ART 141 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Sutton Hoo, Squinch, Ship Burial
● Connects lunettes of wall
Squinch
● Shift square into circle to put dome on top
● Makes web to make circle
● Squinch the corners make square smoosh up in the circle
● Opens up the Church
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The Medieval Period
Anglo-Saxons
● 5th century migration of Angles, Saxons and Jutes from northern Europe
● Divided into 5 main kingdoms
Gold Anglo-Saxon Rings at the British Museum, 828-58 and 853-73 CE
● Given as gifts
The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial
● 27 meter long ship
● He found silverware, gold jewelry, feasting set, helmet
● Coins → helped date the object
● 610-635 CE
● Burial of King
● Burial itself provide a lot of important insights
● Not a lot of concrete evidence they have → craftmanship, connections internationally,
poetry aren’t entirely fictional
Purse cover, from the Sutton Hoo ship burial, gold with garnets and enamels
● Establish wealth → public
● Suppose to be on top of leather purse hung from belt
● Purse decayed and made from whale bone
● Intercut design
● Gemstones
● Animals depicted → predator grabbing prey
● Significance → image not really known
Golden Buckle of Sutton Hoo, gold, England first half of 7th c
● Many replicas
● Very similar to modern belts
● Interlacing animals
● Snake over looping itself
● Birds head, dots= eyes
Inlaid niello: the dark material set into the incisions in the metal, make it pop
Carolingian Renaissance
● Charlemagne
● Saw himself as new Constantine (legalized Christianity)
● Remembered for military strength and artistic patronage
● Legislated church reform
● Promoted cultural reform
● Sought advice from Europe’s greatest scholars
● Wanted a unified culture
● Typically in manuscripts, sculptures
Odo of Metz, Interior of the Palace Chapel of Charlemagne, 792-805
● Still houses his throne
● His throne was in church
● Has a dome and octangular
● Built with barrel and groin vaults
● Influential design
● Dedicated to Virgin Mary and Jesus
● Location = prime
● Was previous ontop of ROman
● Strategic choices that linked the materials, columns and marble stones
● Installing St Martin in church → new church have to have relic of Christian saint
● St Martin → had vision of Jesus, link his ole with Rome
●Westwork: Tall, compact facade that contains two stair towers, situated on the western
entrance of a church
● Three axis that conform to Roman Basilica
● Establishing his political appearance from the actual church
● State and church together forever
● Installed relix
● Parish church for members of court, he is entombed in gold casket
● Tribune: The gallery behind the westwork
● In church, not in audience basilica
● Right on the west side of the church, east end would be where the altar is
● Emperor best seat in house, over rituals
Abbey church of St Riquier, Monastery of Centula France, dedicated 799
●Cloister: An open court covered by a covered arcaded walk, used for meditation,study
and exercise
● Used by monks
● Had three churches
● Joins three churches together in unity
● Originally 12 sides church, one for each apostle
● Geometry!!!
Document Summary
Shift square into circle to put dome on top. Squinch the corners make square smoosh up in the circle. 5th century migration of angles, saxons and jutes from northern europe. Gold anglo-saxon rings at the british museum, 828-58 and 853-73 ce. He found silverware, gold jewelry, feasting set, helmet. Burial itself provide a lot of important insights. Not a lot of concrete evidence they have craftmanship, connections internationally, poetry aren"t entirely fictional. Purse cover, from the sutton hoo ship burial, gold with garnets and enamels. Suppose to be on top of leather purse hung from belt. Purse decayed and made from whale bone. Golden buckle of sutton hoo, gold, england first half of 7th c. Inlaid niello : the dark material set into the incisions in the metal, make it pop. Saw himself as new constantine (legalized christianity) Remembered for military strength and artistic patronage. Odo of metz, interior of the palace chapel of charlemagne, 792-805.
