ART 306: Romanesque and Gothic Art
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Exam 2 Study Guide:
Preparation:
1) You should be able to identify the objects listed below. A full identification includes artist/architect (if
known), title/name/subject of object, original place of production (city and country), and date.
2) In addition, be able to summarize what you have learned about each object from your reading and class
lecture and discussion. Be able to explain the object’s iconography/subject matter, patronage, original
audience, the materials and techniques used, and its relationship to other objects and themes of the course.
Know the definitions of terms introduced in your reading and in class and be able to use these terms in
relation to specific objects.
Format:
The exam will consist of three parts:
I. Slide identifications (5 minutes/25 points total): Give a full identification for five slides.
II. Short answers (12 minutes each/25 points each): Fully identify the one or two objects presented for
each question/discussion topic. And then respond in a few paragraphs to the question/discussion topic
(listed below) concerning the object or objects.
Potential questions/discussion topics: Two of the following will appear on the exam.
1) Discuss the goals of Gothic architecture in terms of aesthetic “theory” (evident in Abbot
Suger’s writings), structural innovations, and visual and spatial effects, tracing its development
using the examples of the Abbey Church of St. Denis and the Cathedral of Notre-Dame at Amiens.
2) Discuss the sculpture and stained glass at the Cathedral of Notre-Dame at Chartres in terms of
subject matter/iconography and its meanings, as well as in connection to the cult of the Virgin,
relics, and sacred images at the site.
3) Discuss the architecture and decoration of Sainte-Chapelle in Paris in terms of patronage,
stylistic characteristics, function, and iconography.
4) Discuss the Hours of Jeanne d’Evreux. How is the book a typical example of its type (parts,
texts, etc.)? More importantly, in what ways was the manuscript designed to communicate specific
meanings to its young female owner?
III. Sculpture in Context: Bamberg and Naumburg (12 minutes/25 points):
Fully identify the cathedral at Bamberg OR the cathedral at Naumburg. Then explain the role of sculpture
at the site in terms of style, subject matter, meaning, and specific audiences.
Objects:
Abbey Church of St. Denis, Paris, France, 1135-1144.
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Laon, France, 1150-1170 (west façade 1190-1215).
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Paris, France, 1163-1200 (façade, first half 13th century).
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Chartres, France, 1134-1220; west façade portal sculpture (c. 1145), interior
(1194-1220), north transept portal sculpture (1205-1215), north transept stained glass windows (c. 12201230), south transept portal sculptures, jamb figure of St. Theodore (1230-1235).
Robert de Luzarches, Thomas and Regnaud de Cormont, Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Amiens, France,
begun 1220.
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Reims, France, central portal sculpture (Coronation of the Virgin), c. 12451255, jamb figures (Annunciation Angel, c. 1245-55, Virgin of the Annunciation, c. 1230; Visitation
group, c. 1230-1233).
Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France, 1243-1248.
Cathedral of Saints Peter and George, Bamberg, Germany, c. 1200-1237; Fürstenportal sculptures:
tympanum, jambs, Ecclesia and Synagoga; Bamberg Rider, c. 1235-1240.
Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Naumburg, Germany, choir sculpture and choir screen sculptures,
before c. 1245-1255.
Psalter of Blanche of Castile, Paris, France, c. 1230: Crucifixion and Deposition with Ecclesia and
Synagoga.
Moralized Bible (of Blanche of Castile), Paris, France, 1226-1234: Dedication page.
Psalter of Saint Louis, Paris, France, 1253-1270: The Feast of Abraham.
Jean Pucelle, The Hours of Jeanne d’Evreux, Paris, France, 1324-1328.
The Virgin of Jeanne d’Evreux, Paris, France, 1339.