English 2H - Medieval Art

Carpet Page

XPI Page

Illuminated manuscript from Lorsch Gospels

St. Matthew

(Gospel book of Archbishop Ebbo of Reims)

Palatine Chapel

Palatine Chapel

emulates Roman style (rounded, stone arches)

• vaulted stone roofs, not wooden truss roofs

• thick, heavy walls and pillars

• small windows

• harmonious proportions

• symmetrical facades

Romanesque Cathedral

barrel vault

series of arches along a single axis

groin vault

(aka cross vault) two intersecting barrel vaults

cruciform plan

Basicila of Ste. Madeleine

Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paray-le-Monial

Pisa Cathedral and Campanile

space over a door, between lintel and arch

includes: educational or religious sculpture; unrealistic human figures; filled up

tympanum

Romanesque sculptures

Romanesque Capitals

Romanesque Cloisters

Christ in Majesty

Madonna Enthroned

• gothic nave

• flying buttresses

• gothic “filigree“ (detailed work)

• ribbed vault INSTEAD of groin

• pointed arch

Gothic Cathedral/Architecture

Saint-Etienne Carthedral

Chartes Cathedral (Notre Dame de Chartres)

has stained glass + rose windows

west —> inaccurate proportions; skinny and elongated (early gothic)

south —> has body mass; depth (high gothic)

Chartres Cathedral west vs south

Grotesques and Gargoyles

Notre Dame d’Amiens

Notre Dame de Paris

Cimabue Madonna Enthroned

The Lamentation

Giotto Madonna Enthroned

recurring, stereotypical figures/archetypes; readily recognizable bc of consistent portrayal and typical traits across various fictional works
(In Cimabue's Madonna enthroned)

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