Medieval Art and Medieval Art and ArchitectureArchitecture

ArtArt

Medieval art Medieval art reflected many reflected many religious themes.religious themes.

Paintings and Paintings and sculptures of Christ sculptures of Christ and Christian and Christian saints were used to saints were used to help people help people worship.worship.

Madonna and Child, Giotto

Reims Cathedral, Reims, France

CathedralsCathedrals

Designed to look as Designed to look as though “rising to though “rising to heaven”heaven”

Most were in the Most were in the “Gothic” style“Gothic” style

Took between 50 Took between 50 and 200 years to and 200 years to complete complete

Notre Dame, Paris, France

Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France

Laon Cathedral, Laon, France

CathedralsCathedrals

Stained glass was often decorated Stained glass was often decorated with images from stories in the Biblewith images from stories in the Bible

These images were important These images were important because most people could not read. because most people could not read.

GargoylesGargoyles Were waterspouts Were waterspouts

to keep water away to keep water away from the walls of from the walls of buildingsbuildings

Usually carved as Usually carved as beastsbeasts

People believed People believed they were warnings they were warnings that evil spirits that evil spirits would catch you if would catch you if you did not attend you did not attend churchchurch

Illuminated ManuscriptsIlluminated Manuscripts

Decorated with Decorated with ornate details, gold ornate details, gold and silverand silver

Manuscripts were Manuscripts were often religious often religious documentsdocuments

Monasteries had Monasteries had large collections of large collections of manuscripts and manuscripts and booksbooks