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Medieval Art

Or, the Hold of the ChurchSt. Lawrence, 9/19/2019

Medieval Art, St. Lawrence, 2019-09-19, Beaudoin

Key Notions

Apse

Flat tint

Flying buttress

Illumination

Nave

Transept

Vault

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Early Christian (100-500) andByzantine Art (500-1453)

Source: 4


The Emperor Constantine

Capitoline Museum, Rome Constantine with Sol

Source: 9

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Early Christian/Byzantine

Roman basilica to church

Christ as the Good Shepherd

Meeting of 2 worlds

Mosaics


Old Basilica of St. PeterRome, 324-354, 63 x 108 x 32 m

Medieval Art, St. Lawrence, 2019-09-19, BeaudoinSource: 3 Early Christian/Byzantine Romanesque Gothic

St. Paul Outside the WallsDetail of nave, Rome, 386; view of façade

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The Good Shepherd,Catacombs of Saints Pietro and Marcellino, Rome, 4th century

Source: 2 Early Christian/Byzantine Romanesque Gothic


Versions of The Good Shepherd



Sarcophagus of Junius BassusSt. Peter, Rome, c. 359, Marble, 118 x 244 cm


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Sarcophagus ofJunius BassusDetail, Christ with Peter and Paul


Medieval Art, St. Lawrence, 2019-09-19, BeaudoinSource: 3 Early Christian/Byzantine Romanesque Gothic

San VitaleRavenna, 526-547; View of the apse


San Vitale: plan and capital

Source: 3 & 7 Early Christian/Byzantine Romanesque Gothic

Nave Apse

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Jesus Calling theFirst ApostlesSant’Appollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, VI, detail of mosaic of north wall, Scala, Florence



Sarcophagus of TheodorusSant’Appolinare, Ravenna, VII, Marble, 100 x 206 cm



Romanesque Art (1000-1200)

Source: 4

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St. Sernin, Toulouse, XI-XII

Source: 4


St. Sernin: nave and plan

Source: 3


Apocalyptic ChristMoissac, XII, 47,8 cm

Source: 4

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Medieval Art, St. Lawrence, 2019-09-19, BeaudoinSource: 2

St. Peter Receiving the KeysBook of Periscopes of Henry II, 26 x 19 cm, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich

• Mainly manuscript drawing

• Flat tint (especially background)

• Fish eyes/flappy feet

• Little regard for space/depth

• Sculptural for ‘fixed’ drama

• ‘Emphasis’ over realism

Illumination


Gothic Art (1150-1400)

Source: 4


Chartres, Amiens, and Reims

Source: 1

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Robert de Luzarches, Amiens CathedralXIII-XVI


Amiens Cathedral: vaulted ceiling

Source: 4

Rib vault


The Last JudgmentCentral portal of west façade of Amiens, c. 1220-30

Source: 2

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Anonymous, Chartres Cathedral, XII-XIII

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Chartres Cathedral: North Portal

Source: 13


Chartres Cathedral: section

Source: 4 & 11

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Chartres Cathedral, Three tiers wall

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Chartres Vs. Vézelay

Source: 9 Gothic Romanesque


The Good Samaritan WindowChartes, XIII, Stained Glass

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North Rose Window – The Glorification of the Virgin

Chartes, XIII, Stained Glass

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