Chartres Cathedral

stunning beauty and incorporated stylized representations by the artist's hands. The line between images and art blur as centuries and civilizations developed, creating a sense of unity between the two. An example of that idea would be the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Chartres where it is an image of Christianity but also fuse the divine art of stained glass medium that integrated a continuous narrative of Christian stories. In Survey of Western Art I, even though we were lectured that…

When you head off to college, what are some of items that your parents provide for you? Go ahead think about it. Most students will say money, or forgotten possessions, or even the illustrious “gourmet” box of home cooked meals, yum. But when we compare the aspects of universities in the Middle Ages up to the Renaissance in terms of college life, we find that the lives of students in our age were more or less alike and different. Although the universities of the Middle Ages were restricted to…

The Paleolithic Period, which occurred about 40,000 years ago, was a time of hunting and gathering. Their major inspiration came from their surroundings, so most of their works were of the animals in their everyday lives, such as buffalo and horses. Their belief is that these drawings would bring the spirits of these animals into their hunting rituals, and this would bring them good luck. The Chauvet Cave in France is the earliest painting we have, which is estimated to have been created around…

There are academic claims suggesting that Medieval Europe is a direct continuation of Ancient Rome. Through the evidence found within the given text, there seems to be a similar correlation between such cultures, specific using the historical context provided. Examples of the given historical contexts for both cultures would be: architectural development, visual elements (such as painting or tapestries), statues, and written products. Due to the uniqueness of each culture, one will notice that…

Group Members: Amirali Aghnami Zhobin Sadeghi Kevin Rush Wei Qiu Sarah Smurthwaite Art History 1 Professor Meyer 24 October 2014 Peace and Security Art and architecture throughout history has kept alive and allowed expansion of ideas, reality, and emotion. It not only sustained and expanded cultures, but is allowed people to have the freedom to express and honor heroes, religious figures, and the values that societies embraced which were courage, dignity, peace, and security. In art…