Unit II, Quiz III

The cross-shaped floor plan of a church is formed by the combined shapes of the nave and the

transept

The mosaic "Christ as the Sun" exemplifies early Christian artists appropriation of

both Greek and Roman iconography

Unlike their Greek and Roman predecessors, Byzantine artists preferred

a flattened, abstracted style of art

Allowed the overflow of pilgrims to circulate freely around the interior of the church

ambulatories

A pattern or patterns formed by intricately interwoven ribbons or bands

interlace

The art and architecture of the high Middle Ages is generally divided into two periods

Romanesque and Gothic

Features of Romanesque architecture includes:

thick stone walls; barrel-vaulted stone ceilings; overall massiveness; round arches

Gothic cathedrals are known especially for

their stained class windows

The technique in which colored yarns are sewn to an existing woven background is called

embroidery

Duccio and Giotto were two artists whose innovations in creating figures and settings with an increased naturalism greatly influenced

Renaissance painting styles

One of the earliest Romanesque churches ever built

The Abbey Church of Saint-Foy

Characteristics of Gothic cathedrals include:

Soaring open spaces; pointed arches; ribbed vaulting; flying buttresses; and stained glass windows

In his painting "Christ Entering Jerusalem", the artist Duccio pioneered the use of architecture to define what

space and direct movement

The mosaic technique was used to complete the

"Empress Theodora and Retinue" in 547 C.E.

The upward extension of the central hall that served to admit light

clerestory

a common structure in Roman architecture was the multipurpose meeting hall called a

basilica

the open center space of a meeting place, later adopted into the design of churches

nave

an extended, lengthwise section set perpendicular to the center space

transept

served as an entry porch directly in front of a church or meeting hall

narthex