Medieval Art

Merovingian looped Fibulae 

Mid sixth century (early Medieval Europe)

Silver gilt worked in 

Fibulae: brooches made by mostly Roman soldiers 

Ornate jewelry

Commonly found in medieval jewelry  

Filigree: fine wire, usually gold or silver, formed into delicate patterns

Virgin (Theotokos) and Child between Saints Theodore and George 

6th or early 7th century (Early Byzantine Europe)

Encaustic on wood 

Encaustic: colored hot wax 

Size: about 2ft x 1.5 ft 

Icon: a sacred image used in religious devotion 

Seven Figures: 

1. Virgin Mary

2. Baby Jesus

3. St. Theodore

4. St. George 

5. Angel 1

6. Angel 2 

7. God

The Lindisfarne Gospels

700 

Early Medieval Europe (Hiberno Saxon) 

Ink, pigment, and gold on vellum 

Bishop Eadfrith-medieval monk 

Exemplar: a manuscript to copy 

Each gospel had: a full page evangelist portrait, “cross carpet”, historiated initial

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