WEEK 10 (MIDDLE AGES)

middle ages

it is the period between the decline of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance

middle ages

the Church was the most important figure

Christian Scriptures

the most important products of the early Middle Ages

printing press

came later after the Middle Ages, so copies of the scriptures were done by hand

Great Cathedrals

____ were built during the middle ages

church

was the central figure and authority of the period

middle ages

Characterized by ignorance and darkness

middle ages

Period between Roman empire and the Renaissance

Romanesque

Inspired by the old Roman empire

Romanesque

year 1050-1200

Gothic

year 1200-1500

Gothic

Northern flavor from the Goths—vulgar and barbarian

vulgar and barbarian

Northern flavor from the Goths

Romanesque

basilica of saint-sernin, toulouse, france

Romanesque

gloucester cathedral, united kingdom

Gothic

abbey church in saint-denis, france

Gothic

westminster abbey, london

Gothic

milan cathedral/metropolitan cathedral basilica, milan, lombardy, italy

Donatello, David, Giotto di bondone

Artists of the middle ages

Donatello

Penitent Magdalene

David

Madonna and Child

Giotto di bondone

Scrovegni chapel