Final Quiz Medieval Art - Art Explora Academy

What is a tympanum?

An element from the front of a building A musical instrument A weapon An aromatic herb from the thyme family

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Lapis-lazuli is a semi-precious stone imported …

From India From Italy From China From Afghanistan

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Sculptures representing a dead person sleeping above their coffin are known as …

Dead bodies Deceased persons Gisants Transis

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Charlemagne established the capital of his empire in …

Rome Paris Milan Aix-la-Chapelle

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What is the distinctive feature of the Dukes of Burgundy's’ tombs?

Husband and wife are always buried together. The Dukes of Burgundy never had tombs. Numerous little carved characters can be found there, mourning the deaths of the Duke They had a representation of a deceased person: a gisant.

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Ribbed vaults and pointed arches are typical …

From the whole Middle Age period From the Greco-Roman Gothic Roman

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The Bayeux tapestry belongs to … art.

From the Carolingian Renaissance From the table Secular Religious

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Gold-smithing is the work of …

Metal Porcelain Silk Ivory

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What do Jean de Berry and Charlemagne have in common?

The both lived during the ninth century. Both of them are emperors. They were both great patrons. They are both passionate artists.

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Often works from the Middle Ages do not respect the body’s proportions. Why?

Because artists could not draw. Because the artists of the time were dunces. Because the artists were not good at geometry. Because the artists showed what was important at first glance.

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The Gothic style can be recognised by …

Its large bay windows Decorations made from skulls and bones Its thick walls Dark buildings

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Who painted The Adoration of the Mystical Lamb?

Jean Fouquet Rogier van der Weyden Pieter Brueghel Jan Van Eyck

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