ARTH 2541 Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Wood Carving, Kingdom Of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor
12 Oct 2018
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ARTH 2541
MIDTERM EXAM
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Fall 2018
Romanesque and Gothic Art
• Romanesque- 313- late 1300
• 313 Edict of Milan, Constantine declared religious tolerance
• Christianity was no longer persecuted- the churches were massive
• Constantine built the massive old St. Peters Church in Rome- not the one there today
• Abbot Suger is one of the earliest patrons of gothic art and is credited with popularizing the
style
• Gothic is a very regionalized style- arriving in Germany and Italy much later
• High Romanesque- about 1200
• 768- There is a break with emperor Charlemagne- he is a holy roman emperor that was
coronated by the Pope
• Revived the time of Constantine
Gundohinus codex- 754
• Perhaps a Frankish manuscript
• Hair looks like a badly fitted toupee
• No modelling with shadow
• Gorilla-like arm proportions
• Low quality
• Entirely non linear
• Evangelists are poorly represented
Godescalc Gospels- 781-783
• school of Charlemagne
• God is seated on a throne with long hair and a crucifix halo giving blessing
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• somewhat linear
• visible feet
• highlights and shadows on the face
• Aachen court school of Constantine
Soissons gospels, St. Mark- 827
• sharp lines
• faux marble painting
• gold
• vibrant
• staccato, icicle like highlights
Egino Codex- 540-604
• linear, but not clean
• not nearly as luxurious looking
Lorsch Gospels
• marble columns
• different colours
• Variety of colours emanated superiority
Pula Casket- 4th century
• Croatia
• ivory casket
• representation of the shrine of St. Peter
• *spiralling columns always used in reference to St. Peter- in the casket, in the gospels, and in
the baldachin done by Bernini
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Document Summary
Gundohinus codex- 754: perhaps a frankish manuscript, hair looks like a badly fitted toupee, no modelling with shadow, gorilla-like arm proportions, low quality, entirely non linear, evangelists are poorly represented. Godescalc gospels- 781-783: school of charlemagne, god is seated on a throne with long hair and a crucifix halo giving blessing, somewhat linear, visible feet, highlights and shadows on the face, aachen court school of constantine. Soissons gospels, st. mark- 827: sharp lines, faux marble painting, gold, vibrant, staccato, icicle like highlights, linear, but not clean, not nearly as luxurious looking. Lorsch gospels: marble columns, different colours, variety of colours emanated superiority. Trier, constantine"s basilica to be painted: early 4th century basilica, fresco, not tempera, statue, grandeur of the emperor depicted in equestrian statue, bronze statues. Roman triumphal arches: taken as the model for the arch of einhard- charlemagne"s biography, made of plaster and coated in silver gild, appropriation.
