Which of the following is the monastic order that influenced art through its stress on nature and the primacy of personal experience?
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Franciscan
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Which of the following is the sculptor whose work showed the greatest influence of the forms of classical antiquity?
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Nicola Pisano
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In 1305, the College of Cardinals elected a pope from which of the following countries?
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France
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Duccio's work occupies the very center of the sanctuary and must be splendid and rich in conveying its precious message. Which of the following works does this describe?
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Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints (Maestà)
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What element did Duccio bring to the Maestà?
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the modeled figures
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Who most strongly influenced the art of Pietro Lorenzetti?
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Duccio
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He restored the naturalistic approach to painting as practiced in Antiquity. He inaugurated a method of pictorial expression based on observation. He revealed nature and its visible order. This describes which of the following artists?
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Giotto
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Giovanni Pisano's works show which of the following?
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burgeoning naturalism
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The politics of the Italian city-states were turbulent and violent. Governments were overthrown and reinstated. The Sienese government commissioned a series of frescoes offering a new view, the need for a fair and just administration. The artist of note for this series is which of the following?
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Ambrogio Lorenzetti
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Whose work is best characterized by the use of solid volumes resting firmly on the flat and horizontal surface of this earth?
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Giotto
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The Roman fresco tradition can best be seen in the work of which of the following artists?
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Cavallini