A journey made for people to be cleaned from the sins.
What is a Pilgrimage?
100
An object associated with religious figures, they are said to heal people.
What is Relic?
100
A merchant or craftsperson.
What is are Guilds?
100
The wounds that Christ received at his crucifixion that miraculously appear on the body of a saint.
What is Stigmata?
100
An emphasis on education and expanding knowledge, the exploration of individual potential and a desire to excel, and a commitment to civil and moral duty.
What is Humanism?
200
A bronze casting method in which a figure is modeled in wax and covered in clay, the wax melts and the clay hardens into the form.
What is Lost wax casting?
200
A container used to hold relics.
What is Reliquary?
200
A pyramidal structure on the top of a building, typically a church tower.
What is Spires?
200
An artwork of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of dead Christ.
What is Pieta?
200
The sin of charging interest on a money loan.
What is Usury?
300
The space enclosed by a lintel and an arch, positioned over a doorway.
What is Tympanum?
300
Holy theft.
What is Furta sacra?
300
A thin column used for decoration or to support an arcade.
What is Colonnettes?
300
Artworks that have a a combination of classical and byzantine styles.
What is Italo-Byzantine Style?
300
Means majesty.
What is Maesta?
400
A wedge-shaped stone block used in the construction of a true arch.
What is Voussoirs?
400
A series of arches supported by piers or columns.
What is Arcade?
400
An exterior masonry structure that exposes the lateral thrust of an arch or vault.
What is Buttresses?
400
A panel, painted or sculpted, situated above and behind an altar.
What is an Altarpiece?
400
A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.
What are Republics?
500
An almond shaped halo surrounding the figure of Christ or other sacred figures.
What is Mandorla?
500
The area in a church formed by the intersection of a nave and a transept of equal width usually used a standard unit of interior proportions.
What is Crossing square?
500
The blind arcade gallery below the clerestory, sometimes the arcades are filled with stained glass.
What is Triforium gallery?
500
A style from the 14th and 15th century painting begun by Simone Martini who adopted the French Gothic manner to Sienese art fused with influences from northern Europe (Gothic becomes known as this).
What is International Style?
500
Literature written in the speech of “common people”.