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Late Antiquity
Baptistery from Christian Community House
Dura Europos, Syria
ca. 240-256
Good Shepherd
Catacomb of Pietro and Marcellino, Rome, Italy
early 4th centuryfresco
Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
from Rome, Italy
ca. 359marble3 ft. 10 1/2 in. x 8 ft.
Old Saint Peter’s Basilica (plan)
Rome, Italy
ca. 320
1. Nave
2. Aisles
3. Apse
4. Transept
5. Narthex
6. Atrium
Santa Sabina
Rome, Italy
ca. 422-432
Santa Costanza
Rome, Italy
ca. 337-351
Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
Ravenna, Italy
ca. 425
Christ as the Good Shepherdfrom the entrance wall of the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
Ravenna, Italy
ca. 425tessera mosaic
Saint Apollinare Nuovo
Ravenna, Italy
dedicated 504
Rossano Gospels
early 6th centurytempera on purple vellum11 x 10 1/4 in.
Suicide of Judas and Crucifixion
from a casketca. 420ivory3 x 3 7/8 in.
BYZANTINE ART
The four F’s• FLAT• FORMAL• FRONTAL• FLOATING
Anthemius of Tralles & Isidorus of Miletus
Hagia Sophia
Constantinpole, (Istanbul), Turkey
532-537
Anthemius of Tralles & Isidorus of Miletus
Hagia Sophia
Constantinpole, (Istanbul), Turkey
532-537
pendentive
San Vitale
Ravenna, Italy
526-547
San Vitale
Ravenna, Italy
526-547
Justinian, Bishop Maximianus and attendants
north wall apse mosaic, San Vitale
Ravenna, Italy
ca. 547mosaic
Theodora and attendants
south wall apse mosaic, San Vitale
Ravenna, Italy
ca. 547mosaic
Saint Apollinaris amid sheepSant’Apollinare in Classe
Ravenna, Italy
533-549mosaic
Transfiguration of Jesusapse mosaic, Church of the VirginMonastery of Saint CatherineMount Sinai, Egypt
ca. 565mosaic
mandorla
Virgin (Theotokos) and Child between Saints Theodore and George, icon
From Monastery of Saint Catherine
Mount Sinai, Egypt
6th or early 7th centuryencaustic on wood2 ft. 3 in. x 1 ft. 7 3/8 in.
Justinian as world conqueror (Barberini Ivory)
mid-6th centuryivory 1 ft. 1 1/2 in. x 10 1/2 in.
-narrative-classical influence
Saint Michael the Archangel
early-6th centuryivory1 ft. 5 in. x 5 1/2 in.
-space-classical influence-patron saint of Hagia Sophia
Pantocratordome mosaic in the Church of the Dormition
Daphni, Greece
ca. 1090-1100 mosaic
Crucifixion in the Church of the Dormition
Daphni, Greece
ca. 1090-1100 mosaic
PantocratorCathedral at Monreale
Monreale, Sicily, Italy
ca. 1180-1190 mosaic
Anastasisapse fresco in parekklision of the Church of Christ in Chora
Constantinpole, (Istanbul), Turkey
ca. 1310-1320 fresco
Virgin (Theotokos) and Child, icon
Late 11th to early 12th centurytempera on wood2 ft. 6 1/2 in. x 1 ft. 9 in.
Andrei RublyevThree Angels, icon
ca. 1410tempera on wood4 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 9 in.
Early Medieval Art
TribesVikingsHiberno-SaxonsCarolingianOttonian
Purse cover from the Sutton Hoo ship burial
Suffolk, Englandca. 625gold, glass and enamel cloisonné with garnets and emeralds7 1/2 in. long
Compare to Islamic interlace patterns
Animal-Head Post
Oseberg, Norwayca. 825woodapproximately 5 in. high
VIKING
Cross and Carpet pageLindisfarne Gospels
Northumbria, England
ca. 698 - 721tempera on vellum13 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.
Hiberno-Saxon (Celtic)
Chi-rho-iota pageBook of Kells
from Iona, Scotland
8th - 9th centuriestempera on vellum13 x 9 1/2 in.
*Horror Vacui – latin for “fear of empty spaces”
Equestrian portrait of Charlemagne(?)
from Metz, France
early 9th centurybronze, originally gilt9 1/2 in. high
CAROLINGIAN
St. MatthewCoronation Gospels
Aachen, Germany
ca. 800-810ink and tempera on vellum12 3/4 x 10 in.
Saint MatthewEbbo Gospels
Hautvillers, France
ca. 816 - 835ink and tempera on vellum10 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.
Odo of Metz
Interior of the Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne
Aachen, Germany
ca. 792-805
Abbey Church of St. Michael’s
Hildesheim, Germany
ca. 1001-1031OTTONIAN
Doors with relief panelsGenesis, left door - Christ, right door
Hildesheim, Germany
ca. 1001-1031
Crucifix commissioned by Archbishop Gero
Cologne Cathedral, Germany
ca. 970painted wood6 ft. 2 in. high
Otto III enthroned Gospel Book of Otto III
from Trier, Germany
ca. 997-1000tempera on vellum13 x 9 3/8 in.
Romanesque
• Build it (block by block) and they will come
Church building Stone masonry, new vaulting techniques, “blocky” appearance
pilgrimages
plan of Saint Etienne
Vignory, France
ca. 1050-1057
Radiating chapels
Saint-Sernin
Toulouse, France
ca. 1070-1120
Interior of Saint-Sernin
Toulouse, France
ca. 1070-1120
Interior of Santa Sabina, 422, Rome
*compartments of space replaced long flat
walls
Cloister of Saint-Pierre
Moissac, France
ca. 1100-1115marblepiers approximately 6 ft. high
Historiated capitals
Christ in Majesty with angels and the Twenty-Four EldersTympanum of the south portal of Saint-Pierre
Moissac, France
marbleca. 1115-1135 approximately 16 ft. 6 in. wide at base
Gislebertus
Last Judgment (plaster cast)West tympanum of Saint-Lazare
Autun, France
ca. 1120-1135marbleapproximately 21’ wide at base
Initial R with knight fighting dragonfrom the Moralia in Job
from Cîteaux, France
ca. 1115-1125ink and tempera on vellum13 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.
Virgin and Child ( Morgan Madonna)
from Auvergne, France
second half of twelfth centurypainted wood2 ft. 7 in. high
Interior of Speyer Cathedral
Speyer,Germany
begun 1030nave vaults ca.1082-1106
Groin vaults
1st Romanesque church in Germany• Stone roof• Typical arches and bays• 1st building constructed entirely of stone
in Europe
The Vision of Hildegard of BingenDetail of facsimile of a lost folio in the Scivias by Hildegard of Bingen
from Trier or Bingen, Germany
ca. 1050-1079
*Role of women in Romanesque Europe
Pisa Cathedral complex
Pisa, Italy
cathedral begun 1063baptistery begun 1153campanile begun 1174
baptistery
cathedral campanile
Baptistery of San Giovanni
Florence, Italy
Ca. 1059
Wiligelmo
Creation of Adam and Eve, frieze on the west façade, Modena Cathedral
Modena, Italy
ca. 1110marbleapproximately 3 ft. high
West façade of Saint-Etienne
Caen, France
begun 1067, ca. 1115-1120
* William the Conqueror buried here in 1087
Interior of Saint-Etienne (elevation)
Caen, France
ca. 1115-1120
The THREE TIERS OF CHURCH BAYS
Clerestory
Gallery
Nave/Arcade
Exterior of Durham Cathedral
Durham, England
begun ca. 1093
Legacy of William the Conqueror (Norman Conquest of England in 1066)
Interior of Durham Cathedral
Durham, England
begun ca. 1093
ENGLISH INNOVATION: Rib vaults• Long narrow nave• Huge composite piers alternate with carved
columns• Stone ribs strengthened groin vaults carry
more weight• Strong VERTICAL emphasis Gothic
predecessor
Funeral of Edward the Confessorprocession to Westminster Abbeydetail of the Bayeux Tapestry
From Bayeux Cathedral, Bayeux, France
ca. 1070-1080embroidered wool on linen229 ft. 8 in. overall
Misnomer – actually an embroidery
Eadwine the Scribe(?)
Eadwine the Scribe at workfolio 283 verso of the Eadwine Psalter
ca. 1160-1170ink and tempera on vellum
Signing work vs. anonymity: The role of the individual artist
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