L6: Spain & Portugal

Question 1

Architectural Character of Spanish Gothic

Answer 1

1. Horseshoe arch
2. Pierced stone tracery
3. Rich surface decoration of intricate geometrical pattern
4. Excessive ornamentation
5. Cimborio or lantern
6. Retablo and reredos
7. Isabelline Style

Question 2

raised structure above a roof admitting light into
the interior

Answer 2

Cimborio or lantern

Question 3

an elaborate wooden structure with
sculptures at the altar

Answer 3

Retablo and reredos

Question 4

a rich and lavish
architectural ornamentation incorporating maritime elements
indigenous to Portuga

Answer 4

Manueline Style (Portuguese Late Gothic

Question 5

Patterns used in Manueline style

Answer 5

a. armillary spheres
b. ropes
c. corals
d. Cross of the Order of Christ

Question 6

The building began at a time when the gothic style was becoming less.
A Cathedral with details of an astronaut and faun with ice cream.

Answer 6

SALAMANCA NEW CATHEDRAL (Catedral Nueva)

Question 7

roof is notable for its gargoyles,
featuring a wide range of animals, both domestic and mythical.
It is a hall church, vaulted over five aisles, the outer two divided into
chapels.
The transept is truncated. The east end is a chevet of nine radiating
chapels

Answer 7

BARCELONA CATHEDRAL

Question 8

a fortress-like cathedral adjoining the famous
medieval walls of Ávila.
The cathedral sanctuary is integrated into the city wall, which formed
part of the city’s defensive fortifications

Answer 8

AVILA CATHEDRAL

Question 9

the most poetic of all the Spanish
Cathedrals

Answer 9

BURGOS CATHEDRAL

Question 10

Its almost 1,800 square meters of stained glass windows dating from
the 13th-15th cent. are among the world’s finest stained glass.

Answer 10

LEON CATHEDRAL (House of Light)

Question 11

the largest Gothic Cathedral in the world.
It houses the tomb of Christopher Columbus.
It has the world’s largest altarpiece done by Pierre Dancart who spent 44 years carving from wood

Answer 11

SEVILLE CATHEDRAL

Question 12

ranked among the greatest
Gothic structures in Europe.
It has a spectacular Capilla Mayor (High Altar)

Answer 12

TOLEDO CATHEDRAL, Toledo, Spain

Question 13

has the Catalan version of Gothic. It has a
mixture of artistic styles, ranging from the early Romanesque to
Renaissance which makes it a jewel of universal architecture

Answer 13

VALENCIA CATHEDRAL

Question 14

has the widest Gothic nave in the
world with 22 m.
It has a Romanesque feet, Gothic body and Baroque face.

Answer 14

GERONA CATHEDRAL, Cataluña

Question 15

exemplifies
Romanesque, Gothic, Manueline and Renaissance architectural
styles.
The window of the Chapter House by Diogo de Arruda carries the masterwork of Manueline motifs: the symbols of the Order of Christ
and of Manuel I, & fantastic & unprecedented elaborations of ropes, corals and vegetal motifs.

Answer 15

THE CONVENT OF CHRIST TOMAR

Question 16

one of the most prominent examples of the
Portuguese Late Gothic Manueline style

Answer 16

JERONIMOS MONASTERY, Lisbon, Portugal

Question 17

a Late Gothic Manueline style and served as the burial church of Portuguese royalty

Answer 17

MONASTERY OF BATALHA, Portugal

Question 18

a church and
former convent, of Isabelline style. It is one of the buildings considered
most emblematic of the city

Answer 18

IGLESIA CONVENTUAL DE SAN PABLO, Valladolid

Question 19

founded in
1469 as a market for oil. It was designed by Pedro Compte, Juan
Yvarra and Johan Corbera

Answer 19

LA LONJA DE LA SEDA, Valencia (Silk Exchange)

Question 20

formerly a college
and now is housing the Museo Nacional de Escultura museum in
Isabelline style.

Answer 20

COLEGIO DE SAN GREGORIO, Valladolid

Question 21

a gate in the old city of
Toledo

Answer 21

PUERTA DEL SOL (Sun Gate), Toledo

Question 22

a gateway in the defensive wall in the
late Middle Ages. It was built by Pere Balaguer in the 14th cent. to
defend one of the busiest points of access to old Valencia

Answer 22

TORRES DE SERRANOS

Question 23

built in limestone by Francisco
de Arruda; UNESCO World Heritage, 1983.
It is a monument to Portugal’s Age of Discovery on both land and sea.
It defended the city’s harbor

Answer 23

TORRE DE BELEM, Lisbon, Portugal

Question 24

Castillian Late Gothic style named after Isabella I of Castile (1474-
1504)

Answer 24

Isabelline Style