Deck 10: Early Medieval Art

Question 1

Where in his palace chapel at Aachen did Charlemagne place his throne? a. the tribune
B) the apse
C) the transept
D) the narthex

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Ottonian manuscripts and ivories:

A) blend Carolingian and Byzantine elements
B) incorporate Greco-Roman illusionism
C) show no interest in narrative
D) do not convey messages of imperial power

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which is NOT one of the different forms of the cross employed by Early Medieval artists?

A) Saxon
B) Celtic
C) Greek
D) Latin

Answer 3

A

Question 4

What was the chief medium of the Celtic-Germanic animal style?

A) Metalwork
B) Leatherwork
C) Pottery
D) Carved stone

Question 5

The Gero Crucifix is distinct from Byzantine images of the Crucifixion in showing a compassionate view of Christ on the cross.

Question 6

What was produced in a Carolingian scriptorium? a. illuminated manuscripts
B) small-scale works of sculpture
C) decorative arts
D) architecture

Question 7

Early Medieval metalwork had intrinsic value because

A) It was often made of precious metal and stones
B) The artists themselves were usually not highly regarded
C) The gold was imported from distant empires
D) The objects were always monumental in scale

Question 8

Who was Odo of Metz?

A) Charlemagne's son
B) Charlemagne's grandson
C) Son of Otto I
D) Architect of the Palace Chapel of Charlemagne

Question 9

The collapse of Roman institutions was in part the result of the power asserted by which migrating peoples?

A) Germanic
B) Celtic
C) Roman
D) Persian

Question 10

Which was NOT part of Charlemagne's empire?

A) Germany
B) France
C) Northern Spain and northern Italy
D) All of the above were part of Charlemagne's empire

Question 11

What is the term for the separate space set perpendicular to the nave and aisles of a church?

A) Ambulatory
B) Transept
C) Circulaneum
D) Narthex

Question 12

Where was the Sutton Hoo purse cover found?

A) At a temple crypt
B) At a ship burial
C) At a monastery treasury
D) At a palace ruin

Question 13

The Chi Rho Iota page from the Book of Kells shows:

A) the relationship between manuscript illumination and precious metalwork
B) the influence of Islam on Celtic manuscript illumination
C) the clarity and simplicity of design in Hiberno-Saxon art
D) an attention by the artist to spatial illusionism

Question 14

Where can westwork be found?

A) In the crypt
B) In the scriptorium
C) At the entrance of a church
D) Along the arcade

Question 15

Irish monasteries were important centers of learning and the arts.

Question 16

Which partially inspired Charlemagne's palace chapel?

A) Hagia Sophia
B) Old St. Peter's basilica
C) San Vitale
D) San Apollinare

Question 17

The Palace chapel at Aachen was directly inspired by the architecture and ornamentation of Old St. Peter's basilica in Rome.

Question 18

What does Hibernian mean?

A) German
B) French
C) English
D) Irish

Question 19

The Gero Crucifix is an example of which style?

A) Carolingian
B) Hiberno-Saxon
C) Celtic-Germanic
D) Ottonian

Question 20

Where was Charlemagne's capital?

A) Aachen
B) Paris
C) Rome
D) Westphalia

Question 21

Describe the influences and design of the Palace Chapel of Charlemagne.

Question 22

Compare the St. Matthew, from the Gospel Book of Charlemagne with St. Mark, from the Gospel Book of Archbishop Ebbo of Reims. How and why are they different?

Question 23

The best-preserved surviving example of a Carolingian westwork is the Abbey Church at Corvey.

Question 24

Compare the figure on the cover of the Lindau Gospels with that of the Gero Crucifix.
How and why are they different?

Question 25

Unlike their Carolingian predecessors, the Ottonians did not aspire to restore the building and institutional programs of Christian Rome.

Question 26

What are the characteristics of animal style, where was it produced, and who produced it?