Answer:
Which of the following is a characteristic of
Gothic stained-glass windows?
a) Their complex imagery was intended for the cathedral's bishop to understand
b) They were an inexpensive yet beautiful way to illuminate a cathedral.
c) They were made by painting pictures and designs on a huge sheet of clear glass
d) They depict biblical stories and figures that illiterate people could
understand
Explanation:
Stained glass windows were a very popular technique practice in Europe during the Gothic period and the Renaissance. It is often related to the windows of churches and religious buildings. Gothic cathedrals are filled with stained glass windows, and Gothic architecture was closely tied to these windows, as the buildings were designed to fit more and more of them. In churches, artists used stained glass windows to depict images of the bible, as most of the people were illiterate and couldn't read at the time. So this was a way for the common people to get familiar with the stories of the bible, and basically they were intended for all people to understand. These images are made with individual pieces of glass that are put together on a frame to create the desired image, and then the individual colored pieces of glass were painted in order to add additional details to the images. In regards to the cost, this technique was cheaper and allowed to replace the thick, dark walls of cathedrals with thin tall walls of windows, however the purpose of them was not to "illuminate" the cathedral but rather to control the light coming in.
