Art History Final

Question 1

Answer 1

Arch of Constantine

312-15 CE

Roman

Rome, Italy

Question 2

Answer 2

Roundels, Arch of Constantine

130-38 CE

Roman

Rome, Italy

Question 3

Answer 3

Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine

306-13 CE

Roman

Rome, Italy

Question 4

Answer 4

Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus

359 CE

Early Christian

Question 5

Answer 5

Hagia Sophia

532-7 CE

Byzantine

Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey

Isodorus and Anthemius

Question 6

Answer 6

Empress Theodora and her Attendants, Mosaic from S. Vitale in Ravenna

547 CE

Byzantine

Question 7

Answer 7

Qibla Wall with Mihrab and Minbar, Sultan Hasan Madrasa, Mausoleum-Mosque complex

1356-63 CE

Islamic

Cairo, Egypt

Question 8

Answer 8

Illuminated tugra of Sultan Suleyman

1555-60 CE

Islamic

Question 9

Answer 9

Soldiers, the Mausoleum of Emperor Shihuangdi

210 BCE

Qin Dynasty, Chinese

Lintong, Shanxi Province

Question 10

Answer 10

Seated Buddha

460 CE

Northern Wei Dynasty, Chinese

Datong, Shanxi

Question 11

Answer 11

Travelers Among Mountains and Streams

Fan Kuan

early 11th c. CE

N. Song / Sung Dynasty, Chinese

Question 12

Answer 12

Section of Twelve Views of Landscape

early 13th c. CE

Xia Gui

S. Song / Sung Dynasty, Chinese

Question 13

Answer 13

Hungry Tigress Jataka, Panel of the Tamamushi Shrine, Horyuji

650 CE

Asuka Period, Japanese

Question 14

Answer 14

Buddha Shaka and Attendant Bodhisattvas in the Horyuji Kondo, Horyu-ji

623 CE

Tori Busshi

Asuka Period, Japanese

Question 15

Answer 15

The Tale of Genji

1st half of the 12th c. CE

Heian Japanese

Lady Murasaki

Question 16

Answer 16

Chi Rho Iota Page, Book of Kells

late 8th- early 9th century CE

Hiberno-Saxon Art

Question 17

Answer 17

Gripping Beasts, Queen’s Ship / Burial Ship from Oseberg, Norway

815-820 CE

Migratory / Viking

Question 18

Answer 18

Page with Matthew the Evangelist, Book of Matthew, Ebbo Gospels

early 9th century CE

Carolingian

Question 19

Answer 19

Doors of Bishop Bernward, Saint Michael, Hildesheim,Gy

1015 CE

Ottonian

Question 20

Answer 20

Page with Christ Washing the Feet of His Disciples

Aachen Gospels of Otto III

1000 CE

Ottonian

Question 21

Answer 21

Church of Saint-Etienne, Caen, Normandy, France

1064 CE

Romanesque

Question 22

Answer 22

Gislebertus, Last Judgement Tympanum at St. Lazare Cathedral, Autun, France

1120-30 CE

Romanesque

Question 23

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Messengers Signal the Appearance of Hailey’s Comet, The Bayeux Tapestry

1066-82 CE

Romanesque

Question 24

Answer 24

Ambulatory and Apse Chapels of the Abbey Church of At. Denis, Paris Fr

1140-44 CE

Gothic

Question 25

Answer 25

Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris, France 1163 CE Gothic

Question 26

Answer 26

Baths of Caracalla 211-217 CE Rome 1. made of granite, basalt, alabaster 2. contained shops and libraries 3. theater performed in front

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Answer 27

Oratory of Galla Placidia Ravenna 425-6 CE 1. built as a place of worship but has 3 sarcophagi 2. inspiration for Cole Porter's 'Night and Day' 3. Emilia-Romagna region

Question 28

Answer 28

Dome of the Rock 691-2 CE Jerusalem 1. shrine to stone where Abraham and Isaac, Muhammad 2. floral designs-heaven as a garden 3. 1833 Catherwood disguised as Egyptian officer

Question 29

Answer 29

Painted Banner, tomb of the Marquess of Dai 160 BCE 1. buried with cane depicted in the banner 2. silk denotes wealth (no precious metals buried) 3. connection between human and spiritual world

Question 30

Answer 30

Great Wild Goose Pagoda at Ci'en Temple 645 CE 1. built to hold Buddhist sutras from India 2. leans to the west, earthquake 1556 3. originally 5 stories

Question 31

Answer 31

Main Hall, Inner Shrine Ise 1. rebuilt every 20 yrs on adjacent building sites 2. Shintoism 3. only open to emperors and priests

Question 32

Answer 32

Hinged Clasp from the Sutton Hoo Ship Burial 1. found near Woodbridge in Suffolk 2. boar- symbol of ferocity, strength, courage 3. made to close a cloak most likely

Question 33

Answer 33

Palace Chapel of Charlemagne, Aachen Gy 800 CE 1. originally part of a large complex 2. Charlemagne's throne 3. inspired by St. Vitale