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• Byzantine Architecture

Which Byzantine basilica in Poreč has a central apse mosaic showing the Virgin Mary enthroned with Christ?

Answer

Euphrasian Basilica

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• Byzantine Architecture

Which Byzantine church in Ravenna contains a mosaic showing Emperor Justinian with Bishop Maximian?

Answer

Basilica of San Vitale

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• Byzantine Architecture

Who commissioned the sixth-century Church of St. Polyeuktos in Constantinople?

Answer

Anicia Juliana

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• Byzantine Architecture

Which Byzantine church in Poreč is famous for its sixth-century mosaics commissioned by Bishop Euphrasius?

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Euphrasian Basilica

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• Byzantine Architecture

Which bishop commissioned the Byzantine Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna?

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Ecclesius

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• Byzantine Architecture

In what year was the present Hagia Sophia in Istanbul completed under Emperor Justinian I?

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537

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• Japanese Ukiyo-E Woodblock Prints

What is the title of Hokusai’s three-volume illustrated book about Mount Fuji?

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One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji

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• Japanese Ukiyo-E Woodblock Prints

What is the Japanese term for ukiyo-e pictures of birds, flowers, and other natural subjects?

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Kachō-e

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• Japanese Ukiyo-E Woodblock Prints

Which ukiyo-e publisher issued Hiroshige’s series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo?

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Uoya Eikichi

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• Japanese Ukiyo-E Woodblock Prints

What Japanese term describes the narrow vertical ukiyo-e print format often used for actor portraits?

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Hosoban

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• Japanese Ukiyo-E Woodblock Prints

What Japanese term identifies ukiyo-e prints featuring erotic scenes and themes?

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Shunga

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• Japanese Ukiyo-E Woodblock Prints

What Japanese term describes privately commissioned ukiyo-e prints exchanged as luxury gifts rather than sold commercially?

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Surimono

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