Late Roman/ Early Christian
Built by Hadrian, this was a temple to all of the Roman gods.
What is the pantheon?
This church in Constantinople, famous for its massive dome and mosaics, was later converted into a mosque.
What is the Hagia Sophia?
This medieval French tapestry depicts the Norman conquest of England and is over 230 feet long.
What is the Bayeux Tapestry?
This is a 12 year old girl who was martyred for her faith.
Who is Ste. Foy?
This is a wooden German statue of a grieving mother and her dead son.
What is the Rottgen Pieta?
This Roman sculpture depicts Caesar Augustus and is known for its idealized portrayal of the emperor.
What is the Augustus of Prima Porta?
The rejection of images, especially in sacred spaces.
What is iconoclasm?
This anthropomorphic jewelry includes interlacing and cloissone decoration.
What is the Merovingian Looped Fibulae?
A Roman invention, this architectural feature of Romanesque churches allowed for thicker walls and larger interiors.
What are barrel vaults?
The type of Bible that Blanche of Castille gave her son, Louis IX, which helped him learn to be a good person and great leader.
What is a moralized bible (bible moralisee)?
This Roman emperor legalized Christianity.
Who is Constantine (the Great)?
These small pieces of glass or stone were used to create intricate mosaics in Byzantine churches
What are tesserae?
This Jewish manuscript explains the passover for the seder celebration.
What is The Golden Haggadah?
This term refers to the semi-circular space above a church doorway, often decorated with sculptures.
What is a tympanum
This Gothic architectural feature allowed for taller buildings and larger windows
What are flying buttresses?
This 5th century basilica is one of the earliest forms of congregational christian worship spaces.
What is the Santa Sabina?
This type of Byzantine painting, often of religious figures, was created on wooden panels.
What is an icon?
This illuminated manuscript, created in the 9th century, is a famous example the New Testament.
What are the Lindisfarne Gospels?
This part of a basilica was added for pilgrims to see special relics in the radiating chapels.
What are ambulatories?
This Gothic doorway sculpture, found at Chartres Cathedral, depicts biblical kings and queens.
What are jamb figures?
This is where we find the "Greek Chapel" underground.
What are the Catacombs of Priscilla?
This Byzantine empress, depicted in a famous mosaic at San Vitale, was known for her influence over Justinian I
Who is Theodora?
The first page from the gospel of Luke from the Lindisfarne Gospels.
What is the incipit page?
This Romanesque pilgrimage church in Spain is the destination of the Camino de Santiago.
What is the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela?
The nickname for the Gothic cathedral in Chartres, France, known as such due to the stories told in its stained glass.
What is the Book of Chartres?