AP Art History Lindisfarne Gospels FRQ

Lindisfarne Gospels includes 2 works:

St Matthew, cross carpet page; St Luke portrait page; St Luke incipit page

Lindisfarne Gospels Artist

Eadfrith (monk and Bishop of Lindisfarne)

Lindisfarne Gospels Period:

Early Medieval (Hiberno Saxon) Europe

Lindisfarne Gospels Dates:

700 CE

Lindisfarne Gospels Culture

Present Day England

Lindisfarne Gospels Material:

Illuminated manuscript with ink, pigments, and gold on vellum

Lindisfarne Gospels Continuities

similar to metalwork in Celtic art
6 points of illuminated manuscripts (portable, scriptorium, tempera, vellum, visuals for illiterate, teach and convert)
incorporated indigenous tribal designs
gold halo in St Luke Portrait page
stylized drawing bc of iconoclasm

Lindisfarne Gospels Changes

borrowed from different styles (indigenous) and Celtic art
zoomorphic
ornamental treatment of written text and language (new)
Christians are traveling and expanding and are incorporating new styles into theirs
focus on text in St Luke Incipit Page to spread Christianity
stylized art to avoid worshiping false icons and idols
used indigenous styles for new religious meaning