Sainte-Chapelle is described as a "reliquary built large" because __________.
A. it houses the reported crown of thorns worn by Jesus at the Crucifixion and other holy objects
B. its form and architectural detailing was modeled on Charlemagne's chapel at Aachen
C. its program of stained-glass windows depict Christian saints and the holy Crusades
D. it established Paris as the New Jerusalem under Louis IX
Answer: A
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A) urban life B) stormy seas C) peasants D) animals E) political events
Michelangelo made The Drunkenness of Noah the first scene viewers see on entering the Sistine Chapel because it
a. is the last in the Genesis chronology. b. was intended to emphasize God’s forgiveness. c. was intended to remind them of their own frailty. d. blends into the wall fresco of the Flood.