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Medieval Art & Architecture

Medieval Art & Architecture. Ms. Susan M. Pojer modified by D. Brady. Early Medieval Architecture. Romanesque Cathedral Architectural Style. Rounded Arches. Barrel vaults. Thick walls. Darker, simplistic interiors . Small windows, usually at the top of the wall. Romanesque Floor Plans.

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Medieval Art & Architecture

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  1. Medieval Art & Architecture Ms. Susan M. Pojermodified by D. Brady

  2. Early Medieval Architecture

  3. RomanesqueCathedralArchitectural Style • Rounded Arches. • Barrel vaults. • Thick walls. • Darker, simplistic interiors. • Small windows, usually at the top of the wall.

  4. RomanesqueFloor Plans

  5. St. Filibert, France, 10c

  6. Interior of a RomanesqueCathedral

  7. The Gothic Cathedral

  8. Gothic Floor Plans

  9. Canterbury Cathedral, England

  10. Gothic CathedralArchitectural Style • Began in France in the 12c. • Pointed arches. • Flying buttresses. • Stained glass windows. • Elaborate, ornate interior. • Taller, more airy  lots of light. • Lavish sculpture  larger-than-life.

  11. GothicArchitecturalStyle • Pointed arches. • High, narrow vaults. • Thinner walls. • Flying buttresses. • Elaborate, ornate, airier interiors. • Stained-glass windows. “Flying” Buttresses

  12. Interior of a Gothic Cathedral

  13. Interior of a Gothic Cathedral

  14. St. Etienne, Bourges, late 12c “Flying” Buttresses

  15. Flying Buttress

  16. Gothic “Filigree” Closeups

  17. Chartres Cathedral, Paris Jamb Figures Royal Portal The “Pillar People”

  18. Cathedral Gargoyles

  19. Stained Glass Windows • For the glory of God. • For religiousinstructions.

  20. Notre Dame Cathedral

  21. Rose Window Chartres Cathedral, Paris The good, of course, is always beautiful, and the beautiful never lacks proportion. ---Plato

  22. “Rose” Windows of Various Kinds Original Design Labyrinth, 1200 Buddhist Mandala

  23. Chartres CathedralPlan for all Rose Windows

  24. PASSION OF CHRIST: CHARTRES CATHEDRAL

  25. Which Interior Is Which?

  26. Which Vault Is Which?

  27. Which Cathedral Style Is Which?

  28. Cathedral of Mont-Saint Michel:A Fortress & A Church

  29. Late Medieval Church Art Chalice, paten, and straw, mid-13c Relinquary, late 12c

  30. Medieval Tapestriesfrom theWorkshops in Flanders The Lady & the Unicorns, 1511

  31. Illuminated Manuscripts

  32. Illuminated Manuscripts

  33. Four evangelists from the Book of Kells

  34. Printed Psaltar Gregorian Chant

  35. Medieval Embroidery The Bayeux Tapestry, 11c

  36. Late Medieval Art • St. Francis’Rule Approved • Giotto • 1288-92? • Tempera on wood and ground gold.

  37. Medieval Religious Themes • The Epiphany • Giotto • 1320 • Tempera on wood and ground gold.

  38. The Crucifixion • Giotto • 1305 • Tempera onwood andground gold.

  39. The Lamentation • Giotto, 1302 • Tempera on wood and ground gold.

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