INTRODUCTION
TYPES OF MEDIEVAL ART
REFLECTION POINT
FAMOUS ARTISTS OF
MEDIEVAL PERIOD
CONCLUSION
The Medieval Period or the Middle Ages (earlier called
as the Dark Ages) lasted from the 5th century to the
15th century or the early Renaissance Period.
Work produced during this Era emerged from the artistic heritage
of the Roman Empire and the Iconographic style of the early
Christian Church, fused with the "Barbarian" culture of Northern
Europe.
1. Illuminated Manuscripts
were Religious texts embellished
with rich colors which often
featured the use of gold and
silver
Moses and the Israelites, Moses leading the
children of Israel through the Red Sea, 15th
century; illustration from a German Bible.
2. metal work
Metal workers are very skilled at creating
objects of adornment such as and
religious artifacts.
Experts in Bronze art produced beautiful
sculptures, jewelry and even church doors
Book Cover of the Lindau Gospels,
chased gold with pearls and precious in elaborately decorated bronze.
stones, c. 880-899.
Embossed silver sarcophagus of Saint Stanislaus in
the Wawel Cathedral, created in the main centers of
17th century
3. Silversmiths & goldsmiths
were fine artists who
produced new forms of
jewelry made of silver and
gold.
The Baqdadi European
goldsmith silversmithery -
-Kamal-ol-molk Augsburg and Gdansk
4. paintings
Medieval painting included
artists who were skilled in
Iconography, fresco and panel
painting specializing in
Piestistic painting (Religious
Lamentation (The Mourning of Christ) (1306)
Art).
-Giotto di Bondone
5. fresco
is a painting type which is executed
in plaster on walls or ceilings.
Frescoes were a feature of Italian
The Allegory of Good and Bad
Churches in the middle ages. Government(c. 1338 - 1339)
-Ambrogio Lorenzetti
6. panel painting
is a painting on a panel made of a single
or several pieces of wood joined
together.
Panel paintings were commonly used for Maesta (c. 1308-1311)
-Duccio di Buoninsegna
the Icons of Byzantine Art.
7. embroidery
embroidery and tapestry art such Scenes from the life of the Virgin
as the Bayeux Tapestry were also (1330-1349), England
produced in the period.
8. ceramics
Early Medieval ceramics were hand-
shaped, rather than wheel-turned to
produce cooking pots and jars, jugs and
pitchers and crucibles.
Etruscan: Diomedes and Polyxena, from
the Etruscan amphora of the Pontic group,
(c. 540-530 BCE) -From Vulci
9. mosaics
Art of creating images with small
pieces of colored glass, stone or
other material.
Ravenna, S Apollinare Nuovo, mosaic
showing the Betrayal of Christ, c. 500;
photo credit: Erich Lessing/Art Resource,
NY
10. tessera
Is an individual tile in a mosaic.
Tesserae were used in Byzantines Art
with gold leaf, using flattened glass
pieces which sandwiched the gold
Use of gold tesserae, detail from the leaf producing a golden and luminous
Early Christian vault mosaics of Sta.
Constanza, Rome, c. 337-354 AD. effect.
11. sculptures
Gothic sculpture evolved from the
early stiff and elongated style of
statues used in Romansque art into
Gero Crucifix. a more naturalistic style in the late
Credit: Elke Wetzig
12th and early 13th century.
12. stained glass
Was applied to the windows of Medieval churches,
cathedrals and castles.
Constitutes the major form of pictorial art to have
survived in the Medieval era of the Medieval ages.
Art small pieces of glass are arranged to form
Detail of a Medieval
window at Troyes Cathedral,
patterns or pictures which are held together by
France (14th century) strips of lead and supported by a rigid frame.
13. heraldry
The practice of designing and recording
coats of arms and badges.
Specimens of coats of arms were worked
using parchment, paper, painted wood,
embroidery, enamel, stonework, and stained
Coat of Arms of Joan of
glass. Arc Mark Cartwright (CC
BY-NC-SA)
Reflection Point:
The "Dark Ages" is a historical periodization, traditionally referring to
the Middle Ages, that asserts that a demographic, cultural, and
economic deterioration occurred in Western Europe following the
decline of the Roman Empire. However, this era is also a milestone
period when Christianity spread across Europe and many works of
art related to Christianity were produced.
1. donatello
Born in Florence, Italy, around 1386,
sculptor Donatello apprenticed early
with well-known sculptors and quickly
learned the Gothic style.
The Feast of Herod
2. filippo brunellesch
Was an Italian designer and a key
figure in architecture.
He is recognized as the first modern
engineer, planner and sole construction
supervisor.
The Dome of the Doumo
3. giotto
Latinized as Giottues, he was an Italian
painter and architect from Florence
during the Late Middle Ages.
He worked during the "Gothic or Proto-
Scrovegni Chapel (Capella Renaissance" period.
degli Scrovegni)
4. fra angelico
Was an Italian painter who combined the life
of a devout friar with that of an
accomplished painter.
He was called Angelico (Italian for "blessed")
because the paintings he did were of calm,
The Last Judgment religious subjects and because of his
extraordinary personal piety.
5. leon battista alberti
Was an Italian humanist author, artist,
architect, poet, priest, linguist,
philosopher and cryptographer.
He epitomized the Renaissance Man.
Self-Portrait
6. lorenzo ghilberti
Born Lorenzo di Bartolo, he was a
Florentine Italian artist of the Early
Renaissance best known as the creator
of the bronze doors of the Florence
Baptistery, called by Michael Angelo the
Ghiberti, Lorenzo:
Gates of Paradise Gates of Paradise.
7. cimabue
also known as Cenni di Pepo or Cenni di Pepi.
He was an Italian painter and designer of
mosaics from Florence.
Although heavily influenced by Byzantine
models, Cimabue as one of the first great
Italian painters to break from the Italo-
Christ Mocked Byzantine style.
8. hildegard of bingen
also known as Saint Hildegard and Sibyl of
the Rhine, she was a German Benedictine
abbess, writer, composer, philosopher,
Christian mystic, visionary, and polymath.
She is considered to be the founder of
Prayer Book of
Hildegard of Bingen scientific natural history in Germany.
Conclusion:
Medieval art can be found in a variety of literary and architectural
masterpieces. Several styles were popular during the Middle Ages.
Medieval art had a crucial impact on the modern world. Its
masterpieces withstood the test of time. The mentioned above
examples present the outstanding works of the talented artists of
the past.
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