Ch. 6 Gothic and Rebirth of Naturalism Flashcards
___________ was considered the center of the cult of the Virgin throughout the twelfth and thirteenth centuries
Chartres
The __________________ was considered the most cherished relic at the Chartres Cathedral
tunic Mary wore at Jesus’ birth
The chief purpose of the stained-glass programs in all gothic cathedral was to ___________________
tell stories of the bible
One of the stained glass windows at the Charts Cathedral shows the __________________
genealogy of Christ
The window called “Tree of Jesse” depicts the Virgin Mary as descended from Jesse, _______________, Thus fulfilling a prophecy in the book of Isaiah
the father of King David
In a Gothic church, _______________ was traditionally built against an exterior wall to provide support for more windows and brace it against strong winds.
the flying buttress
The figure of Saint Theodore found on the jamb of Chartres´ south transept portal stands in a ____________ position
contrapposto
The _____________________is a collection of musical works created by many composers which provided music for all the feast days of the church calendar
Magnus Libri Organi
________________ is a four-part polyphonic composition intended to be sung in the middle of the Christmss Mass at Notre-Dam Cathedral in Paris
Viderunt Omnes
The minimum number of voices included in a _________ is three
motet
The trivium consisted of
Grammar
Rhetoric
Dialectic
____________ was the first city to found a university, establishing itself as a center for the study of law
Bologna
_______ was mandatory, and students studied it in all courses of their first four years of study
Latin
________________ played a significant role in organizing theology students in Paris
Robert de Sorbon
_______________, a logician and author of the treatise Sic et Non taught by the dialectical method
Peter Abelard
_______ is widely recognized as the author of On the Diseases of Women
Trotula
______________ wrote the Summa Theologiae and was one of the prominent spokesmen for Scholasticism
Thomas Aquainas
The Gothic church at _______________ features the highest ratio of glass to stone
Sainte-Chapelle
______________ is credited with painting the fresco known as the Allegory of Good Government
Ambroigo Lorenzettie
By the twelfth century, ___________ was the center of _________ production in the Western world and played a central role in European trade markets
Florence
Textile
Florentine bankers introduced Europe´s first single currency, __________.
the gold florin
The gold florin was considered the most important contribution of ____________________________ to world trade
Florence´s bankers and money lenders
__________ formed the Opera del Dunno, or department of works of the Duomo, a committee in charge of building a new cathedral
Arte dei Lana
a committee in charge of building a new cathedral
Duomo
The ______________________ were both mendicant orders: that is, they neither held property nor engaged in business, relying for their support on contributions from their communities
Dominicians and Franciscans
The accomplishments of Pope Innocent III consisted of:
Formalized the Church hierarchy
Gave full sanction to the doctrine of transubstantiation
Made annual confession and Easter communion mandatory for all adult Christians
________________ is credited with painting the Maseta (Virgin and Child), which once hung in the council chamber of Sienaś Palazzo Pubblico
Simone Martini
According to an old story, one day Cimabue discovered a talented shepherd boy by the name of ____________________ and tutored him in the art of painting. The pupil soon surpassed the teacher
Giotto di Bondone
_________________ is credited for being the author of the Divine Comedy
Dante Alighieri
When Dante and Virgil reach the lowest level of Hell, they found Satan himself chewing on the worst of all traitors; _____________________________
Judas, Brutus, and Cassius
__________, the love of his life, serves as Dante’s guide through paradise
Beatrice
The ______________ provides a startling description of Florence during an outbreak of the plague
Decameron
_________________ is composed of heroic couplets
The Canterbury Tales
__________________ is credited with being the author of The Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer
Chaucer’s characters come from all three estates, or social ranks:
The nobility
The clergy
The common people
Christine de Pizan is credited with being the author of the Book of ______________
the City of Ladies
