Art History Slide Test 2

1. What is depicted in the image of the Doors of Bishop Bernward, Hildesheim Cathedral, ca. 1015 CE?

Stained Glass Window of Saint Peter, Notre Dame Cathedral, 1150 CE

Doors of Bishop Bernward, Hildesheim Cathedral, ca. 1015 CE

-bronze doors man who paid for these was the bishop of killdeshine, after he had been the court chaplin and a tutor of Otto III significant here that we identify art by the names of the arists, but often more important is the patron in this case the patron is the bishop thought up ideas for the doors, suggests there are different people who contribute to making a work of art, is a collaboration rather than one single work of genius on exterior of a church attached to a monastary, commisioned these doors to suggest wealth of the place, very large, have to melt enough bronze to make the bed for these doors, this is emulating ancient monuments, making things live again, the monks in this monastary were corrupt, one rule that all monks have is celebacy, but a lot of these monks had kids so bishop had these doors commisoned as a message for a need of greater virtue the doors juxtapose a story from hebrew scriptures with a story from christian scriptures, idea is that both jewish and christian history fit together and that history is not just a linear development, but a kind of a pattern, if you look from God's pov it would make a kind of a picture,

Statue of Warrior King, Rome, 500 BCE

Mosaic of Zeus, Ancient Temple of Olympia, 500 BCE

The correct answer is the Doors of Bishop Bernward, Hildesheim Cathedral, ca. 1015 CE. These doors were commissioned by the bishop to convey a message of the need for greater virtue in the corrupt monastery attached to the church.

Explanation

The correct answer is the Doors of Bishop Bernward, Hildesheim Cathedral, ca. 1015 CE. These doors were commissioned by the bishop to convey a message of the need for greater virtue in the corrupt monastery attached to the church.

2. What is depicted in the image of The Temptation and Fall, Doors of Bishop Bernward, Hildesheim Cathedral, ca. 1015 CE?

The Temptation and Fall, Doors of Bishop Bernward, Hildesheim Cathedral, ca. 1015 CE

- cast in bronze, classical idea, but the figures do not look classical the story here is when the first man and first woman are in garden of eden, eve seems to be plucking one fruit and is holding another, shes holding it in front of her breast, the temptation is sexual, the fruit is eve's body? instead of showing balance and confidence in the bodies, they are strong figures rather than the perfected man made in God's image

The Creation of Adam, Sistine Chapel, Vatican City

The Last Supper, Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan

The Rape of Proserpina, Villa Borghese, Rome

The correct answer refers to a specific depiction of the first man and woman in the Garden of Eden, featuring strong figures with a sexual temptation theme. The incorrect answers are from other renowned artworks with distinct subjects and locations.

Explanation

The correct answer refers to a specific depiction of the first man and woman in the Garden of Eden, featuring strong figures with a sexual temptation theme. The incorrect answers are from other renowned artworks with distinct subjects and locations.

3. What is depicted in the image?

Creation of Adam and Eve, Sistine Chapel, Vatican City

The Pieta, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City

The Last Supper, Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan

Accusation and Judgment, Doors of Bishop Bernward, Hildesheim Cathedral, ca. 1015 CE

- the one on left is not so much a classical figure, but with power and strong gesture, moment adam and eve realized theyre naked, they show shame, this emotional storytelling doesn't necessarily come from greater realism, we don't have a naturalistic setting instead from the schematic exaggerration that makes the forms seem more [pwerful it tells the story in a condensed way

The image depicts Accusation and Judgment, Doors of Bishop Bernward, Hildesheim Cathedral, ca. 1015 CE, showcasing emotional storytelling through exaggerated forms.

Explanation

The image depicts Accusation and Judgment, Doors of Bishop Bernward, Hildesheim Cathedral, ca. 1015 CE, showcasing emotional storytelling through exaggerated forms.

4. What is depicted in the image of the Gero Crucifix, ca. 970 CE?

Statue

Tombstone

Painting

Crucifix (known as the Gero Crucifix), ca. 970 CE,

- we begin to see an interest in showing the fragility of the human condition, get a sense of a physical body that had been nailed to the cross, can get a sense of life from the depiction of jesus on the lindau gospel, but here he appears near death this cross is over 6 feet tall would look up and get an overwhelming vision that even God suffers this fate, some believe that because he was God, his suffering was much greater than man's

The image on the Gero Crucifix depicts Jesus on the cross, emphasizing the fragility of the human condition and the suffering of Christ.

Explanation

The image on the Gero Crucifix depicts Jesus on the cross, emphasizing the fragility of the human condition and the suffering of Christ.