Explain the purpose of patterns in medieval illuminated texts, and describe the pattern motif on the Cross page from the Lindisfarne Gospels
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The patterns beautify the sacred text. The Cross page of the Lindisfarne Gospels portrays the Celtic Cross in a checkerboard pattern that includes interlaced ribbons and fighting animals.
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a. They depict illusionistic wall painting. b. They depict participation in the cult of Isis. c. They depict initiation rites. d. They depict funerary rituals.
The Muromachi period rock garden represents the principles of __________.
A. Zen Buddhism B. Pure Land Buddhism C. Shinto D. Daoism
In the 1930s and 1940s, color in film was thought to be nonrealistic and was often associated with spectacle or fantasy.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
a. How does this figure show classical influences? b. Why is that important? c. How has the iconography been adapted to fit the new religion? d. Why is this iconography significant?