Period of intellectual darkness due to loss of classical learning
Medieval Period
Period in which Christianity flourished in Europe
Art in this period saw many developments (Pietistic)
Art in the Medieval Period
Ognissanti Madonna by Giotto
Medieval Period
Also known as the Dark Ages; 5th Century to the 15th century
Medieval Period
Saw massive social and economic change coupled with developments in agriculture and medicine
Childbirth, famine, and bad weather threatened the survival of ordinary people
Art in the Medieval Period
Adoration of the Magi by Leonardo Da Vinci
Illuminated Manuscripts
Religious texts embellished with rich colors which often featured the use of gold and silver
Illuminated Manuscripts
The Book of Kells is an illuminated manuscript Gospel book in Latin, containing the four Gospels of the New Testament together with various prefatory texts and tables
Metalwork
Adornment made of either metal or bronze used to create religious artifacts
Metalwork
Sainte Foy
Paintings
Iconography, fresco, and panel painting
Paintings
Ascension by Dosso Dossi
The Ascension of Jesus to Heaven as stated in the New Testament has been a frequent subject in Christian art, as well as a theme in theological writings
However, the Ascension of Jesus is not the only depiction of ascension and other figures, such as Saint John, have been separately depicted as ascending to Heaven
Fresco
Executed in plaster on walls or ceilings
Fresco
saint lucy giving alms
Panel Painting
Painting on a panel made of a single or several pieces of wood joined together
Panel Painting
Madonna and Child
Embroidery
Decorative fabric created through needle thread or yarn
Embroidery
Opus Anglicanum
Ceramics
Hand-shaped wheelturned to produce cooking pots and jars, jugs, and pitchers
Mosaic
Images with small pieces of colored glass, stone or other material
Tessera
Individual tile in a mosaic
Sculptures
Stiff and elongated style of statues used in Romanesque art
Sculptures
Pieta by Michaelangelo
Heraldry
Practice of designing and recording coats of arms and badges
Donatello
Italian Renaissance sculptor from Florence
Studied classical sculpture and used this to develop a complete Renaissance style in sculpture
Periods in Rome, Padua and Siena introduced to other parts of Italy a long and productive career
Filippo Brunelleschi
Italian designer and a key figure in architecture
Recognized to be the first modern engineer, planner and sole construction supervisor
One of the founding fathers of the Renaissance
Leon Battista Alberti
Italian humanist author, artist, architect, poet, priest, linguist, philosopher and cryptographer
Epitomised the Renaissance Man
Lorenzo Ghiberti
Best known as the creator of the bronze doors of the Florence Baptistery, called by Michelangelo the Gates of Paradise
Trained as a goldsmith and sculptor, he established an important workshop for sculpture in metal
Cimabue
Italian painter and designer of mosaics from Florence