The Kaaba, Mecca, Saudi Arabia

-said to be built for God by Abraham and Ishmael

-worshipped through circumambulation

Dome of the Rock (692), Jerusalem

-3rd holiest site in the world

-Adam created here, where Abraham attempted to sacrifice Isaac

Great Mosque of Kairouan(836-875), Tunisia

Great Mosque of Cordoba, Spain

-Arches spoila from Roman buildings in Spain

Muqarnas Dome, Palace of the Lions, The Alhambra Palace

Granada, Spain

-Murqarnas are stalactite ornaments made of stucco.

Glass Oil Lamp,

Egypt

-design is an inscription of the Qu'ran: "God is the light of the heavens and the Earth. His light is as a niche wherein is a lamp, the lamp in a glass, the glass as a glittering star."

MuhammendIbn al-Zain, Baptistery of St. Louis (c. 1300),

Syria or Egypt,

brass inlaid with gold and silver

-used as basin for baptizing French royalty

Mosque of the Sultan Selim

Turkey, Ottoman Empire

Maius, Woman Clothed with the Sun (940),

Spain

tempera on vellum

-from the Book of Revelations: “woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars”

Jewelry of Queen Arnegunde

Paris

Gold, silver, garnet, glass

-cloisonne: wire enclosures into which precious stones were set.

Brooch, Sutton Hoo

Suffolk, England

Gold, garnet, glass

Purse Cover, Sutton Hoo

Suffolk, England

Gold, garnet, glass

Gospel of Matthew, Book of Durrow (650s),

 Scotland or Northern England,

ink and tempera on parchment

-style called "Hiberno-Saxon"

Chi Ro Iota Page, Book of Kells (c. 700),

Scotland,

 inks and pigment on Vellum

-inprincipo or first words of the Gospel of Matthew.

-translated as "now this generation of Christ was in the wise. [When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with the child of the Holy Ghost.]"

South Cross

Ireland

-large crosses combined with circles are known as Celtic crosses.

-Circle interpreted as halo, also necessary structural support for the arms of the cross

Oseburg Ship Burial

Norway

-ship symbolized passage to Valhalla, deceased often buried or cremated in ships.

Equestrian Statue of Charlemagne or Charles the Bald (9th c),

Carolingian

Palace Chapel of Charlemagne (c. 800),

 Aachen,

 Carolingian period

Gospel of St. Matthew; Coronation Gospel (early 9th c.),

Carolingian period

-Charlemange sponsored a re-interpretation/correction of mistakes made in years before when others attempted to copy the Bible.

Gospel of St. Matthew, Ebbo Gospel (c. 825).

 Carolingian period

Utrect Psalter (c. 825),

Carolingian period

-psalter is a collection of the psalms of King David

-"Lord is my Shepherd" psalm...

Otto I Presenting Magdeburg Cathedral the Christ (c. 965)

Ottonian Period

Gero Cricifix

Germany, Ottonian Period

Doors of Bishop Berwald(1015), Abbey Church of St. Michael, Germany,

bronze, 16’ 6”

-decorated with events from Old Testament juxtaposed next to/comparing events from the New Testament.

The Pilgrimage Church

-Based off of basilica plan, modified to hold greater number of visitors.

-nave is longer, 2 aisles to accomodate visitors

-Radiating chapels that held relics so people could venerate without disturbing mass.

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Saint Sernin(1070-1120),

Toulouse, France,

Romanesque

South Portal with Christ in Majesty, Saint-Pierre (c. 1115),

 Moissac, France,

 Romanesque

-portals become major focus of deocoration

Gislebertus,

Last Judgment Tympanum, Saint-Lazare (c. 1130),

Autun, France

-historiated capital: carvings that depict an event or story

-Suicide of Judas/Three Magi

Reliquary Statue of Sainte Foy [Saint Faith] (c. 900),

Conques, France,

-Sainte Foy was a child saint martyred by Romans by decapitation. Her relic, a skull, is contained within the base.

-Head of the statue is from a Roman sculpture.

Abbey Church of Notre Dame (c. 1140),

Fontenay, France,

Romanesque

-Notre Dame=Our Lady (i.e. Virgin Mary);

-Cistercian Order: emphasis on manual labor and self-sufficiency

-featured cloister garden in the center

Cathedral of the Virgin Mary (1063-1174),

 Pisa, Italy,

Romanesque

 -with Baptistery, Cathedral, and Campanile (bell tower)

Virgin and Child (late 12th c.),

 France,

Romanesque period

-Mary considered Throne of Wisdom since she gave form to God as Jesus Christ

Renier of Huy, Baptismal Font (1107-1108),

France,

Romanesque period

-12 oxen represent 12 disciples/ a basin in the Old Testament.

Hildegard and Volmar(1150-1175),

German,

Romanesque period

-Hildegard prominent nun, had visions from the age of 5, depicted here recevieng 5 tounges of fire to her brain,.

Dover Castle (12th-13th c),

England,

Romanesque

-has Roman lighthouse

-situated on the white cliffs of Dover

Bayeaux Embroidery [Bayeaux Tapestry] (after 1066),

 England,

Romanesque period,

 linen and wool, 20” high, 230’ long

-commemorates Norman conquest of England. Consists of 50 scenes with over 600 charachters.

-Depicts Hailey's comet, William going to war, crossing the English channel and feasting with troops, and the Battle of Hastings.

-Harold killed with a arrow to the eye.

Pointed

Western Façade of Abbey Church of Saint-Denis (1140-1144),

France

-outside/foundation is Romanesque and inside is Gothic

Accusation and Judgment of Adam and Eve, Doors of Bishop Berwald (1015), Abbey Church of St. Michael,

Germany,

 Ottonian period

Outer Cover of Lindau Gospels (c. 880),

Carolingian period,

Flight into Egypt, Abbey Church of Saint-Denis (1140-1144),

 France,

Gothic 

 -first use of stained glass in churches

Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Chartres (c. 1150-1250)

France

Gothic
-houses the tunic that the Virgin Mary supposedly wore when she gave birth to Jesus;

-Cathedral burns in 1194, Mary’s tunic miraculously survives; people decide to rebuild in the new (Gothic) style

Saint Sernin

Toulouse, France

Romanesque

Prophets and Kings and Queens of Judea, West Portal, Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Chartres (c. 1150-1250),

France,

Gothic

Good Samaritan Window, Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Chartres (c. 1150-1250),

France,

Gothic 

(Bottom) The Good Samaritan cares for a traveler who has been beaten and robbed

(Top and Sides) Adam and Eve’s Fall introduces sin into the world

(Message) Christ is the Good Samaritan who rescues humanity (traveler) from sin (thieves)

Nave, Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Reims (1211-1311),

 France,

Gothic

Annunciation and Mary and Elizabeth,

West Façade, Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Reims (1211-1311),

 France,

Gothic

Interior, Upper Floor,

Sainte-Chapelle (1239-1248),

 Paris,

 Gothic

Queen Blanche of Castille and King Louis IX, from a Moralized Bible

vellum,

France,

Gothic period

Psalm 1 in the Windmill Psalter (c. 1275),

vellum,

France,

Gothic period

Tree of Jesse: Geneaology of Christ

Salisbury Cathedral (1220-58),

England,
Gothic period

Gloucester Cathedral (1332-57),

England,

Gothic period

St. Maurice, [Magdeburg Cathedral] (c. 1250),

 Germany,

 Gothic Period

Ekkhard and Uta, Naumburg Cathedral (c. 1250),

 Germany,

Gothic Period

Pieta (c. 1330),

wood,

Germany

-"pieta" means pity. scene not in Bible, but popular in Gothic art

Nicola Pisano,

 Pulpit, Baptistery,

Pisa Cathedral (1260),

 Italy,

Gothic period

Nicola Pisano,

Fortitude, from Pulpit, Baptistery,

Pisa Cathedral (1260),

 Italy,

Gothic period

Nicola Pisano,

Annunciation, Nativity, and Adoration of the Shepherds

from Pulpit of Pisa Cathedral Baptistery(1260),

Italy,

Gothic period

Giovanni Pisano,

Nativity from Pulpit of Pisa Cathedral (c. 1310),

 Italy,

Gothic period

Piazza dellaSignoria(open plaza) Palazzo dellaSignoria (Town Hall), and Loggia deiLanzi,

Florence, Italy (e. 14th c.),

late Medieval-e. Renaissance Pd.

Christ in Majesty (12 c.),

 Byzantine

manieraGreca: Byzantine style

tempera: permanent, fast-drying paint

Cimabue,

Virgin and Child Enthroned (13c.)

Florence, Italy

-Giotto was student

Giotto,

Virgin and Child Enthroned (e. 14 c.).

Florence, Italy

-studied under Cimabue

Giotto,

Scrovegni (or Arena) Chapel (1305),

e. Renaissance

fresco

-reflects concern with usury

Giotto

Lamentation (1305)

fresco

Scrovegni (Arena) Chapel

-set new precedent for emotion

Filippo Brunelleschi

Florence Cathedral

Florence

Filippo Brunelleschi,

OspedaledegliInnocenti [Orphanage] (begun c. 1421)

Florence,

 l. Medieval-e. Renaissance