In front of certain tympanums, statues, columns, capitals or stained glass windows of
Romanesque or Gothic churches, we are sometimes unable to identify the characters
represented.
However, there are simple means for recognizing them:
Jacopo Robusti (known as Tintoret ) (about 1560)
Oil on fabric.
Sint-Jacobskerk, Antwerp.
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1: Who is this valiant knight knight who kills the dragon?
AJames
BMichael
CGeorges
2: In which country is he one of the most venerated saints?
APortugal
BRussia
CPoland
He is represented with a horse, in armour, attacking the dragon with his lance,
which has a silver plated banner with a red cross. Generally, one can see the
princess whom he saved from the dragon.
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3: Why is the lamb one of the symbols of Saint Agnes ?
Abecause of the resemblance of her name to
that of the animal
Bit is the symbol of purity, innocence, and
protected virtue
Cbecause it was let lead very submissively
to its torment
She was denounced as a Christian by an admirer whom the beautiful Roman girl
had refused, and sent in revenge to a brothel.
One recognizes her with the lamb and it is usually represented with very long hair which
hides her nudity.
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' Sainte Agnes'
Jerome Bosch (about 1510)
Oil on wood. 138 X 33 cm.
Museum of Prado, Madrid.
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Domenikos Theotokopoulos
((known as el Greco )
(1608-1614)
Oil on fabric. 97 X 77 cm.
Museum of Greco, Toledo
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4: Who is this saint?
APaul
BBenoit
CDenis
5: How can we recognize him?
AHe always carries the red coat of the
pilgrims
BHe always holds a letter which refers to
his famous epistles to the Romans and Corinthiens
CHe is often represented with the sword
which was used for his decapitation
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6: Who is the apostle martyrized on a reversed cross?
APeter
BSimon
CSteven
7: Which of the following symbols is not allotted to him?
Akeys
Bthe cock of the disavowal
Ca hammer and a sickle
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Michel-Angel Buonarroti (Detail)
(1546-50)
Fresco. 625 X 662 cm.
Vault Paolina, Palazzi Pontifici, The Vatican.
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Nicolas Maes (1656)
Oil on fabric.
Staatliche Museen, Kassel.
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8: Who is this apostle?
AThomas
BJude Thaddeus
CMatthiew
9: Why does he hold a square in his hand?
AHe died by hanging
BHe was freemason
CIt is an allusion to his trade of
architect
10: What did he do before meeting Christ?
Afisherman
Bpeasant
Crobber
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