middle ages

Celtic • Romanesque • Gothic

The Middle Ages

Expansive history that covers many regions & cultures

Practiced by the people of Ireland and parts of Britain

Interlace patterns introduced from the Mediterranean with German origins but were used enthusiastically by the Celtic.

Metal worksBroochesIlluminated Manuscripts:

highly decorative scripts

“Celtic Art”

Illuminated manuscript that includes the four gospels of the New Testament

Created by Celtic monksIreland’s finest national treasureVibrant colors, traditional Christian

iconography, Celtic knotsTrinity College Library, Dublin

The Book of Kells

Term Romanesque comes from the rounded arches and columns from Roman art

Roman Catholic Church established and strong = church construction

Better materials = larger buildings

Relief sculptures were common as most church goers were illiterate

Metal WorksIlluminated Manuscripts

Romanesque

Medieval art developed in France from Romanesque art and spread throughout Europe, especially Germany

Primary media: sculpture, panel painting, stained glass, fresco (Mural painting on fresh plaster with pigment and water) and illuminated manuscripts

Architecture is the key identifying feature and recognizably different from Romanesque styles

Gothic Art

Innovations in architecture produced the highest cathedrals of it’s time

Mosaics told storiesBelief that the

cathedral could inspire parishioners to meditation and belief

http://fromparis.com/virtual-tour-notre-dame/notre-dame-tenor-bell.html

Gothic Architecture

Started off very long and lean

Around 75 years later rounded figures emerged

Gothic SculptureJamb statues, 1145-1170, Chartres Cathedral

Visitation, Jamb sculptures, 1230, Reims Cathedral