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Review. Test 3: Middle Ages. Middle Ages. 300 A.D. – 1400 A.D. From the fall of the Roman Empire until the Italian Renaissance Divided into three sections Carolingian (800 – 1000 A.D.) Romanesque (1000 – 1200 A.D.) Gothic (1200 – 1400 A.D.). Middle Ages.

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  1. Review Test 3: Middle Ages

  2. Middle Ages • 300 A.D. – 1400 A.D. • From the fall of the Roman Empire until the Italian Renaissance • Divided into three sections • Carolingian (800 – 1000 A.D.) • Romanesque (1000 – 1200 A.D.) • Gothic (1200 – 1400 A.D.)

  3. Middle Ages • Art also divided into three sections • Byzantine • Romanesque • Gothic • Generalizations: • Educational, tells story of Christianity • Heavenly focus, not earthly • Expressionless faces, eyes stare forward • Halos: large, gold disks; gold leaf applied • Elongated bodies • Job of artist/craftsman/guild to create atmosphere

  4. Middle Ages • Types of art • Buildings/ cathedrals • Interior and exterior decoration of cathedrals • Paintings on panels • Primarily religious subject matter • Church served as patrons • Artists were guildsmen and craftsmen • Major artists: Cimabue

  5. Byzantine • Architecture: • Radiated from central dome • Spanning arches • Barrel and groined vaults • Squat domes • Colorful mosaics • Several polygonal, colorful glass pieces making up one picture • Pendentives – support domes • Hagia Sophia

  6. Hagia Sophia Interior Exterior

  7. Byzantine • Painting • Strong symbolism • Biblical stories • Almond-shaped eyes stare forward • Heavenly focus • Mosaics • Used gold leaf • Flat, not three-dimensional • Elongated bodies • Floating above ground

  8. Romanesque • Architecture • “Like the Romans” • Heavy proportions • Barrel vault • Rounded arches • Drab exteriors • Sculpture with architecture • Towers as part of design

  9. Romanesque • Sculpture • Used with architecture • Tympanum: semi-circular area enclosed by an arch in an arched entryway; bas-relief • Jamb: vertical posts that form a doorway • Lintel: horizontal post that forms the top of a doorway; connects jambs • Figures are carved onto these areas

  10. Romanesqe • Painting: • Three types • Frescoes • Illuminated manuscripts • Panels • Wood • Tile

  11. Gothic • Architecture: • Emphasized interior height • Pointed arches: required little support • Rib groin vault: thin masonry over pointed arches • Flying buttress: helped support higher buildings • Large, beautiful windows • Rose window • Stained glass windows

  12. Gothic • Sculpture: • More free-standing • Free from illuminated manuscript influences

  13. Chartres Cathedral

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