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Cremona Cathedral
  • 1. Where are the oldest frescoes in Cremona Cathedral located?
A) The counterfaçade
B) The nave walls
C) Southern and northern transept vaults
D) The apse vault
  • 2. Who created the Arch of the Persian Martyrs?
A) Il Pordenone
B) Giovanni Antonio Amadeo
C) Boccaccio Boccaccino
D) Benedetto Briosco
  • 3. In which period were the oldest frescoes created?
A) 1506-1513
B) 17th century
C) Late 14th-early 15th century
D) Mid-16th century
  • 4. What is the subject of the urn located in the crypt?
A) Saint Roch
B) Saints Marcellinus and Peter
C) Saints Marius and Marta
D) Saint Himerius
  • 5. Who sculpted the urn of Saints Marcellinus and Peter?
A) Benedetto Briosco
B) Ambrogio Pozzi
C) Altobello Melone
D) Giovanni Antonio Amadeo
  • 6. What work did Platina contribute to the cathedral?
A) The altar cross
B) The apse vault frescoes
C) The wooden choir
D) The Schizzi Altarpiece
  • 7. Who created the silver and gold large altar cross?
A) Bernardino Gatti and Il Pordenone
B) Ambrogio Pozzi and Agostino Sacchi
C) Giovanni Antonio Amadeo and Platina
D) Girolamo Romanino and Bembo
  • 8. What is the most important figurative complex of the cathedral?
A) The wooden choir inlay
B) Fresco decoration on the nave side walls
C) The arch in the transept
D) The urn in the crypt
  • 9. Which painter worked on the 'Redeemer with Cremona's Patron Saints' in the apse vault?
A) Boccaccio Boccaccino
B) Bernardino Campi
C) Girolamo Romanino
D) Il Genovesino
  • 10. Which painter painted the 'Flight to Egypt'?
A) Altobello Melone
B) Giovan Francesco Bembo
C) Il Pordenone
D) Boccaccio Boccaccino
  • 11. Who painted the scenes from 'Jesus before Pilatus' to 'Ecce Homo'?
A) Bernardino Gatti
B) Girolamo Romanino
C) Il Pordenone
D) Altobello Melone
  • 12. Who was responsible for the large 'Crucifixion' (1521)?
A) Bernardino Gatti
B) Girolamo Romanino
C) Boccaccio Boccaccino
D) Il Pordenone
  • 13. Which work by Il Pordenone was inspired by Giorgione's style?
A) The Crucifixion
B) The Deposition
C) The Schizzi Altarpiece
D) The Resurrection
  • 14. Who completed the fresco complex with the 'Resurrection' in 1529?
A) Il Pordenone
B) Giovan Francesco Bembo
C) Bernardino Campi
D) Bernardino Gatti
  • 15. Which artist added the 'Life of St. Roch' in the 17th century?
A) Il Genovesino
B) Girolamo Romanino
C) Bernardino Campi
D) Bernardino Gatti
  • 16. In which region of Italy is Cremona Cathedral located?
A) Lombardy
B) Tuscany
C) Piedmont
D) Veneto
  • 17. What is the official name of Cremona Cathedral?
A) Cattedrale di San Pietro
B) Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta
C) Cattedrale di San Marco
D) Cattedrale di Sant'Ambrogio
  • 18. What is the famous bell tower of the cathedral called?
A) Torre del Mangia
B) Torrazzo
C) Campanile di Giotto
D) Ghirlandina
  • 19. In what year did the construction of Cremona Cathedral begin?
A) 1117
B) 1129
C) 1107
D) 1196
  • 20. What natural disaster damaged the cathedral in 1117?
A) Lightning strike
B) Flood
C) Earthquake
D) Fire
  • 21. Which architectural style was the cathedral originally built in?
A) Baroque
B) Gothic
C) Renaissance
D) Romanesque
  • 22. What was added to the cathedral's portico in 1491?
A) A decorative dome
B) A Renaissance loggia
C) A stained glass window
D) A marble statue
  • 23. What creatures are at the base of the narthex columns?
A) Lions
B) Dragons
C) Eagles
D) Griffins
  • 24. What does the lion on the left hold in its paws?
A) A snake
B) A dragon
C) A bird
D) A bear
  • 25. When was the northern arm of the transept added?
A) 1348
B) 1196
C) 1491
D) 1288
  • 26. What material is the southern transept arm made of?
A) Granite
B) Limestone
C) Marble
D) Brickwork
  • 27. Who created the more recent tomb found on the façade?
A) Michelangelo
B) Giotto
C) Donatello
D) Bonino da Campione
  • 28. What is the symbolic meaning of the dragon held by the lion?
A) Strength
B) Evil
C) Piety
D) Wisdom
  • 29. What is the Torrazzo famous for being?
A) The only remaining Romanesque tower
B) The tallest pre-modern tower in Italy
C) The oldest tower in Italy
D) The widest tower in Italy
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