The Gothic and the Rebirth of Naturalism Flashcards
Chartres was considered the center of ________________ throughout the twelfth and thirteenth.
the cult of the Virgin
The tunic that Mary wore at Jesus’ birth was considered the most cherished relic at the _________________.
Chartres Cathedral
The chief purpose of the stained-glass programs in all Gothic cathedrals was to ________________________.
tell the stories of the Bible
One of the stained glass windows at the Chartres Cathedral shows the genealogy of Christ. The window called _____________ depicts the Virgin Mary as descended from Jesse, the father of ___________, Thus fulfilling the prophecy in the book of _______.
“Tree of Jesse”; King David; Isaiah
In a gothic church, the ____________ was traditionally built against an exterior wall to provide support for more windows and brace it against strong winds.
flying buttress
The figure of Saint _________ found on the jamb of Chartres’ south transept portal stands in a _____________ position.
Theodore; contrapposto
The ___________________ is a collection of musical works created by many composers which provided music for all ____________ of the Church calendar.
Magnus Libri Organi; feast days
Viderunt Omnes is a four-part polyphonic composition intended to be sung in the middle of the ________________ at __________________ in Paris.
Christmas Mass; Notre-Dame Cathedral
The minimum number of voices included in a motet is ______.
three
The trivium consisted of:
Grammar
Rhetoric
Dialectic
_________ was the first city to found a university, establishing itself as a center for the study of ____.
Bologna; law
______ was mandatory, and students studied ______ 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 __________ method.
Peter Abelard; dialectical
Trotula is widely recognized as the author of __________________.
On the Diseases of Women
Thomas Aquinas wrote the ___________________ and was one of the prominent spokesmen for ______________.
Summa Theologiae; Scholasticism
The Gothic church at _____________ features the highest ratio of glass to stone.
Sainte-Chapelle
By the twelfth century, _________ was the center of textile production in the _________ world and played a central role in __________ trade markets.
Florence; Western; European
Florentine bankers introduced Europe’s first single currency, the ___________. The __________ was considered the most important contribution of Florence’s bankers and money lenders to world trade.
gold florin
_________ formed the Opera del Duomo, or Department of Works of the Duomo, a committee in charge of building a ___________.
Arte dei Lana; new cathedral
The ____________ and Franciscans were both mendicant orders: that is, they neither held property nor engaged in business, relying for their support on contributions from their _____________.
Dominicans; communities
The accomplishments of Pope Innocent III consisted of:
-Formalized 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 Masetá (Virgin and Child), which one hung in the council chamber of Siena’s Palazzo Pubblico.
Simone Martini
According to an old story, one day _________ discovered a talented ______________ by the name of Giotto di Bondone and tutored him in the art of painting. The pupil soon surpassed the teacher.
Cimabue; shepherd boy
Dante Aligiheri is credited for being the author of the _____________.
Divine Comedy
When Dante and Virgil reach the lowest level of Hell, they found Satan himself chewing on the worst of all traitors; _______, _______, and __________.
Judas; Brutus; Cassuis
_________, 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 _________.
Decameron; plague
The Canterbury Tales is composed of _____________.
heroic couplets
Geoffrey Chaucer is credited with being the author of ____________________.
The Canterbury Tales
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 ___________________.
Book of the City of Ladies
