Question

Match the term to the correct definition.

Answer 1

Answer:

1) codex  D 2) Iconoclasm. J 3) Anastasis. I 4) Minbar H 5) Madrassa C 6)  Jamb E 7) Tympanum B  8) Perpendicular style A) 9) Cimabue F) 10) Giotto G)

Explanation:

1) Codex, a collection of very old manuscripts either religious or mythological with a historical value like the ones that compose the New Testament. Codex Sinaiticus, Codex Vaticanus, etc.

2) Iconoclasm. A movement of image breaking protesting and opposing to the image worship. Dating back from the VIII century, prior and decisive to the separation or foundation of the Orthodox Catholic Church. On the other hand, the Iconoclast movement kept untouched the icons, huge portraits still worshipped by Orthodox Catholic adherents.

3) Anastasis. Ressurection. This greek word for resurrection is an Icon a huge afresco of Jesus resurrected holding his hands to Adam and Eve. It's like He's redeeming mankind after his resurrection after being Him, Jesus, the man who brought Salvation and Adam the one who brought the sin and doomed the human race.

4) Minbar stepped pulpit. H This term designates not any pulpit, but a stepped one used by an Iman in a Mosque.  

5) Madrassa C) place of study. For the Islamic religion, Madrassa is the place where people go to have their religious education in a Higher degree, something like a Seminary. But every Muslim boy has to attend Madrassa at its basic level.

6) Jamb column. Vertical elements of a doorway or window frame E. Jambs are just like frames of a Door or a Portal. A Jamb Column is a column placed by the door sides, usually with statues of Catholic Saints.

7) Tympanum B) semicircular area enclosed by the arch above an arched entry. In architecture, over a portal a semicircular area engraved. Originally from the Classical Period, its usage has surpassed those classical times. It is possible to find in the Middle Ages' Architecture, and not only in Europe but also in Asia, and many other countries.

8) Perpendicular style A) verticality dominated interior space.  There was a later phase of Gothic Architecture, in which the Perpendicular Style was used to show grandiloquence like in Gothic Churches showing the greatness of God and the smallness of the humans.

9) Cimabue F) artist known for Byzantine influence combined with depth and volume. Cenni di Petro "Cimabué" was a florentine (Italian) painter, whose name was even included by Alighieri's Divine Comedy. He transitioned between the byzantine bidimensional to the Naturalism. On this transition, the light and shade were very much used and praised by Cimabue.

10) Giotto G). father of western pictorial painting

A disciple of Cimabue, Ambrogiotto di Bordone, had his legacy exerting influence over the Renaissance art in painting and Sculptural work. His ability to paint and deal with perspective and design gave realism enough, to set the pillars for Pictorial Painting in Renaissance.

Answer 2

A) Verticality dominated interior space = Perpendicular style ( perpendicular is the third section of English Gothic architecture which gives emphasis on vertical lines).

B) Semicircular area enclosed by the arch above an arched entry = Tympanum( a tympanum, in an architecture, is the triangular or semi-circular embellishing wall exterior over an entrance, window or door, bounded by a lintel and arch).

C) Place of study= Madrassa ( Islamic religious schools are called the Madrassas)

D) Collection of separate sheets = Codex ( a codex is a book comprised of a number of sheets, vellum, papyrus or alike materials).

E) Vertical element of a doorway or window frame = Jamb column ( The sides of a dormer or entrance opening).

F) Artist known for Byzantine influence combined with depth and volume = Cimabue ( was an Italian artist and architect of mosaics from Florence. heavily inspired by Byzantine designs, Cimabue is commonly seen as one of the first Italian artists to separate from the Italo-Byzantine style.)

G) Father of western pictorial painting = Giotto ( Giotto Di Bondone was an Italian Architect and Painter from Florence).

H) tepped pulpit= Minbar ( is a platform where the Imam ( religious leader stands to deliver sermons).

I) Resurrection= Anastasis ( Resurrection is the notion of getting back to life after dying, whereas, Anastasis is a recovery from a debilitating disease, primarily reflection of human tissue)

J) Image breaking= Iconoclasm ( Iconoclasm is the cultural belief in the significance of the destruction of idols and other icons or monuments, most often for political or religious reasons).