HTCCBWC Ch 6 Study Questions

Art, Architecture and the Church
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  1. Define 'iconoclasm'?


  1. In what period of time did iconoclasm occur?


  1. What would have happened had iconoclasm been allowed to flourish?


  1. Who introduced 'iconoclasm'? What was a possible influence on it's spread?


  1. What did the depiction of Christ represent?


  1. What were some arguments used by St John of Damascus condemning iconoclasm?


  1. What is 'Manichaecism'?


  1. Complete the following statement made by St John of Damascus, "I do not venerate matter, I venerate.......
    What does this statement mean?


  1. To what do theologians refer to in their defense of the art depicting Christ?


  1. What is the 'Triumph of Orthodoxy'?


  1. Which Council condemned iconoclasm?


  1. Describe John Calvin's method of worship?


  1. What is the Catholic Church's greatest contribution to art? What were these structures characterized by?


  1. State Wisdom 11:21 as reference by St Augustine.


  1. At Chartres, what was Robert Scotts' statement concerning the importance of geometry to the Church?


  1. According to St. Augustine, what does God enlighten the human being with?


  1. Explain the connection between Scholasticism and Gothic architecture as described by Erwin Panofsky?


  1. Describe the significance of the 'Renaissance' and 'Secularism' in the accomplishments of art in the 15th and 16th century.


  1. Name four truths during the time of the Renaissance.


  1. Describe the time of 'irrationalism'?


  1. Describe the 'pieta' by Michelangelo.


  1. Why has the depiction of suffering played an important role in Western art?


  1. Why is Mary the mother of Jesus called "the second Eve"?


  1. Describe 'perspective art'.


  1. Why does the Church have a commitment to the study of Euclidean geometry?





Mrs. Moroles
Oratory Athenaeum
Pharr, TX