Medieval Art
Illuminated Manuscripts
Stained Glass,
Cologne, GermanyChrist Giving the Keys to
Peter
Stained Glass
Virgin Contemplates the Child
East Harling, England
StainedGlass
SainteChapelle, Paris France
Statues North
TranseptChartres Cathedral
StatuesWest Door, Notre Dame
MosaicsJustinian and his court, Ravenna
Icons
Religious Paintings• 2 dimensional• Gold Background• Not realistic• Not signed by the artist for many centuries
An attempt at 3-D
Madonna and Child,
Bernardo Daddi, cir.
1335
Duccio de BuoninsegneMadonna and Child Enthroned
CimabueMadonna and Child Enthroned with Angels
Simone MartiniAnnunciation with Saints Ansanus & Maxima
Early Renaissance Art
• Giotto di Bondone • (1267-1337)
A bridge between Medieval and Renaissance Art
• The Ognissanti Madonna
Birth of Christ
Scrovengi Chapel
Adoration of the Magi
Scrovengi
Chapel
Expulsion of the Money Changers from the Temple
ScrovengiChapel
Entry into Jerusalem
Scrovengi Chapel
Kiss of Judas
Scrovengi Chapel
Scrovengi (a.k.a. Arena) Chapel Padua, Italy
St. Francis Preaching to
the Birds
St. Francis Renouncing his Wealth
Fra Angelico
Gentile de FabrianoAdoration of the Mago
Paolo Uccello – The Battle of San Romano
Masaccio – Story of St. Peter
Tribute Money
Masaccio – Adam and EveBrancacci Chapel
Piero della Francesca – The Ideal City
Lamentation over the Dead Christ -- Mantegna