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Flanders, European country, flemish

buxheim St Christopher

print-making, wood block

aimed at a common person audience

shows christopher carrying baby Jesus across the river

St Anthony Tormented by Demons

intalgio

engraved

never gave in to temptations

detail, modeling, imagination

The Last judgment, Bosch

triptych: closed on most days except Sundays and holidays

top left: war in heaven

bottom left, adam and eve

earthlife in the middle, sin, dark

Christ on His throne judging

on the right, hell

so many details

The Cloisters? medieval architecture

Annunciation Triptych

meant for private home

real people on the left in Belgium

see the city in the right

visual of a contemporary home

but the scene is Biblical

full of details, symbolism, naturalism

candle is often a symbol of Christ

Christ diving in

brass pot pure vessel

Joseph table littered with nails and wood, mouse trap reminds of cross

medium: oil allows for more naturalism

Descent from the cross

vibrant

detail

range of dark to ligth

Christ and Mary in similar positions, not permanently dead

tears in the faces, naturalistic

poignant grief

Ghent Altarpiece

polyptych

not super colorful on the outside except the patrons on right and left

grisaille, statues painted in gray

shadows seem to come from hinges into the paitning

prophets

open area for Christ to come

Annunciation

inside:

vibrant

plan of salvation

creation, fall, actual God

Christ is the lamb

well

stolen the most

Man in a Red Turban

portrait of Jan van Eyck?

frame says as well as i can

brag, skill

modeling of cloth on his head

detail of the face

The Arnolfini Portrait

small, oil

detail, symbolism to the extreme

symbolism points to marriage?

convex mirror symbolic of all-seeing eye

two other people, one with a red hat

his name painted in the room (witness of narriage)

small details of the passion of christ

chastity beads

one candle a symbol of Christ in the chandelier

dog symbol of fidelity

wooden clogs off to the side, holy ground?

oath while holding wife's hand, contract?

wealthy: oranges, fruitful marriage

wedding dresses green, golding dress up to show welcoming children

st. margaret, saint of childbirth

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Limbourg Brothers. January page

feast, bright colors, royalty,

the duke is sitting and there's hieratic scale

February

lapiz lazuli

peasants, cold, wearing rich blue, peasants are well cared for

April

royal marriage

May

mayday? green to celebrate, castles

June

peasant, working, flowy. fun

July

more peasants working playful and elegant

August

falcons, peasants are swimming

The Wilton Diptych

two panels attached with hinges

King Richard's

kneeling in the front

surrounded by kings and john the baptist on the earhtly side

jesus and mary and angels on th heavenly side, hesus leaning towards the king

stag on clothes

all angels wear a stag broach

ordained to be king

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Ekkehard and Uta, Naumburg cathedral. ca. 1249–55

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Ekkehard and Uta, Naumburg cathedral. ca. 1249–55

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Chapel of Henry VII, Westminster Abbey, London. 1503–19

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Chapel of Henry VII, Westminster Abbey, London. 1503–19

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Plan of Salisbury cathedral, England. 1220–65

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Plan of Salisbury cathedral, England. 1220–65

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Salisbury cathedral (from the southwest) (spire ca. 1320–30)Salisbury cathedral (from the southwest) (spire ca. 1320–30)

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Salisbury cathedral (from the southwest) (spire ca. 1320–30)Salisbury cathedral (from the southwest) (spire ca. 1320–30)

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Virgin of Paris. Early 14th century. Stone. Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Paris

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Virgin of Paris. Early 14th century. Stone. Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Paris

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Melchizedek and Abraham, from the Psalter of St. Louis. 1253–70

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Melchizedek and Abraham, from the Psalter of St. Louis. 1253–70

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Annunciation and Visitation, west portal of cathedral of Notre-Dame,

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Annunciation and Visitation, west portal of cathedral of Notre-Dame,

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Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Reims, 1211-1345

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Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Reims, 1211-1345

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West façade of cathedral of Notre-Dame, Paris. ca. 1200–50

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West façade of cathedral of Notre-Dame, Paris. ca. 1200–50

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Notre Dame de la Belle Verrière (detail), cathedral of Notre-Dame,

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Notre Dame de la Belle Verrière (detail), cathedral of Notre-Dame,

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Jamb statues, south transept portal of cathedral of Notre-Dame, Chartres.

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Jamb statues, south transept portal of cathedral of Notre-Dame, Chartres.

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Coronation of the Virgin (tympanum); Dormition and Assumption of the

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Coronation of the Virgin (tympanum); Dormition and Assumption of the

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Jamb statues, west portal of cathedral of Notre-Dame, Chartres

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Jamb statues, west portal of cathedral of Notre-Dame, Chartres

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West portal (Royal Portal) of cathedral of Notre-Dame, Chartres.

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West portal (Royal Portal) of cathedral of Notre-Dame, Chartres.

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Nave and choir of cathedral of Notre-Dame, Chartres. ca. 1194–1220

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Nave and choir of cathedral of Notre-Dame, Chartres. ca. 1194–1220

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Plan of cathedral of Notre-Dame (as rebuilt after 1194), Chartres

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Plan of cathedral of Notre-Dame (as rebuilt after 1194), Chartres

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West façade of cathedral of Notre-Dame, Chartres, France.

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West façade of cathedral of Notre-Dame, Chartres, France.

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Plan of the choir and ambulatory, abbey church of Saint-Denis, France.

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Plan of the choir and ambulatory, abbey church of Saint-Denis, France.

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Ambulatory of abbey church of Saint-Denis

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Ambulatory of abbey church of Saint-Denis

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Abbey church of Saint-Denis, France. 1140–44 (outside)

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Abbey church of Saint-Denis, France. 1140–44 (outside)

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rebound after bubonic plague

printing press

scientific discoveries, trade, manufacturing

emerging middle class and more knowledge

international gothic style

extension of courtly style

royalty

the well of moses

comparison to jamb statues:

part of the architecture, bulk, shorter, no flat feet, detached from architecture

Moses has horns

symbolism of water

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crusades: Christian soldiers going to recapture holy places from Muslims

Never made it to Jerusalem, but only made it to Constantinople

sacked and looted Constantinople, who still loved Byzantine and brought it back to Italy

Bonaventurea Berlinghieri, St. Francis of Assis, 1235

painted on a panel on an altarpiece, tempura, elongated body, gold background (Byzantine).

simple hood, three knots

apron scenes: the side ones that show his miracles

stigmata: holes in hands and feet

Altarpiece of St, Clare, 1280

head of the nuns under Franciscan order

believed in the same thing

Basilica of San Francesco, Assisi 1228-1253

made for Francis: scenes of Francis

fresco: painted on wet plaster

influenced by French Gothic

back to simple Basilica

St. Francis Preaching to the Birds, Basilica of San Francesco

Roman influence? shapes under clothes, horizon line, etc

Nicola Pisano 1259

Fortitude

gothic influence, intricacy, columns on animals

nude guy, new

holding lion skin

contrapposto, muscles

Arnolfo di Cambio, Florence Cathedral 1296

romanesque outside colors

no dome

not super vertical, wide

but still looks french gothic

Andrea Pisano, doors, baptistry of San Giovanni, Florence

bronze, classical

honoring John the Baptist

The Baptism of Christ:

Christ has contrapposto, naturalism

Palazzo della Signoria 1298

palace for a ruling family (merchant, banking)

medieval castle looking

rusticated stone

fortress

Cimabue, Madonna Enthroned, 1280-90

chapel, Padua

scenes of the life of Christ and passion week

last judgment scene when your leaving

the lamentation

shows us their backs

rock draws line to him

emotional

Maesta Altar

Mary in majesty

pattern. detail

in cathedral of sienna

byzantine gold, face, pointed arch, italian interest in modeling, space

sense of line

Annunciation of the Death of the Virgin

wilted lilies

experimenting with space

Simone Martini annunciation

gabrielle wit hrobes moving

Mary is regal taken aback

elegant, tall.

details, patterns

lilies represent Mary's viriginity, purity

Palazzo publico

traded out every three months

republic

allegory of good government

secular

figures stand for justice and peace

picture of sienna. buildings, prosperity

Doges palace

lots of entrances, lightness

gothic, muslim, foreign lands coming together

1340's disastrous, war, famine, bubonic plague

Giovannio dei Grass Hours of Giangaleazoo

gold, gothic, modeled animals. showing architecture, space,

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salisbury cathedral 1320-30

no rose windows, emphasis on pointy, not as much window, westwork is a little smaller and sticks out more, wider

double transept, no aisle around apse, no relics, compound piers don't go from bottom to top

Gloucester cathedral, 1322-57

piers go all the way to the top

fancy interlacing stonework, fan-vaulting

cloisters

Chapel of Henry VII, Westminster Abbey 1503

more fan vaulting, pomp, circumstance

Naumburg Cathedral

choir screen separates nave from choir

Crucifixion and the Virgin and John the Evangelist 1255

The Kiss of Judas

expressive art

Peter cutting off ear of soldier

Gothic arches above them

Ekkehard and Uta

king and queen in Germany

individualized but lived in 1000s

elegant, painted

Roettgen Pieta 14th century

made of wood

pity and piety

gory, distorted

message: evoke gratitude

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light, but not as tall

Saint-Chapelle, Paris 1241-48

connected to a palace

all of the normal outside gothic features

inside it's one big clerestory

most important relics, spear in Christ and sponge with vinegar, crown of thorns, nails, cross, etc

brightly painted ceiling

golden, glowing

stories to read from bottom to top in the windows

Manuscript Painting (courtly style)

Blanche of Castile and King Louis IX of France, Bible of Saint Louis (moralized bible) 1227-34

he's not the king yet, but blanche is queen on the throne while he learns

framed like stained glass windows, gold in saint-chappele

monk teaching the artist what to draw

well-liked king, became saint

Melchizedek and Abraham

Abraham brings tithes to Melchizedek

wearing chain mail

Saint Chapelle looking architecture over

gothic sway

The betryel of Christ and Annunciation 1324-28

Christ swaying, kissed by Judas

sway of Mary

queen in the letter D

prayer book

depth, modeling

The Enchanted Garden

a story

fun animals, forest, feels like a fairytale

some space, some patterns

Virgin of Jeanne d'Evreux 1339

associated with queen she was made for because of scepter she's holding (French)

holding Jesus in other hand, playful, emotion, connection

gilded in gold

courtly sway

naturalistic folds

Virgin of Paris. Early 14th century. Stone. Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Paris

survived fire

gothic sway

life sized

Jesus holds a sphere, the world

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Notre-Dame, Paris

short transept

crossing tower

math, golden numbers, etc

large westwork towers lightened by slender, intricacies

Nave

gallery, not triforium

parts of compound piers lead all the way up to the ceiling, tall

lights through windows glow

Gargoyles

drain spouts

apotropaic device

Notre-Dame, Amiens

144 feet tall, taller arches than previous buildings

triforium, no gallery

Notre-Dame, Reims 1211-1345

connected to royalty, kings and queens coronations

similar to one in Paris, but extruded entrances, very pointy

no sculpture in the tympanum

more intricate stonework

Annunciation and Visitation, west portal of cathedral of Notre Dame Reims 1230-65

three artists?

two on the right look the same, roman folds and knees

two on the left have different faces

Clogne Cathedral 1248-1880

tallest cathedral, over 500 feet

the stone is so intricate and unstonelike

too expensive, too tall, collapsed vaults, turn to emphasize on light but not height

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Abbot Suger

st. denis in Paris

1144

consecrated new part of the church on the east end

open floor plan ambulatory

ribbed groin vault

arches are pointed, puts more weight downward

allowed more windows

church is taller

Notre-Dame, Chartres, France. ca. 1145-1220

(not THE notre-dame)

west facade is the newest end and gothic because they started building at the east end

church burnt down immediately after finishing

two relics, found in the crypt whole after fire

believed they should rebuild a new church starting from the west facade that survived

and resulted in entirely gothic church

ribbed groin vaults

pointed arches

stained glass windows

compound piers

triforium: not a gallery because it's not walkable, three arches, short

vertical lines pointing up

Outside:

rose window, stonework around called tracery

flying buttresses

large entrances at the transept sides

interested in perfect proportions

West Portal of cathedral of Notre-Dame, Chartes ca. 1145-50

jamb statues represent kings and queens from bible, helped to bring the royalty of the medieval day to the power/ authority of the church

look like columns, elongated bodies

stylized lines of drapery reminds of fluting

floaty feet

didn't want to show earthly naturalism

mandorla in tympanum

four evangelists surrounding

Portals, north transept

deeper in to the church

dormition and assumption on lintel, death of Mary and ssumption to heaven

above in the tympanum she is in heaven with Jesus

Portals, south transept

difference in style of jambs because of time passing

left figure stands on his feet, doesn't float, hip sway

not stuck to the columns

north transept interior

jewel like stained glass windows (rose)

lancet windows, tall skinny pointed arch windows

subject is Mary

Notre Dame de la Belle Verriere

one of the lancet windows

subject is mary

painting with colored glass, reminded of metalwork or those decorative borders

Nave of cathedral of Notre-Dame, Laon, France, 1160-1210

arcade, gallery, triforium, clerestory, ribbed groin vault

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Nave of Saint-Étienne, Caen, France. Vaulted ca. 1115–20

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Nave of Saint-Étienne, Caen, France. Vaulted ca. 1115–20

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Interior, Speyer cathedral. ca. 1030–61; vaulted ca. 1080–1106

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Interior, Speyer cathedral. ca. 1030–61; vaulted ca. 1080–1106

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Baptistery of San Giovanni, Florence, Italy. ca. 1060–1150

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Baptistery of San Giovanni, Florence, Italy. ca. 1060–1150

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Baptistery, cathedral, and campanile (view from the west).

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Baptistery, cathedral, and campanile (view from the west).

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Mouth of Hell, from the Winchester Psalter. From Winchester, England.

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Mouth of Hell, from the Winchester Psalter. From Winchester, England.

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St. John the Evangelist, from the Gospel Book of Abbot Wedricus.

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St. John the Evangelist, from the Gospel Book of Abbot Wedricus.

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West portal, with Last Judgment by Gislebertus on tympanum,

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West portal, with Last Judgment by Gislebertus on tympanum,

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Trumeau and jambs, south portal, church of Saint-Pierre, Moissac

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Trumeau and jambs, south portal, church of Saint-Pierre, Moissac

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South portal with Second Coming of Christ on tympanum,

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South portal with Second Coming of Christ on tympanum,

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Plan of cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

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Plan of cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

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Nave and choir (looking east), church of San Vicenc, Cardona, Spain.

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Nave and choir (looking east), church of San Vicenc, Cardona, Spain.

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St. Luke, from the Gospel Book of Otto III. ca. 997–1000

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St. Luke, from the Gospel Book of Otto III. ca. 997–1000

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Jesus Washing the Feet of St. Peter, from the Gospel Book of Otto III.

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Jesus Washing the Feet of St. Peter, from the Gospel Book of Otto III.

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Otto III Receiving the Homage of the Four Parts of the Empire and

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Otto III Receiving the Homage of the Four Parts of the Empire and

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Doors of Bishop Bernward, Hildesheim cathedral (originally made for

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Doors of Bishop Bernward, Hildesheim cathedral (originally made for

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Interior, with view toward the apse (after restoration of 1950–60),

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Interior, with view toward the apse (after restoration of 1950–60),

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Exterior, abbey church of St. Michael’s, Hildesheim, Germany

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Exterior, abbey church of St. Michael’s, Hildesheim, Germany

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Reconstructed plan, abbey church of St. Michael’s,

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Reconstructed plan, abbey church of St. Michael’s,

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Front cover of binding, Lindau Gospels. ca. 870

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Front cover of binding, Lindau Gospels. ca. 870

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St. Matthew, from the Gospel Book of Archbishop Ebbo of Reims.

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St. Matthew, from the Gospel Book of Archbishop Ebbo of Reims.

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St. Matthew, from the Gospel Book of Charlemagne (Coronation Gospels).

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St. Matthew, from the Gospel Book of Charlemagne (Coronation Gospels).

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Equestrian Statue of a Carolingian Ruler (Charles the Bald?). 9th century

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Equestrian Statue of a Carolingian Ruler (Charles the Bald?). 9th century

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Animal Head, from the Oseberg burial ship. ca. 834

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Animal Head, from the Oseberg burial ship. ca. 834

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Burial ship, from Oseberg, Norway. ca. 834

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Burial ship, from Oseberg, Norway. ca. 834

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St. Matthew, from the Lindisfarne Gospels. ca. 700

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St. Matthew, from the Lindisfarne Gospels. ca. 700

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Cross page, from the Lindisfarne Gospels. ca. 700

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Cross page, from the Lindisfarne Gospels. ca. 700

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Purse cover, from the Sutton Hoo ship burial. First half of 7th century

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Purse cover, from the Sutton Hoo ship burial. First half of 7th century

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Gold buckle, from the Sutton Hoo ship burial. First half of 7th century

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Gold buckle, from the Sutton Hoo ship burial. First half of 7th century

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Nave and choir, church of San Vicenc, Cardona, Spain 1029-1040

barrel vault

arches

stone vaulted roof (distinguishes new period)

cut stones

not many windows because no clerestory because arches needed to be supported

pilgrimage

the idea of travel just becuase

trumeau, saint-pierre moissac

long, spindly legs, crossed, expressive not naturalistic

West Portal, with Last judgment by Gislebertus on tympanum cathedral of Saint-Lazare Autun, france, 1120-35

thought to have bones of Lazarus

important stop on pilgrimage

supposed to scare you from hell i guess

Christ in the middle with halo and mandorla

held up by angels

four angels in the tympanum corners blowing trumps

waking up the dead in the lintel

souls are naked

expressive faces

pilgrims with handbags, shell and cross

Michael archangel weighing a soul

demon on other side

Gislebertus?

Eve, right half of lintel

supposed to be facing Adam

unnaturalistic pose, on the ground like snakes

reminder of Satan

St. John the Evangelist, from the book of Abbot Wedricus 1147

Eagle in the side

his name in the border interacting with John, holding John's ink

hand of God holding holy Ghost close to his ear

simplified, stylized folds

gold leaf, Byzantine

metalwork chair, Anglo-Saxon

acanthus border, Rome

interlacing, Hiberno-Saxon

Mouth of Hell, from the Winchester Psalter

monstrous thing

angel locking the doors to hell

crowns, interesting

soldier

monk

expressive, elongated, stylized angel (romanesque)

Regional Variants

Italy

Baptistry, cathedral, leaning tower of Pisa (bell tower)

not a firm foundation, started leaning

stabilized now

unbaptized, not allowed into cathedral, but luckily there's a baptistry close by

roman arches

Baptistry of San Giovanni

in a city-center

combined with a cathedral and bell tower as well

green and white marble

classical arches, Corinthian capitals

eight sides, symbolic

Germany

Speyer cathedral

tall like french romanesque

arcade

flat wooden roof

clerestory

changed to stone roof, still with windows

groin vault, allows for pressure to four points instead of two

Normandy

vikings

Bayeux Tapestry

embroidery woll on linen

240 feet long

tall

most likely done by women

story of William the Conqueror conquers England

illuminated manuscript idea, border stories

expressive horses, energy, storytelling

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Bichitr, Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings,1615-1618

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Bichitr, Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings,1615-1618

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Basawan and Chatar Muni, Akbar and the Elephant Hawai, from the Akbarnama, c. 1590

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Basawan and Chatar Muni, Akbar and the Elephant Hawai, from the Akbarnama, c. 1590

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Wine cup of Shah Jahan, from northern India. Mid-17th century

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Wine cup of Shah Jahan, from northern India. Mid-17th century

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Court of the Lions, Alhambra, Granada, Spain. Mid-14th century

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Court of the Lions, Alhambra, Granada, Spain. Mid-14th century

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Madrasa of Ulugh beg, Samarkand, Uzbekistan. ca. 1435

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Madrasa of Ulugh beg, Samarkand, Uzbekistan. ca. 1435

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Great Mosque of Córdoba, Spain (begun 786)

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Great Mosque of Córdoba, Spain (begun 786)

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Minaret, Great Mosque of Samarra (Iraq), 848-852

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Minaret, Great Mosque of Samarra (Iraq), 848-852

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Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem. ca. 690 and later

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Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem. ca. 690 and later

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The Harrowing of Hell (Anastasis), Chora Church, Istanbul, c. 1315-1321

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The Harrowing of Hell (Anastasis), Chora Church, Istanbul, c. 1315-1321

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Christ Pantocrator, Church of the Dormition, Daphni, Greece

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Christ Pantocrator, Church of the Dormition, Daphni, Greece

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Virgin and Child Enthroned Between Saints and Angels, Monastery of St. Catherine, Mount Sinai, Egypt. Late 6th century CE 

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Virgin and Child Enthroned Between Saints and Angels, Monastery of St. Catherine, Mount Sinai, Egypt. Late 6th century CE 

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Christ, Monastery of St. Catherine, Mount Sinai, Egypt. 6th

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Christ, Monastery of St. Catherine, Mount Sinai, Egypt. 6th

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Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey. 532–37 CE  

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Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey. 532–37 CE  

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San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy. 526–47 CE (inside, outside, plan, and mosaics)

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San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy. 526–47 CE (inside, outside, plan, and mosaics)

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Sarcophagus, Santa Maria Antiqua, Rome, Italy. Ca. 270 CE

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Sarcophagus, Santa Maria Antiqua, Rome, Italy. Ca. 270 CE

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Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus. ca. 359 CE 

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Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus. ca. 359 CE 

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Old St. Peter’s, Rome, Italy. ca. 324–400 CE (inside, outside, and plan)

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Old St. Peter’s, Rome, Italy. ca. 324–400 CE (inside, outside, and plan)

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Good Shepherd, Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna, Italy

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Good Shepherd, Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna, Italy

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Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna, Italy. 425-50 CE

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Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna, Italy. 425-50 CE

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Sarcophagus, Santa Maria Antiqua, Rome, Italy. ca. 270 CE

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Sarcophagus, Santa Maria Antiqua, Rome, Italy. ca. 270 CE

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Painted ceiling, Catacomb of Priscilla, Rome, Italy. 3rd century CE

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Painted ceiling, Catacomb of Priscilla, Rome, Italy. 3rd century CE

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950-1000

st. michaels plan

long nave

aisles

apse

trancepts (3)

harmony

no Westwork

arcades that separate aisle from nave

wooden roof

Doors of Bishop Bernward 1015

heavy

lost-wax

based off Roman doors

Typology

old testament biblical scenes on the left, new testament scenes on the right

stories connect thematically

Otto lll Receiving the Homage of the Four Parts of the Empire 997-1000

power over the church and the military

people from all different kingdoms bringing gifts to emperor

look like wisemen

Otto looks like Christ, is on the throne, wearing purple, holding orb with cross

Jesus Washing the Feet of ST Peter 997-1000

large eyes

stylized eyes

Christ reaches out long arm with blessing hand

gold, byzantine

St luke

surrounded by prophets, angels, tongueso f fire

the ox

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refers to the works under a set of kings starting with Charlamagne

crowned by Pope the holy Roman emperor

split down east and western Byzantine

Equestrian statue of a Carolingian Ruler 9th century

back to Roman times

bronze

Marcus Aurelius

shows control of the horse

the orb is the symbol of the Earth

Fibula ties cloak

less naturalistic

heirs to Constantine and rome

ST Matthew from the Gospel Book of Charlemagne 800-10

buried with him

used for coronation purposes

looks more like a Roman painting, smooth, ground line, light and dark, folds of robe

Nimbus

St Matthew from the gospel of Archbishop Ebbo of Reims

references to Roman work: acanthus plant, Roman buildings

cartoony, stylistic, exaggerated eyes

flat pattern and Roman references

movement

Lindau Gospels cover 870

repousse

splendid jewels, gold, references to holy Jerusalem that is lined with walls of jewels

angels, Jesus on the cross

naturalistic drapery

Christ doesn't look suffering or hanging

triumphant Christ

Disney books look like this lol

Westwork abbey church, late 9th century

long nave

monumental entrance facing west

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Burial ship, from Oseberg, Norway 834

grave robbing

only things left are five wooden posts

survived because of the cold

interlacing intricacy, ties to Celts and anglo-saxons

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conversion to Christianity

secluded islands off ireland

monestaries

scriptoria

desire to spread Chistianity

combines metalwork with Christian themes

St. Mathew from the book of durrow ca 680

flat body

profile feet

cloaked body

elementary body, human

complex interlacing

transfer metalwork onto page, dots

cross page from lindisfarne gospels ca 700

page from a book looking like a carpet, carpet pages

illuminated manuscript

miniaturist artist

Bishop Eadfirth

sacred riddle, hard to find beginning and end, prepare to read about god, meditative

ST. Matthew from the Lindisfarne Gospels 700

evangelists

four beasts: man, lion, ox, eagle

Matthew is a man

Byzantine nimbus, exposed to roman art

Chi Ro Iota from the Book of matthew, Book of Kells 800

underground, earthly, heavens

underwater otter, woodland creatures,

look like playing cards

Mary and Jesus

The 4 Evangelists

Mathew, MArk, Luke, John

man, lion, ox, eagle

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Sutton Hoo Ship Burial Site

imprint of a ship in the ground

really important person buried in the ship as a passage to heaven

metalwork

originally thought to be viking but then found to be before that

Gold buckle, first half of 7th century

intricate interlacing (Celtic)

dots of gold: granulation technique, set in niello

animal heads (Anglo-Saxon)

Hinged Clasps first half of 7th century

interlacing

animal heads, biting snake

cloisonne (fenced in) bronze outlines with garnet and enamel

Purse cover

cloisonne

checkerboard

heraldic pose

interlacing

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nomadic, invasions

never in contact with roman empire

anglo-saxon 600 Ad

hiberno-saxon 700 AD

viking 800 AD

carlingian 800 Ad

ottonian 1000 AD

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Caracalla reigned 211-217

paranoid, kills brother, daughter, wife

made huge bath complex

gyms

baths

swimming pool

lectures

libraries

Diocletian 284-305

wanted to maintain empire, split with co-emperor

4 leaders (tetrarchs)

Portrait group of the Tetrarchs 305

Constantinople

purple porphyry from Egypt

one with a beard, one without

blocky, stylized, not naturalistic

Basilica of Maxentius, renamed basilica of Constantine 307 ce

in the roman forum

law court

was huge

40 foot tall statue of Constantinople inside

mixture of naturalistic and stylized

stiff, frontal

Arch of Constantine 312-315

roman forum

victory arch, from civil war

three arches

didn't show battle, took sculptures from different emperors

Constantine stylized, squatty

things taken form others naturalistic

art of the people?

concrete, coffers

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Hadrian's wall 122 A.D.

barrier between countries

soldiers set up

Segovia aqueduct

used for thousands of years

no mortar

created a presence

looked like an army but also beneficial

Ephesus (Turkey)

Greek theater

more than 180 degrees

Paul preached and got kicked out

complex of homes unearthed

Roman wall painting and mosaics (wealth)

El Khasneh, Petra, Jordan

thought to be a treasury

carved out of cliff

thought they hid a treasure in the crown

actually built as a tomb

Portrait of a Woman, from Hawara in the Fayum, Lower Egypt 110-30 CE

Roman style mixed with Egyptian tradition

buried, hot sand preserved the paint

hot wax and pigment, encauste or something

mummy painting

Pompeii

killed by gas, strong force

ash covered and plastered people

pools: empluvium

Pompeii domus

first section: atrium, offices

back: people lived

open center in the house, garden, pool, columns

Atrium of the House of the Silver Wedding

cheaper stone on the inside

open light well

Corinthian

Insulae (apartment building)

Four styles of Pompeii wall painting:

First Style:

faux finish painting

Second Style:

architectural style

painting a wall so it looks like there's not a wall there

scenes of Dionysiac Mystery Cult, 60-50 bC

garden painting from Villa of livia 20 Bc

Third Style

ornate

decoration

little framed images, mythology

Fourth Style

intricate style

all put together

still-life painitng

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Portrait of Constantine the Great. Early 4th century CE

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Portrait of Constantine the Great. Early 4th century CE