Test 2 1.) Which term describes the line of kings under Charlemagne? Carolingian 2.) During the High Middle Ages‚ the most important center for education became the University of Paris. True 3.) Relics were sacred religious items that became an important aspect of spiritual and economic tradition for the Church. True 4.) Which artist is credited as being responsible for bridging the gap between the Byzantine and Renaissance styles? Giotto 5.) Charles the Great created a system of education known
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The Judaism‚ Christian‚ and Islamic religions have its own approach to art and architecture. These religions distinctive styles were influenced by political and spiritual upheavals in society‚ the environs‚ and the consciousness of the inhabitants. Their expression of inner feelings and beliefs lead to the creation of sacred monumental structures and beautiful art in which people can reflect and gain inspiration from the divine. The Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam diverse traditions and theologies
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whom they shared the Iberian peninsula. During the thirteenth century‚ the identification of French style with Christian conquest encouraged the appearance of the Gothic style in Spain. The Cathedral of Santa Maria in León‚ also known as León Cathedral‚ was built in León‚ Spain in the 1240s. This cathedral is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The building is not only an example of Gothic Art‚ but also a recollection of history‚ religion‚ and art. Back to the times before Trajan‚ the Roman Emperor
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buildings more enjoyable to look at and also to give them meaning; and 4) to give form to personal feelings‚ universal truths‚ immaterial things‚ or spiritual forces (Syre‚ 2010). The lower nine panels of the center window in the west front of Chartres Cathedral shows the artist’s role in giving form to a spiritual concept. The symbolic significance of this artwork is that it depicts the Christian story of Christ in the nine panels. When someone who is familiar with the story of Christ views this artwork
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1 What Trojan hero did the Romans considered themselves descended from? - Aeneas. What Greek historian described and explained Rome’s rise to power? – Polybius Who were the legendary twin brothers who founded Rome in 753 B.C.? - Romulus and Remus What three things did Polybius consider the main causes of Rome’s greatness? Which Hellenistic philosophy taught that we should strive for “pleasure‚” defined as the absence of pain? –Epicureanism Which Hellenistic philosophy taught that logos‚
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large round dome makes up a concrete structure and Corinthian columns made of granite rise up to one hundred and twenty-one feet wide‚ massive and weighted down looking from the outside but inside space and openness like the gothic style. The Chartres Cathedral‚ uses the rib vault which allows a thin stream line look and not the need for the heavy weighted walls as the Pantheon. Use of a rib vault allowed for large gaps in the walls and did not jeopardize the soundness of the structure‚ and stain glass
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acceptable; becoming the adequate place to observed such new ideals. The unique Gothic architecture characterized most in the great cathedrals of the 12th thru 14th Centuries in St. Denis‚ Notre Dame‚ Chartres‚ Salisbury‚ Durham‚ Amiens‚ and more. Most Gothic structures emphasize the vertical‚ drawing one ’s eyes upward toward the heavens with the awesomeness of God. These cathedrals built with ascending peaks‚ pointed arches and strengthening giving influences of cooperation and radiance. One of the main
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(September 28‚1975) (1)‚ Orson Welles cleverly uses some documentary footage shot by François Reichenbach of the two con men chatting and cavorting on the island of Ibiza. The rotund writers Oja Kodar and Orson welles add a lecture on the cathedral of Chartres‚ then weave a tale about a Yugoslav girl and her joke on Picasso.’In the film there are moments where orson wells himself speaks about his own fakery about his past works and plays trick with the audiences and keeps them completely unnoticed
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than the paintings. Metal sculptures included enamel decorations‚ for example The Shrine of the Three Kings at Cologne Cathedral by Nicholas of Verndun. It is said to contain the bones of the Biblical Magi‚ also known as the Three Kings or the Three Wise Men. The shrine is a large gilded and decorated triple sarcophagus placed above and behind the high altar of Cologne Cathedral. It is the largest reliquary‚ which is known as a shrine‚ in the western world. Another example of Romanesque metal work
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(the region around Paris)‚ where prosperous urban populations had sufficient wealth to build the great cathedrals that epitomize the Gothic style. The earliest surviving Gothic building was the abbey of Saint-Denis in Paris‚ begun in about 1140. Structures with similarly precise vaulting and chains of windows along the perimeter were soon begun with Notre-Dame de Paris (begun 1163) and Laon Cathedral (begun 1165). By this time it had become fashionable to treat the interior columns and ribs as if each
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