Flashcards
Western Medieval Art
Cards in this deck (23)
- 1—Fibula (pop art form of medieval luxury arts). Clasps for women's garments. Elaborately decorated with precious material, marked by intense gold filigree.
- 2—Cloisonne with metalworking inlaid with stones and glass. Man and beast intertwined (heroism of person who ship burial honnored? Beowulf?). English series of kingdoms-- unstable-- rare art! Would've topped a leather bag. Interlacing of abstract forms. Symmetrical design: frontal human figure being attacked by wolves, mouth open in scream, mustache, ringed with circle of hair, and arms folded up-- power? Bird of prey attacking passive bird. One of only things that have survived on ship. animal interlace
- 3—Animal interlace to abstract and articulate head of beast. Similar in intricacy to filigree
- 4—Animal interlace: animals abstracted into flowing detail, making them more plant like in curvature
- 5—One of the earliest illuminated manuscripts from medieval period. Carpet page for Matthew gospel. Matthew symbolized as man
- 6—Borrowed from metalworking techniques. Animal interlace with abstract, arabesque like forms. carpet page. illuminated manuscripts
- 7—Believed to be imported or work of another artist closer to Mediterranean sytle since completely diff style from carpet page. illuminated manuscripts
- 8—Book known as the ultimate example of medieval manuscript painting. Greek letters that spell Christ. Illumination often like this (very elaborate, triskele).carpet page illuminated manuscripts
- 9—Charlemagne in a completely different style. Wanted to make Aachen capital of empire. Color scheme unlike before (pinks and yellows), closer to latter Mannerist art than anything preceding. illuminated manuscripts
- 10—Style has nothing in common with Aachen work (color scheme lighter, mood more chaotic and frantic created by brushwork -> strange vibrancy). Writing energetic with Medieval materials and technique (one with stylus and one with ink horn). Writing into a codex (took off during Christianity). Classically inspired landscapes. Upper RHC: Matthew's attribute, winged man (related to Book of Revelations and 4 apocalyptic beasts). Carolingian. Trying to wrestle with issues of perspective and realistically show 3D: highlighting and shadow (see leg), but awkward flattening emphasizing act of writing and composition. illuminated manuscripts
- 11—Repousse technique and ltos of inlaid stones. Luxurious Bible cover, reminiscent of Byzantine altarpiece at Sain Mark's Venice (also lot of gold and jewels).
- 12—Byzantine-ish gold BG. Scene where angel announces to shepards that Jesus had been born. illuminated manuscripts
- 13—Ruler using religion to augment public image. Enthroned, holding scepter and orb which looks like a host. Hiearchy of scale in bright colors, accented in gold to draw the eye to him. Strange perspective of bottom of chair and faces on the Corinthian capitals in BG. illuminated manuscripts
- 14—Among the best preserved of works of medieval art from Ireland. Circle around it makes it Celtic. Christ is standing as judge of the world as souls of the dead are being weighed below him
- 15—Smaller that may speak to style of a larger, full size equestrian statue of Charlemagne that no longer exists. Statuette. inspired by portrait of Marcus Aurelius.
- 16—Depicts 24 scenes from the life of Christ on a 7-layer turn. Reminiscent of Rome's column of Trajan with turning narrative style.
- 17—Shows the body suffering the pains of torture and death like Byzantine art works. The weight of the body is carefully thought out, relating the depiction of the scene.
- 18—This is one of the first vaulted medieval buildings. It was designed with Charlemagne’s plan to move the capital to Aachen in mind. Charlemagne could appear at the top of the church and greet the gathered worshipers. The space has a royal chapel with a throne.
- 19—Inspired by arches from Rome, this gate functioned similarly, as gates along the city. The roof and tower construction is notably different, however, as is the tile-work style of the facade.
- 20—Westwork is defined as the construction of a building that has a unified entrance facing west for all to enter.
- 21—Saint Cyriakus is an example of an early Christian basilica with a transept and nave.
alternate support system
- 22—This German church is another early structure that has attributes of the later basilica and cathedrals we will be looking at: a double transept, east and west load baring structures, aisles on each side.
- 23—These are the bronze doors of the Saint Michel's church, scenes from Genesis are on the left door whereas scenes of Christ’s life adorn the right door. This is a technique that will be seen throughout the Christian arts, as many later buildings into the Renaissance boast metal doors covered in relief panels. Bishop Bernward went on pilgrimage to Rome and wanted to recreate Santa Sabina wooden doors. Read starting upper LHC with Old TEstament. bottom RHC: New Testament. Ones lined up have visual and thematic parallels (ex: tempation and cruxification: cruciform shpaed tree in Adam and Eve and on either side with tormentors at either side of Christ, similiartity in composition-- in Adam all men die, in Christ all made alive). Ottonian work of art (held onto Caroligian). Artists recreated lost wax method
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