The final exam will consist of three parts. For Part One, you will be shown ten slides. I will ask you to write down one bit of information about each slide. Typically, I'll ask for artist, title, period/style, or culture. Part Two will consist of true/false and matching questions. For Part Three, you will be given three essay topics. You will pick one and write a short essay.
For the actual midterm, be sure to bring a #2 pencil and scantron #886-E to class.
Directions: For the final exam in class, you will be shown TEN slides. Each slide will be on the screen for THIRTY SECONDS.
(Here, I've included ten images, all from your textbook, and all works of art that we've gone over in class. For each image, I ask for one bit of information. This is the same TYPE of information I'll ask on exam day. ONE of these images will also be shown during the actual final, although you will not get the same question I'm asking of you here. Click on an image below to see the work of art, and try to answer the question within 30 seconds. Click on "answer" for the correct response.)
Directions: Choose the best answer for each question.
(Again, these are the same TYPES of questions you'll get on the final exam. These exact questions will not be on the test. Click on "answer" for the correct response. I've only included 5 questions here, but you'll have 20 questions on the actual test.)
1. Giselbertus' Last Judgment from Autun Cathedral shows the emperor Charlemagne judging for the last time. True or false?
2. All of the following could be found on the exterior of a Gothic cathedral except:
3. Fourth-century Christians, needing places of worship, took over the long Roman __________, which became the standard form for Christian architecture in the West.
4. In which room of a monastery would monks copy text and illuminate books?
5. Under whose reign was the Hagia Sophia built?
Directions: Pick ONE of the following essay topics to write about. At the beginning of your essay, WRITE DOWN THE NUMBER OF THE ESSAY YOU HAVE PICKED (1, 2, 3 or 4). Your essay should be well organized and written in complete sentences.
(These are the same TYPES of essay questions you'll see on the final exam. None of these questions will appear on the exam.)
1. Pick an illuminated manuscript and explain how it fits into the realm of Christian art. Who made illuminated manuscripts? Why? What was their function? Identify your example by the title of the page and the name of the book it came from. Also, describe its subject matter, style and the period it is associated with.
2. Compare and contrast S. Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna, Italy with Chartres Cathedral in France. What period is each church associated with? How does each reflect the architectural developments of its period? Which came first? What elements do the two structures share? How does the later church differ from the earlier one?
3. Compare and contrast the jamb statues from the west portal of Chartres cathedral (from before the fire of 1195) with either the later jamb statues from the south transept portal of this same church, or with the Ekkehard and Uta from Naumburg Cathedral. What makes the later figures more realistic than the earlier west portal jamb statues? Be as specific and comprehensive as possible.
4. Compare and contrast Giselbertus' Last Judgment with the Battle of Hastings. Where do each of these works come from (a book, a palace, etc.)? What period(s) do they date to? What is the subject matter of each? Although both works show many figures, how do they differ compositionally and in terms of material? What messages are conveyed by each work?