Test your knowledge of Western Art history, focusing on key artistic elements and historical representations in art.
Martyrium
Theotokos
Colophon
Anagogical axis
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Calfskin prepared as a surface for writing or painting.
The side post of a doorway.
Lambskin prepared a surface for painting or writing.
A person obliged to show loyalty and homage to a feudal lord.
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A writing house.
Organizations founded by lay people who dedicated themselves to strict religious observances.
A coffin or container for the body, usually made of stone
The space over a doorway enclosed by a lintel and an arch.
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The court of a Roman house that is partly open to the sky.
A covered walk way.
A canopy, often freestanding, on columns, frequently built over an altar.
A new Starbucks drink.
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Cubiculum
Putto
Codex
Diptych
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An almond shape aureole of light, often encompassing Christ or other holy figures.
A triangular section of masonry making the structural transition from a square to a circle.
A monumental tomb.
Nude, often wing, cherubic young boy.
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Byzantine
Romanesque
Late Antiquity
Early Medieval
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A large bowl used for holding the Eucharist bread
A container used for keeping, holding or displaying a relic
A porch with a roof supported by columns
A figure represented with hands raised in prayer position.
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Baptistery
Putto
Jamb
Cloister
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A hairstyle worn by priest.
The pillar or central in the middle of a doorway that supports lintel
The vestibule of a church
A semi-circular area (with the flatside down) in a wall over a door, a niche, or a window.
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Architect for Hagia Sophia
Writing the standard for Western Monastic Institutions.
Building the first abbey.
Creating the first ale.
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Mandorla
Abbey
Nimbus
Regalia
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Renovatio Imperii Romani
Corpus juris civilis
Hagia Sophia
Christus Patiens
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Mandorla
Colophon
Loculi
Nave
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Justinian and Theodora
Anthemius and Isidorus
Dura and Europas
Bernardus Gelduinus
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Mausoleum
Tympanum
Martyrium
Radiating chapel
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Loculi
Atrium
Parchment
Cloisonne´Â
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Voussoirs
Cloisonne´
Regalia
Prefiguration
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Hildesheim, Germany
Toulouse, France
Modena, Italy
Moissac, France
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Charlemagne
Justinian
Otto III
Saint Matthew
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Tempera on Vellum
Encaustic on wood
Apse mosaic
Painted limestone
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Rossano Gospels
Vienna Genesis
Ebbo Gospels
Book of Durrow
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Voussoirs
Tympanum
Crossing
Jamb
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Easter Day 801
Christmas Day 765
Christmas Day 800
Easter Day 455
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Christus Patiens
The Transfiguration
The Ascension
The Battle of Hastings
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Justinian
Otto III
Junius Bassus
Theodora
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France
Italy
Germany
Syria
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324
500
425
800
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803 AD
625 AD
400 AD
1000 AD
Apse
Narthex
Tapestry
Ambulatory
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Sant Apollinare
Santa Maria Maggiore
San Vitale
Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne
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3 inches x 3 7/8 inches
6 inches x 10 inches
4 ft x 2 ft
8 cm x 4 cm
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Book of Kells
Book of Durrow
Lindisfarne Gospels
Coronation Gospels
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Gislebertus
Bernardus Gelduinus
Wiligelmo
St. Benedict
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Jamb
Spring point
Trumeau
Compound piers
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Winged lion and Fish
Winged Ox and Winged Lion
Winged Man & Winged OX
Eagle and Winged Man
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Book of Kells
Book of Durrow
Lindisfarne Gospels
Coronation Gospels
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Mount Sinai
Dura-Europos
Constantinople
New York City
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1100
1015
985
998-1005
548-565
512-516
499-501
523-530
Book of Kells
Ebbo Gospels
Coronation Gospels
Gospel Book of Otto
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Masoleum of Galla Placidia
Santa Sabina
Santa Costanza
San Vitale
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Vienna Genesis
Sant' Apollinare
Rossano Gospels
Rabbula Gospels
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655
983
923
455
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312-315
300-310
345-360
209-223
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Charlemagne
Otto III
Justinian
Constantine
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698-721
660-680
1050-1070
923
645-650
997-1000
655-670
890-895
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