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Worksheets3.1 Late Antique, Byzantine, Early Medieval Test Review
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
The division of painted spaces in the Good Shepard fresco, shown on the left, in the Catacombs of Priscilla is influenced by
Greek vase painting as seen in the Niobides Krater
Roman wall paintings as seen in the House of the Vettii
Etruscan wall paintings as seen in the Tomb of the Triclinium
Greek friezes as seen in the Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon
The floor plan of this building would NOT have included
a nave colonnade
a transept
a nave flanked by single aisles
an apse
This structure uses _____________________ to hold up its square drum and dome
buttresses
pendentives
central plan
stained glass
It is assumed that this work was made by three different arts because
This is an encaustic painting
It is painted in the Roman tradition
the three groups are painted in very different styles
The angels in the background are looking towards heaven
This building was modeled on the plan of:
Old Saint Peter’s
The Roman Forum
The Pantheon
The Temple of Trajan
The image shows an early Christian holding up her hands. These figures are called
orants
icons
loculi
tympana
The painters of the catacombs preferred the fresco technique because
Christians have used fresco since Egyptian times
Oil paint does not blend well on wall surfaces
Mosaics were unavailable during this period
Fresco forms a permanent bond with the wall
Later additions to the original construction of this church included
development of rib vaults
enlargement of windows
installation of underground catacombs
addition of minarets
The materials and art-making process used to create the work shown demonstrate the influence of
Late Antique Egyptian funerary portraiture
New Kingdom papyrus illustration
Ancient Greek red-figure vase painting
Ancient Roman wall paintings
This work is from which of the following periods?
Merovingian
Late Antique
Imperial Roman
Byzantine
The Good Shepard fresco is an image in Early Christian catacombs that has its origins in the Bible, but pictorially the images are inspired by
Roman belief in agrarian virtues
Muslim cultivation of extensively planned gardens
Prehistoric cave paintings and their animals
Greek images of shepherding
After the catacombs in Rome were closed, legends grew around them that they were
haunted spaces
exclusively for the Roman elite
used to hide from Roman persecution
not really there, only the subject of legends
This structure is located in
Constantinople
Ravenna
Cairo
Rome
This building would have had a nave ceiling made of
concrete
brick
marble
wood
Which of the following statements is true about this structure?
its dome uses coffers and an oculus
its dome is wider than the dome of the Pantheon
its dome is not as tall as the dome of the Pantheon
its dome is placed on a square drum
Windows placed on the upper nave walls in this building are called
Clerestory
Buttresses
Niches
Spandrels
Churches like the one shown were based on the design of which ancient Roman structures?
temples
mausoleums
private residences
basillicas
The formal qualities of the work shown identify it as an example of an
Early Byzantine icon because of the inclusion of aerial perspective
Early Byzantine icon because of the heavily contoured figures in a shallow space
Early Christian manuscript because of the use of gold leaf and saturated colors
Early Christian manuscript because of the flattened frontal figures
The work on the left made use of _________________ to house semi-precious stones
channeling
chasing
cloisonné
encaustic
Shown, are the mosaics of Theodora and Justinian. These mosaics have been placed in San Vitale
to commemorate a state visit by the Emperor and the Empress in the year 547 CE
to symbolize their presence as as participants in the Mass, even if they were physically absent
as a thank you for helping to construct the building
because they were declared saints after they died
While some Christian worshipers at the time of the work’s creation saw such works as necessary to their devotions, others objected because they believed that the works
encouraged the commercialization of religion
ordinary humans could reign as gods in the afterlife
were too expensive for most Christian congregations to own
tempted the faithful to worship them as idols
Interior mosaic decoration is different in Late antique and Byzantine buildings than in that of the ancient world
Byzantine tiles seem to glow with a use of gold and sparkling colors
that Ancient mosaicists used large blocks of stone rather than miniature pieces called tesserae
tiles depicted animals and vegetable forms: Byzantine mosaics depict people
tiles were made from glass, whereas Byzantines tiles were made of metal
The ground plan of the Hagia Sophia suggests that
Columns are used a decorative patterning rather than as internal supports
The mirab faces Mecca
It is a combination of a central and basilican plan
The Roman basilican type has been altered to create side aisles
Within the Catacombs of Priscilla, there are numerous decorated larger, room-like spaces to house the dead. These are called:
niches
cloisters
sarcophagi
c. cubicula
