1
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What is the name and year of the proclamation of Christianity as official religion of Roman Empire?
A
Edict of Milan 313
2
Q
Who was the persecutor of Christian?
A
Diocletian
3
Q
Who accepted Christianity for Roman empire and what city did he find?
A
Constantine
Constantinople
4
Q
Who was an important promulgator of the Nicene Creed?
A
St. Nicholas
5
Q
What great monument did Justinian build in what century?
A
Hagia Sophia
6th century
6
Q
What earth shattering event happened in the 13th century and what year?
A
sacking of Constantinople by Crusaders - 1204
7
Q
What earth shattering even happened in the 16th century and what year?
A
fall of Constantinople to Ottoman Turks - 1543
8
Q
What happened between the eastern and western church and in what year? (what attempt to reconcile)
A
split in church - 1054
reconcile - Council of Florence
9
Q
What is the first Russian Dynasty founded by whom? Where and what year?
A
three brothers (Rurik)
863
Novgorod
10
Q
Who accepted Christianity to Russia? What year and what city?
A
Grand Prince Vladimir
988
Kiev
11
Q
Who was Grand Prince Vladimir’s son and what did he do?
A
Yaroslav
St. Sophia Cathedral in Kiev
12
Q
Who was Yaroslav’s son and what did he do?
A
Vladimir Yaroslavich
St. Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod
13
Q
What are the 5 rows on the iconostasis?
A
- local row
- deesis
- festival row
- prophet row
- patriarch row
14
Q
Which one means “in prayer”?
Which two are often switched?
A
deesis
deesis and festival row
15
Q
What segment is the altar in facing what direction?
Where is the Annunciation?
What is on the top?
What image is in the altar?
A
apse - facing east
on east piers
Christ Pantocrator
Mary orante
16
Q
What is the most famous icon?
A
Vladimir Mother of God
17
Q
What is the most famous icon painted by a Russian? What is his name?
Who is it dedicated to?
A
Old Testament Trinity
Andrei Rublev
St. Sergius of Radonezh
18
Q
What does Dormition portray?
A
Mary falling asleep
19
Q
What are some prophets?
A
Moses, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Elijah
20
Q
What are some patriarchs?
A
Abraham, Isaac, Jacob(Israel)
21
Q
What was the Old Testament Trinity influenced from?
A
Genesis Chpt. 18
22
Q
Who was the founder of Moscow?
A
Yury Dolgoruky
23
Q
Who was the son of Yury Dolgoruky?
What buildings did he build and where?
A
Andrei Bogolyubsky
Church of the Intercession on Nerl River
Dormition Cathedral
(Moscow)
24
Q
Who was the half brother of Andrei Bogolyubsky?
What did he do and where?
A
Prince Vsevolod III
St. Dmitry Cathedral
rebuilt and expanded Dormition Cathedral
(Moscow)
25
What was the main cathedral of Russia?
Dormition Cathedral
26
What buildings was Ivan III responsible for?
Dormition Cathedral in Moscow
| Archangel Michael Cathedral in Moscow
27
Who was the architect for the Dormition Cathedral in Moscow?
Aristotle Fioravanti
28
What was the royal church that was where rulers were buried until time of Peter I?
Archangel Michael Cathedral in Moscow
29
What building was Basil III responsible for?
Bell Tower of Ivan the Great (built in two stages)
| Church of the Ascension at Kolomonskoe
30
What was the votive offering church for the birth of Ivan v?
Church of the Ascension at Kolomonskoe
31
What buildings was Ivan the IV (the Terrible) responsible for?
Decapitation St. John the Baptist
| Church of the Intercession in Red Square (St. Basil's)
32
What was the votive offering church Ivan IV built?
| For what and when
Church of the Intercession in Red Square
| taking of Kazan 1552
33
What other building was built to emulate a church in Jerusalem?
Church of the Resurrection in New Jerusalem
34
When was the end of the Rurikovich Dynasty?
1598
35
Who took over after Theodore's death?
| When did this person die?
Boris Godunov
| 1605
36
What period was it when there were many claimants to the throne?
What are the dates?
Time of Trouble
| 1605-1619
37
What was the new dynasty founded?
When?
By whom?
When does it end?
Romanov Dynasty
1613
Michael Romanov
1917
38
When was St. Petersberg founded?
| When did it become capital?
1703
| 1711
39
When was the Battle of Poltava?
1709
40
What was the life span of Peter (I) the Great?
| When was his reign?
1672-1725
| 1694-1725
41
Who was the first female ruler of Russia? when was her reign?
Catherine I
| 1725-1727
42
What buildings were associated with Peter the Great?
(Early Baroque)
Peter Paul Cathedral
Building of the Twelve Colleges
43
What building was the ministry building?
| Who built it?
Building of the Twelve Colleges
| Domenico Trezzini
44
What became the new royal church where rulers were buried?
Peter Paul Cathedral
| the first major cathedral in St. Petersberg
45
Who ruled during the 1730's?
Ann
46
Who ruled after Ann? When was her reign?
Elizabeth
| 1741-1761
47
What buildings were associated with Elizabeth?
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(High Baroque)
Peterhof
Winter Palace
Catherine Palace at Tsarkoe Selo
Cathedral of the Resurrection at Smolny Convent
Cathedral of St. Nichiolas
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48
What architect built most of the buildings during Elizabeth's time? Which one?
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Bartolomeo Rastrelli
Peterhof
Winter Palace
Catherine Palace at Tsarkoe Selo
Cathedral of the Resurrection at Smolny Convent
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49
When was Catherine II's reign?
1762-1796
50
What buildings were associated with Catherine II's reign?
(Neoclassical)
Pavlovsk Palace
Hermitage
Cameron Gallery
51
Who built which two of the buildings duriong Elizabeth's reign?
Charles Cameron
Pavlovsk Palace
Cameron Gallery
52
Where is the Hermitage placed next to?
| Why was it called this?
Winter Palace
1. Catherine rejected Baroque in favor of Neoclassical
2. Catherine collected paintings in this building where she would retreat to
53
Where was the Cameron Gallery?
attached to Catherine Palace at Tsarkoe Selo
54
What style did Pavlovsk Palace have?
Palladio's style - built around center rotunda
55
Who ruled after Catherine II?
When was his reign?
What happened to him?
Paul
1796-1801
assassinated
56
Who ruled after Paul?
| When was his reign?
Alexander !
| 1801-1825
57
What buildings was Alexander I responsible for?
Kazan Mother of God Cathedral
The Stock Exchange
Admiralty
58
What was the Kazan Mother of God Cathedral known for?
victory memorial over Napolean
| buriai place of Kutuzov
59
Who built the Admiralty?
Andreian Zakharov - son of Admiralty clerk
60
What period was the mixed styles?
| What was a sub style of this?
Eclecticism
| Historicism
61
Who ruled after Alexander I?
| When was his reign?
Nicholas I
| 1825-1855
62
Who ruled after Nicholas I?
| When was his reign?
Alexander II
| 1857-1881
63
When was Alexander II assassinated?
1881
64
Who ruled after Alexander II?
| When was his reign?
Alexander III
| 1881-1896
65
Who ruled after Alexander III?
Nicholas II
66
What were some buildings during Eclecticism? (4) (2 monuments)
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Admiralty
Building of the General Staff
Alexander Columns
Cathedral of St. Isaac of Dalmatia
Bronze Horseman
Church of the Resurrection on the Blood
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67
Who build the Building of General Staff?
| What did it have special?
Carlo Rossi
| 45 degree turn under the arch
68
Who build the Alexander Column?
What was it?
Where is it?
Montferrand
victory over Napolean - face of Alexander I on angel
Palace Square between Winter Palace and Building of General Staff
69
What was the largest Cathedral in St. Petersberg?
Who built it?
What was special between the builder and the church?
St. Isaac of Dalmatia
Montferrand
he wanted to be buried but refused because he was Catholic
70
What was the equestrian memorial for Peter the Great?
Bronze Horseman
71
When and where was the Decembrist Revolt?
December 1825
| around the Bronze Horseman in Senate Square
72
Who painted the Last Day of Pompeii?
Karl Bruillov
73
Who painted the painting of Christ?
| What was the name of the painting?
Alexander Ivanov
| Appearance of Christ to the People
74
Who were the Realist painters?
Ilya Repin
Vasilii Surikov
Mikhail Nesterov
75
What paintings did Ilya Repin paint?
Volga Boatmen
Religious Procession in Kursk
They did not expect him
Arrest of the Propagandist
76
What did Vasili Surikov paint?
Conquest of Siberia by Yermak
77
What did Mikahil Nesterov paint?
Child Bartholomew's Dream
78
What was the modernist movement?
| Who was the most famous person in it?
wanted to move to higher reality (magic)
| Mikhail Vrubel
79
What did Mikhail Vrubel paint/
Hamlet and Ophelia
Demon Seated
Demon Cast Down
Hamlet
80
Which two painters were associated with Neo Primitivism?
Mikhail Larionov
| Natalya Goncharova
81
What did Mikhail Larionov paint?
Soldier in the Woods
Soldier (second version)
Soldier Resting
82
What symbols where in Soldier Resting?
| What was he doing?
Venus of Willendorf
| Odalisque pose
83
What did Natalya Goncharova paint?
Four Evangelist
| Icon Motifs
84
What influences were on the Neo Primitist painters?
Russian icons, lubok, and post impressionism
85
Who tried to move art towards the spiritual?
Wassily Kandinsky
86
What book did Wassily Kandinsky write?
Concerning the Spiritual in Art
87
Where was most of Wassily Kandinsky's paintings?
| What influenced
Munich
88
What type of art did Wassily Kandinsky do?
non-objective
89
What characteristic very evident in Wassily Kandinsky's paintings?
vectors
90
What group was Wassily Kandinsky a part of?
Les Fauves
91
What painting did Wassily Kandinsky make?
Red Square
92
What paintings did Marc Chagall paint?
I and the Village
| White Crucifixion
93
Who painted White Crucifixion?
| What was it showing?
Marc Chagall
| Night of Crystals
94
When was the partition of Poland?
| Between what three countries?
late 18th century
| Prussia, Austro-Hungary, Russia
95
What required Jews to live where the were?
pale of settlement
96
Who was associated with Suprematism?
Kazimir Malevich
97
What type of paintings did Kazimir Malevich make?
non-objective art
98
What played a crucial role in bringing Russian Avant Garde art to the West?
Museum of Modern Art
99
What did Kazimir Malevich paint?
Black Square, Black Circle, Black Cross, White on White
100
What did Suprematism morph into?
| What was it based off of?
Dynamic Suprematism
| vectoring - off axis, destabilized
101
Who were followers to Kazimir Malevich?
El Lissitzky
Alexander Rodchencko
Lynbov Popova
102
What was El Lissitzky known for?
| What did he paint? (What was it about?)
transforming Suprematism into architecture
| A Prounen; general relativity
103
Who was a gifted follow of Kazimir Malevich that was known for painting dynamic suprematism?
Lynbov Popova
104
What type of art did Alexander Rodchencko do?
What was it for?
What was of his art? What was it like?
photo
poster advertising
Expressive Rhythm - like Pollock
105
What is the architect of this period?
What is he associated with?
What did he build?
Moisei Ginzburg
Constructivism
Narkomfin Apartment House
106
What is Constructivism?
not decorate but contruct with basic harmonic elements
107
When were the Stalinist tower built?
| What was it influenced from?
After World War II
| skyscrapers from New York City
108
Where is the main collection of Art in Russia?
| What is the other museum?
Russian Museum in St. Petersberg
| Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow
109
What period was the Hermitage?
Catherine the Great
110
What is an example of a Stalinist tower?
Building of Moscow University
111
When was the first victory over the Tartars?
Who won it?
Who suported him?
Dmitry Donskoy
1380
St. Sergius of Radonezh
112
When did Tamerlane retreat due to which icon?
1390's
| Vladimir Mother of God
113
What is on Nevsky Prospekt?
Cathedral of Kazan Mother of God
114
When was Iconoclasm?
| What was it?
726
| period of destruction of icons in Byzantine Empire
115
Who was the previously head of the church?
| When did Moscow get it's own leadership which is called?
metropolitan
| patriarchate 1589
116
When was the Great Northern War?
1700-1721
117
What are the four water arteries in St. Petersberg?
Lake Ladoga, Neva River, Gulf of Finland, Baltic Sea
118
When was the liberation of the serfs?
| When was the Emancipation Proclamation?
1861
| 1863
119
When does Ivan IV (the Terrible) die?
1584
120
What king of what country was in conflict during the Great Northern War?
Charles XII of Sweden
121
Name and year of decisive Russian victory in Great Northern War?
1709 Battle of Poltava
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