ART HIS 21 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Arian Baptistery, Arianism, Theodric Of Bernicia
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
AH Week 4 Notes
Early Medieval Art in the West
-Ostrogoths
-Visigoths
-Angles
-Merovingians
-How do works of art and architecture associated with these cultures respond to
indigenous forms, Byzantine forms, or other forms?
Invasions of the Roman Empire
-Love of small, portable things
•Broaches, small things you can carry with you - animals
•Symbol of status and wealth
•Interest in fine metal work
-Invasion of Rome Context
•Germanic Tribes
•Conversion to Arianism
-Arianism vs Orthodox Christianity pivoted people against each other in war
Ostrogoths
-=East Goths
-Minor Arts
-Belt buckles and fibula, ear jewels
-Animals depicted, the use of precious stones, and gold, and the fact that they are
portable
-Theodoric the Great
-Spent childhood in Constantinople as a diplomatic hostage
-Was an Arian Christian
-Establishes kingdom in northern Italy with capital at Ravenna
-Coinage = King of the People
-Builds the Arian Baptistery, Palace of Theodric, and mausoleum of Theodoric
-Mausoleum- Cruciform inside, 10 sided, and cross in mosaic on the top
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Document Summary
Love of small, portable things: broaches, small things you can carry with you - animals, symbol of status and wealth, interest in ne metal work. Invasion of rome context: germanic tribes, conversion to arianism. Arianism vs orthodox christianity pivoted people against each other in war. Animals depicted, the use of precious stones, and gold, and the fact that they are portable. Spent childhood in constantinople as a diplomatic hostage. Establishes kingdom in northern italy with capital at ravenna. Builds the arian baptistery, palace of theodric, and mausoleum of theodoric. Mausoleum- cruciform inside, 10 sided, and cross in mosaic on the top. Outside, the decorative motif of collar pendants is typical of ostrogothic jewelry. 12 spurs similar to the church of holy apostles. Jewelry, ornaments: cloisonn (cells, polychromes, fibula (clasp) Recopolis : capital built by king leovigild. Monuments: san juan de banos de cerrito, spain. Recceswinth: votive crown of king recceswinth visigothic spain - hoard.
