Medieval, Romanesque, and Gothic Art
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Anglo-Saxon (England) | interlaced, geometric & animal motifs |
| Hiberno-Saxon (Ireland) | lavish decoration, vibrant color, w/ angel and animal motifs |
| Carolingian | monumental entrance (westwork), to church design |
| Mozarabic | Islamic and Christian art -visual elements of both traditions |
| Ottonian | Series of rulers named Otto that come to power -very gifted with sculpture practice -metal practice |
| Romanesque | Worry = end of the world More political and social complexity -craft technology & skilled labor as a profession *feudal system based on agriculture no longer necessary (result = more class mobility) Growth of cities for craft practice and skilled labor Invasion of England by William of Normandy Tapestry Increase travel, Crusades, pilgrimages, cross-cultural exchange Vaults, cruciform churches, chapel additions Church exteriors decorated with sculpture Manuscript = earliest surviving history books -women (nuns) have art skills *earliest surviving woman self-portrait signed |
| Gothic | Significant style in architecture -in and around city of Paris *Abbot Suger = experience of light is a holy and divine experience (more light into church) Ribbed (from Romanesque) groin vaults with pointed arches (more structurally sound) high ceilings, wider expanses of space, more windows private prayer book w/ calender flying buttress = additional support |
| Scriptorium | Medieval/Romanesque -room in a monastery for writing or copying manuscripts |
| Vellum | Medieval/Romanesque fine animal skin prepared for writing and painting |
| Westwork | Medieval/Romanesque Monumental west-facing entrance of a church |
| Monastery | Medieval/Romanesque A place where communities of monks live lives of devotion to God in isolation from the outside world |
| ribs, ribbed vault | Medieval/Romanesque more support systems |
| Relic | Medieval/Romanesque venerated objects associated with a saint or martyr |
| Reliquary | Medieval/Romanesque container made of precious materials to house relics |
| Tympanum | Medieval/Romanesque area over a door enclosed by an arch or lintel, often decorated with sculpture or mosaic |
| Charlemagne | King of the Franks; emperor. Through a series of military conquests he established the Carolingian Empire, which encompassed all of Gaul and parts of Germany and Italy. Illiterate, though started an intellectual revival. |
| Bishop Bernward | one of the great patrons of Ottonian architecture, a tutor of Otto the Third, a builder of the Saint Michael at Hildesheism |
| Pointed Arch | Gothic lend structure key feature of gothic architecture |
| Flying Buttresses | not involved with the ground, just the walls and ceiling |
| Stained Glass | lets in light through colored glass -heighten light & spiritual experience |
| Rose Window | rose shape = associated with the virgin mary |
| Book of Hours | palm sized prayer book -still a codex -very wealthy = afford the book -hours = religious prayers throughout the day at specific moments of the day |
| Grisaille | chiaroscuro painting or stained glass etc., in shades of gray imitating the effect of relief |
| Abbot Suger | experience of light is a holy and divine experience (more light into church) |
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