Saint Denis was
is said to have brought Christianity to France
Suger believed that his ideas about light in architecture were based on
Saint Denis himself
Distinguishing characteristics of the "chevet" or choir
(the area formerly called apse) of St. Denis built under Suger include
all of the above: large windows, shallow radiating chapels,
diagonally placed piers, and pointed arches
Suger initiated the rebuilding of the church of St. Denis
in the 1140s
The church of St. Denis was important to the kings of France because it
(b) contained the tombs of the earliest French kings and (c) housed
the royal regalia used in coronation ceremonies
We know about Suger's ideas about art and the projects he supervised
at the monastery and church of St. Denis because
he wrote a kind of diary
The flying buttress allowed Gothic architecture churches to be
(b) taller , (c) lighter in structure, and (d) more filled with
stained glass
Abbot Suger
(b) was advisor to kings of France and Regent during the 2nd Crusade
and (c) is said to have introduced the Gothic style
The main difference(s) between the Gothic style developed under Abbot
Suger and that of the Rayonnant phase of Gothic architecutre include(s)
a) Rayonnant had greater lightness of structure and (c the Rayonnant
rose window looks like a flower held together by delicate stone tracery
The church of St. Denis is important in the history of medieval art
because it was the
(c) first place the Gothic style was introduced and (d) influential
on later developments in medieval architectural style
Key concerns of Suger's that had a direct impact on the design of the
parts of St. Denis he supervised were:
(a) light and (b)unity
Abbot Suger believed
material splendor and physical light lead to spiritual enlightenment
In response to the new ideas and style introduced by Suger at St.
Denis, newly built and rebuilt French churches experimented with
all of the above: greater lightness of the structure, greater height,
the flying buttress
Suger never got to see all of St Denis rebuilt. however, the part(s)
that was/were rebuilt under him include(s)
(b) the choir and (c) the western entrance
Key element(s) of Gothic churches that distinguish it from Romanesque
ones are
all of the above: pointed arches, ribbed groin vaults, lightness of
structure, and large windows