Early Medieval, Romanesque, and Gothic Art Review

Vocabulary review flashcards detailing 39 major artworks and architectural monuments spanning the Early Medieval, Romanesque, and Gothic periods.

Good Shepherd (Catacomb of Santa Priscilla)

Catacomb of Santa Priscilla, Rome, 3rd Century CE, early medieval.

Good Shepherd ceiling (Catacomb of Sts. Peter and Marcellinus)

Catacomb of Sts. Peter and Marcellinus, Rome, late 3rd/early 4th Century CE, early medieval.

Basilica of St. Peter

Vatican Hill, Rome, 4th Century CE, early medieval (reconstruction).

Apse Mosaic (Basilica of Santa Pudenziana)

Basilica of Santa Pudenziana, Rome, ca. 400 CE, early medieval.

Crucifixion (Rome ivory)

Ivory relief from Rome, ca. 400 CE, early medieval.

Basilica of Santa Sabina

Rome, 422-432 CE, early medieval.

Mandylion

6th Century CE copy, early medieval (original probably Constantinople).

Nave Mosaics (Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo)

Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, 5th Century CE, early medieval.

Church of Hagia Sophia

Constantinople, 532-537 CE, early medieval; designed by Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus.

Church of San Vitale (chancel)

Chancel, Ravenna, ca. 547 CE, early medieval.

Virgin and Child with Saints and Angels

Late 6th Century CE, early medieval (icon, encaustic).

Christ (7th Century CE icon)

7th Century CE, early medieval (encaustic; maybe Constantinople).

Reliquary of Ste.-Foy

Late 9th Century CE, early medieval, Conques, France (gold, wood, gems).

Monastic Church of St.-Martin-du-Canigou (upper church)

Upper church, France, 1001-1026, Romanesque.

Abbey Church of Ste. Foy (interior)

Interior, Conques, France, 1050-1120, Romanesque.

Church of St. Pierre (east end)

East end, Aulnay, France, early 12th Century, Romanesque.

Modena Cathedral (east end)

East end, Italy, early 12th Century, Romanesque.

Abbot Durandus

Cloister, Monastery of St. Pierre, Moissac, ca. 1100-1105 CE, Romanesque.

Beast Pier

Monastic (abbey) church of Ste.-Marie, Souillac, ca. 1115-1125, Romanesque.

Abbey church of Ste. Madeline (nave)

Nave, Vézelay, France, completed by ca. 1130, Romanesque.

Suicide of Judas

Nave capital, cathedral church of St. Lazare, Autun, ca. 1135, Romanesque.

Dream of the Magi

Nave capital, cathedral church of St. Lazare, Autun, ca. 1135, Romanesque.

Last Judgment (Ste.-Foy)

West portal, monastic church of Ste.-Foy, Conques, ca. 1130s, Romanesque.

Cathedral of Notre-Dame (west portals, Chartres)

West portals, Chartres, ca. 1145-1150, early Gothic.

Wells Cathedral (nave)

Nave, England, begun 1190, English Gothic.

Lincoln Cathedral ("crazy vaults" of St. Hugh's choir)

"Crazy vaults" of St. Hugh's choir, England, begun 1191, English Gothic.

Cathedral of Notre-Dame (nave, Chartres)

Nave, Chartres, France, 1194-ca. 1220, French Gothic.

Cathedral of Notre-Dame (north transept portals, Chartres)

North transept portals, Chartres, ca. 1204-1210, High Gothic.

Cathedral of Notre-Dame (nave, Amiens)

Nave, Amiens, France, 1220-1269, French Gothic.

Sainte-Chapelle

Paris, France, 1239-1248, French Gothic.

Margrave Ekkhard I and Uta

Detail from the west choir, Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul, Naumburg, ca. 1250, High Gothic.

Crucifixion (Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul)

West choir screen detail, Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul, Naumburg, ca. 1250, High Gothic.

Rucellai Madonna

Panel by Duccio, Florence, 1285, late medieval.

Lamentation (Arena Chapel)

Fresco by Giotto di Bondone, Arena Chapel, Padua, after 1305, late medieval.

Ognissanti Madonna

Panel painting by Giotto di Bondone, Florence, 1310, late medieval.

Hours of Jeanne d’Evreux (Betrayal of Christ and Annunciation)

Jean Pucelle, Betrayal of Christ and Annunciation, Paris, 1325-1328, High Gothic.

Pietà (Germany)

Germany, ca. 1330, late medieval, wood.

The Sponsa’s Mystical Vision of Christ’s Wounds

Rothschild Canticles, Germany, ca. 1340, late medieval.

St. Annen

Annaberg, Germany, 1499-1529, German Gothic.