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