Art History Chapter 6

Art History 

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Question 1
6-20 interior of Durham Cathedral, England, begun ca. 1093-early 11th century
-norman church-cross arches
-ribbed groin vaulting placed over three-story nave-large simple pillars with abstract designs alternate with compound piers below seven part vaults.
Answer 1
6-21 cathedral complex, pisa, italy; cathedral begun 1063; baptistery begun 1153; campanile begun 1174-tradition of early christian basilica and is structurally less experimental than contemporaneous northern buildings-highlights the region diversity of romanesque architecture
Pisa Baptistery-11th/12th century-Pisa, Italy-Romanesque
Question 2
6-24 Gislebertus Last Judgement, west tympanum of Saint Lazare, Autun, France, ca. 1120-1135. Marble, approx. 21' wide at base.
-Christ enthroned in a mandorla, presides over the separation of the blessed from the damned-dramatic vision of last judgement-designed to terrify those guilty of sin and beckon them into the church

Tympanum of Saint-Lazare-depicts Last Judgment-elite on the left, damned on the right-Autun, France-12th century-made of marble-Romanesque-made by Gislebertus
Answer 2
6-26 Head of Reliquary of Saint alexander, from stavelot abbey, belgium, 1145. Silver repousse, gilt bronze, gems, pearls, and enamel, approx. 1' 5.5" high. Musees Royaux d'Art, brussels.-costly material for containers of the saints' replicas. - combination of an idealized classical head with Byzantine-style enamels underscore the stylistic diversity of Romanesque art.
Reliquary of Saint Alexander-1145-silver and bronze-made to house the hallowed pope's relics, held bone(s) of saint-jewels and enamel around neck-Belguim-Romanesque
Question 3
6-29 Eadwine the Scribe (?) Eadwine the scribe at work, folio 283 verso of the Eadwine Psalter, ca. 1160-1170. Ink and tempera on vellum. Trinity College, Cambridge.
- humbly offered his book as a gift to god-Added an inscription to his seated portfolio declaring that he is a prince among scribes and that his fame will endure forever
Eadwine the Scribe-12th century-manuscript painting-Canterbury, England-Romanesque
Answer 3

6- 30 funeral procession to west minister abby and battle of the hastings cathedral of bayeux 1'b8" highunique in Romanesque depicts contemporaneous event in full detailex... frieze of trajans column (FIGURE.3-31)Bayuex Tapestry-wall-size-11th century (after 1066)-Bayeux, France-Romanesque-imaginary animals along borders -many stories in it (battle scene - Norman defeat of Anglo-Saxons, King Edward's funeral procession)-record of conquest of England
Question 4
2-28 master hugo, moses expounding the law folio 94 recto of the bury bibleMoses with Horns-Moses expounding the law-Master Hugo (artist)-from Bury Bible-England-Romanesque-12th century (1135)-iconographic identity
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