A brief introduction to the art of the Middle Ages.

1. Celtic • Romanesque • Gothic

2.  Expansive history that covers
many regions & cultures
 Practiced by the people of
Ireland and parts of Britain
 Interlace patterns introduced
from the Mediterranean with
German origins but were used
enthusiastically by the Celtic.
 Metal works
 Brooches
 Illuminated Manuscripts:
highly decorative scripts

3.  Illuminated manuscript that includes the four gospels
of the New Testament
 Created by Celtic monks
 Ireland’s finest national treasure
 Vibrant colors, traditional Christian
iconography, Celtic knots
 Trinity College Library, Dublin

5.  Term Romanesque comes
from the rounded arches
and columns from Roman
art
 Roman Catholic Church
established and strong =
church construction
 Better materials = larger
buildings
 Relief sculptures were
common as most church
goers were illiterate
 Metal Works
 Illuminated Manuscripts

6.  Medieval art developed in France from Romanesque
art and spread throughout Europe, especially Germany
 Primary media: sculpture, panel painting, stained
glass, fresco (Mural painting on fresh plaster with
pigment and water) and illuminated manuscripts
 Architecture is the key identifying feature and
recognizably different from Romanesque styles

7.  Innovations in
architecture produced
the highest cathedrals of
it’s time
 Mosaics told stories
 Belief that the cathedral
could inspire
parishioners to
meditation and belief
 http://fromparis.com/vi
rtual-tour-notre-
dame/notre-dame-
tenor-bell.html

8. Jamb statues, 1145-1170, Chartres Cathedral
 Started
off very
long and
lean
 Around
75 years
later
rounded
figures
emerged

9. Visitation, Jamb sculptures, 1230, Reims Cathedral