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Early Christian/Byzantine Art

Romanesque Art

Gothic Art

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-Apse -Contrapposto -Flat tint -Flying buttress -Illumination -Nave -Transept -Vault

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The Emperor Constantine

Source: 9

Capitoline Museum, Rome

Constantine with Sol (Apollo)

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-Roman basilica to church

-Christ as the Good Shepherd

-Meeting of 2 worlds

-Mosaics

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

Source: 3 Early Christian/Byzantine Romanesque Gothic

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

Source: 3 Early Christian/Byzantine Romanesque Gothic

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

Source: 2 Early Christian/Byzantine Romanesque Gothic

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Versions of The Good Shepherd

Source: 2 Early Christian/Byzantine Romanesque Gothic

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

Source: 3 Early Christian/Byzantine Romanesque Gothic

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Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus, detail

Source: 10 Early Christian/Byzantine Romanesque Gothic

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San Vitale, Ravenna, 526-547; view of the apse

Source: 3 Early Christian/Byzantine Romanesque Gothic

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San Vitale: plan and capital

Source: 3 & 7 Early Christian/Byzantine Romanesque Gothic

Nave Apse

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Jesus Calling the First Apostles, Sant’Appollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, VI, detail of mosaic of north wall, Scala, Florence

Source: 3 Early Christian/Byzantine Romanesque Gothic

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

Source: 2 Early Christian/Byzantine Romanesque Gothic

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Romanesque Art (1000-1200)

Source: 4

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St. Sernin, Toulouse, XI-XII

Source: 4 Early Christian/Byzantine Romanesque Gothic

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St. Sernin: nave and plan

Source: 3 Early Christian/Byzantine Romanesque Gothic

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Apocalyptic Christ, Moissac, XII, 47,8 cm

Source: 4 Early Christian/Byzantine Romanesque Gothic

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

Source: 2 Early Christian/Byzantine Romanesque Gothic

• Mainly manuscript drawing

• Flat tint (especially background)

• Fish eyes/flappy feet

• Little regard for space/depth

• Sculptural for ‘fixed’ drama

• Emphasis over realism

Illumination

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Gothic Art (1150-1400)

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Chartres, Amiens, and Reims

Source: 1 Early Christian/Byzantine Romanesque Gothic

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Robert de Luzarches, Amiens Cathedral, XIII-XVI

Source: 4 Early Christian/Byzantine Romanesque Gothic

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Amiens Cathedral: vaulted ceiling

Source: 4 Early Christian/Byzantine Romanesque Gothic

Rib vault

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

Source: 2 Early Christian/Byzantine Romanesque Gothic

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Anonymous, Chartres Cathedral, XII-XIII

Source: 9 & 12 Early Christian/Byzantine Romanesque Gothic

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Chartres Cathedral: North Portal

Source: 13 Early Christian/Byzantine Romanesque Gothic

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Chartres Cathedral: section

Source: 4 & 11 Early Christian/Byzantine Romanesque Gothic

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Chartres Cathedral, Three tiers wall

Source: 9 Early Christian/Byzantine Romanesque Gothic

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The Good Samaritan Window, Chartes, XIII, Stained Glass

Source: 2 Early Christian/Byzantine Romanesque Gothic

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North Rose Window – The Glorification of the Virgin, Chartes, XIII, Stained Glass

Source: 9 Early Christian/Byzantine Romanesque Gothic

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Suggested readings

-Gombrich, The Story of Art, p. 103-109; 119-153 -Cleaver, Art, an Introduction, p. 136-178 -Fiero, The Humanistic Tradition, vol. 2. p. 17-35; 116-137 -Kleiner, Gardner’s Art through the Ages, p. 301-322; 325-354; 447-518

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Bibliography and Sources 1. Adams, Exploring the Humanities 2. Cleaver, Art, an Introduction 3. Fiero, The Humanistic Tradition, vol. 2 4. Kleiner, Gardner’s Art through the Ages 5. Gombrich, The Story of Art 6. University Laval Course Notes 7. www.tripadvisor.com 8. loki.stockton.edu 9. www.wikipedia.com 10. www.religionfacts.com 11. www.panoramio.com 12. www.chaircreative.com 13. www.paradoxplace.com