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Gothic art and culture

  •  English    40     Public
    Level 2º ESO
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  • Look at the picture of a Gothic cathedral and identify the name of at least 5 different architectural features:
    1tower 2pointed arch 3ribbed vaulting 4flying buttress 5pinnacle 6entrance 7central nave 8side nave 9stained glass windows 10column 11rose window 12side door
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  • Gothic sculpture was completely dependent on architecture. True or false?
    false
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  • Gothic sculpture was present in the decoration on façades and in cloisters. Freestanding sculptures with religious themes and portraits of kings and nobles became more common. True or false?
    True
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  • The theme of Gothic sculpture was essentially secular (statues of kings and nobles), but some statues of religious figures (God, apostles, Virgin Mary, etc.) were also created. True or false?
    false
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  • Gothic sculpture moved away from the hieratic and rigid Romanesque style and developed more realistic features. True or false?
    True
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  • The faces of Gothic sculptures did not express feelings. True or false?
    false
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  • The shape of sculpted bodies appeared less rigid when interacting with other sculptures, and could be used as parts of different scenes and narratives. True or false?
    true
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  • The technique that gives sculpted figures movement by tilting bodies and heads is called the S curve. True or false?
    true
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