Romanesque Art
The following is taken from the 1992
Advanced Placement Art History
examination.
______1) The architectural style of this
church is best described as a) Early
Christian b) Ottonian c) Romanesque d)
Gothic
______2) Which of the following features
helps to identify the style of the church? a)
the sculptural decoration b) the type of arch
c) the stained glass d) the triforium
______3) An important consideration in the
design of this and similar structures was the
need to a) accommodate large crowds b) have
maximum window space for light c) have
permanent seating d) reduce construction costs
______4) Which of the following best
describes the ceiling treatment of the
church? a) groin-vaulted b) barrel-vaulted
c) corbelled d) coffered
______5) In the slide on the right, the detail
of the ceiling painting is closest in style to
the a) ceiling of the Sistine Chapel b) the
Column of Trajan c) Bayeux Tapestry d)
Parthenon frieze
______6) The construction of the nave wall
can best be described as a) an alternate
support system b) reinforced concrete c) a
post-and-lintel system d) a columnsupported arcade
The following is taken from the 2003
Advanced Placement Art History
examination.
______7) The plan is similar to that of
several churches built around a) 700 b) 900
c) 1100 d) 1300
______8) The plan and the interior view
identify the style of the church as a) Early
Christian b) Byzantine c) Romanesque d)
Gothic
______9) The mathematical unit that
organize the plan is derived from the a)
radiating chapels b) crossing square c)
towers d) apse
______10) The builders organized the nave
of the church in three-dimensional modules
called a) bays b) cells c) niches d) apsidioles
______11) Which of the following help to
articulate the three-dimensional modules of
the nave? a) pendentives and squinches b)
colonnades and architraves c) posts and
lintels d) compound piers and transverse
arches
______12) The nave of the church is
covered by a) a coffered ceiling b) a barrel
vault c) groined vaults d) domical vaults
______13) The interior shows a two-story
elevation consisting of a nave arcade and a
a) clerestory b) triforium c) gallery d)crypt
______14) The design of the churches such
as this was most likely a practical response
to the medieval phenomenon of a) the
Inquisition b) pilgrimage d) feudalism d) the
papacy.
The following is taken from the 2007
Advanced Placement Art History
examination.
The slides show details of a larger work.
Identify the work. What re the likely
motivations for its creation? How are these
motivations expressed in this work?
The following is taken from the 2008
Advanced Placement Art History
examination.
Identify the art-historical period of the
sculpture. What key characteristics support
your placement of the work in the period
you have identified?
The following is taken from the 2011
Advanced Placement Art History
examination.
Attribute this work to a specific arthistorical period. Justify your attribution by
discussing specific characteristics of the
work that are commonly associated with that
art-historical period.
The following is taken from the 2005
Advanced Placement Art History
examination.
The slide on the left shows a portal with a
tympanum representing the Last Judgment.
The slide on the right shows a detail of that
portal. Name the architectural style of the
portal. Discuss the relationship between the
placement of the tympanum and its
iconography.
Answers: 10-C, 2-B, 3-A, 4-B, 5-C, 6-D, 7C, 8-C, 9-B, 10-A, 11-D, 12-B, 13-C, 14-D