Group 2 Flashcards
(22 cards)
The history of Medieval art covered almost ten centuries between the Sack of Rome (c. 450 C.E) and the Earlt Italian Renaissance (1400).
MEDIEVAL PERIOD
This refers to architectural styles in medieval Europe during the middle ages. The architecture of structures in medieval Europe was predominantly related to the building of sacred buildings, such as churches, which was the primary structure signifying Christian faith. Medieval religious architectures, such as cathedrals, were expressions of faith. Churches were also channels of creative energy during the medieval period.
Medieval Architecture
RLEVAUX ABBEY
was the name given to the style of architecture used in very early Middle Ages when much of these developments were pioneered by the Normans (North men or the Vikings who settled in Normandy, France) and their prolific castle building.
Romanesque architecture
This started in the 12th century in France. It was the new style in architecture and design referred to as the French style. It was later on called the Gothic style during the Renaissance period.
Gothic Architecture
Also called Eastern Roman, the Empire started with the establishment of Constantinople (formerly Byzantium) in A.D.324 and ended with its capture by the Ottoman Turks in 1453.
Byzantine Architecture
Types Of Medieval Art
- Illuminated Manuscripts
- Metalwork
- Paintings
- Embroidery
- Ceramics
- Mosaics
- Sculpture
- Stained Glass
- Heraldry
were religious texts decorated with rich colors, gold, and silver. The term “illuminated” comes from the Latin word illuminare, meaning “to adorn.”
- Illuminated Manuscripts
In the medieval period, precious metals like gold, silver, and bronze were commonly used to create religious artifacts.
- Metalwork
Medieval paintings were either frescoes or panel paintings. Frescoes were painted directly onto wet plaster walls or ceilings, usually seen in Italian churches, allowing the pigments to merge with the plaster as it dried.
- Paintings
Medieval embroidery was not only stitching designs on fabric but also creating decorative needlework to embellish liturgical garments, church vestments, and ‘altar cloths.
- Embroidery.
during the early medieval period were handmade and not wheel-turned.
- Ceramics
involves creating pictures using broken glass or rock fragments, often used in Christian churches and cathedrals for wall and ceiling displays.
- Mosaics
evolved from Romanesque statues’ rigid, inflexible, and elongated styles in the late 12th and early 13th centuries into a more naturalistic style.
- Sculpture
a type of pictorial art that survived the Middle Ages, used fragmented glass pieces to create images or pictures, joined by lead strips and a durable frame.
- Stained Glass
was the art of creating noble coats of arms and badges using materials like, parchment, paper, painted wood, embroidery, enamel, stonework, and stained glass.
- Heraldry
The ________ was a cultural movement from the 14th to 17th century, starting in Florence, Italy. It means “rebirth,” focusing on reviving the art, learning, and ideas of ancient Greece and Rome. It emphasized humanism and advancements in art, science, and literature.
It comes from the Italian Rinascimento, “Re” meaning “again” and nascere meaning “be born.
Renaissance
It has always been known that the Renaissance began in Tuscany in the 14th century in the city of Florence.
Early Renaissance
marked the peak of Renaissance art, emphasizing classical humanism and mastery of realism techniques like linear perspective, shading (chiaroscuro, sfumato), and oil painting.
The High Renaissance (c. 1490-1530)
Mannerism, from the Italian word maniera meaning “style,” emerged around 1520 during the later years of the High Renaissance and lasted until about 1580 in Italy, continuing longer in Northern Europe.
Late renaissance
The term “______,” from the Portuguese barocco meaning “irregular pearl or stone,” referred to art that was extravagant, detailed, and emotional. Baroque art emphasized Catholic beliefs using new techniques like tenebrism and chiaroscuro to create dramatic effects.
Baroque
The __________ also known as Late Baroque, emerged in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, primarily in France. The term “Rococo” combines the French word “rocaille” (meaning “shell”) and the Italian “barocco.”
Rococo period
crafted sculptures, jewelry, and even church doors.
Metalworkers
