front 1 Which of the following factors contributed to the new, more humane conception of Christ in Gothic thought and sculpture? | back 1 Devotion to Mary as his mother |
front 2 What is the subject of the tympanum over the central portal (ie. the main entrance) on the West façade of Chartres? | back 2 The Second Coming of Christ |
front 3 Why are the West façade portals called the “royal portals”? | back 3 The jamb figures represent Biblical Kings and Queens |
front 4 How is the Christ on the West façade of Chartres represented differently than the Christ at Autun or other Romanesque churches? | back 4 The Chartres Christ is carved in higher relief |
front 5 The sculpture of the jamb figures at Chartres reflect the Gothic period’s great interest in | back 5 Naturalism |
front 6 What are some of the subjects represented in the archivolts at Chartres? | back 6 (a) signs of the zodiac, (c) labors of the month and (d) Ancient Greek Philosophers |
front 7 Where is the “Beau Dieu” represented at Chartres? | back 7 Trumeau on the South Portal |
front 8 To trace the development in the Gothic representation of the human figure, put the jambs at Chartres in their correct relative chronological order: | back 8 Biblical Kings and Queens, Abraham and Isaac, Annunciation & Visitation |
front 9 What changes do we see in the later jamb figures at Chartres compared to the earlier ones? | back 9 All of the above: The figures are increasingly more independent from architecture, The latest figures interact with each other to create narrative scenes, Some of the later figures stand in an almost contrapposto-like pose, and the clothing/drapery becomes more Classicizing and flowing |
front 10 Who or what is the “Beau Dieu”? | back 10 Christ as a gentle teacher |
front 11 What are some of the classicizing features found in Gothic sculpture as seen at Chartres? | back 11 All of the above: Contrapposto-like stance, greater naturalism than in the Romanesque period, flowing clothing similar to the wet-drapery technique |
front 12 It is possible to see differences in the Gothic representation of figures at Chartres because | back 12 The figures were carved at different times as the parts of the church were built |
front 13 Subject matter found in the sculpture of Chartres Cathedral includes | back 13 all of the above: (a) saints, (b) Hebrew figures, (c) stories from the life of Christ, and (d) stories from the Hebrew Bible |
front 14 Chartres was an important church in part because | back 14 (a) it housed a relic of Mary's blouse and (c) the Scholastics gathered there |
front 15 A sign that Mary was becoming more important during the Gothic period than she was in earlier Christian belief is evident at Chartres in | back 15 events in which she was a major character are included in some of the tympana |