Medieval Precedents and Late Medieval Art in Italy

Question 1

What was the Roman Empire?

Answer 1

Roman Empire split into two. The Eastern Empire is referred to as the “Byzantine Empire” by modern scholars. The Western Empire was overrun by Germanic tribes: Goths, Vandals, Franks, etc.

Question 2

What is Monotheism?

Answer 2

Belief in a single God

Question 3

What is Romanesque Art?

Answer 3

Roman-like. Expressionless faces and stiff bodies with little sense of movement, mostly symbolic in nature.

Question 4

What is Pilgrimage?

Answer 4

A religious journey to visit the relics

Question 5

What is a relic

Answer 5

Body parts or personal possessions of a saint

Question 6

What are reliquaries?

Answer 6

Costly containers made to hold the relic.

Question 7

Why was the term “Gothic” used?

Answer 7

It was coined by Renaissance humanists to refer to the architecture of the Middle Ages they saw as barbaric. Anti-classical and derogatory that referred to Germanic groups. Realism

Question 8

What are elements of Gothic Architecture?

Answer 8

Pointed Arches
Ribbed Groin Vaults
Large Stained Glass windows
Thinner walls
Flying buttresses

Question 9

What are elements of Romanesque architecture?

Answer 9

Round arch
Barrel Vault
Thick walls
Smaller Windows