Horses in the Middle Ages

result, new religious groups and beliefs were formed. We can also agree that they both contributed and set a base that would later define today’s art and Christianity. The Renaissance is considered the period that bridged the time between the Middle Ages and modern times, where the Catholic Church lost power due to corruption and disagreements (there were even two popes at the time, where each one claimed to be the true one). This left people confused, since it made them doubt the authority of…

The Middle Ages dawned in Europe from 500 CE – 1500 CE and were times of gory, injustice and feudalistic law systems. The Medieval era experienced alteration and progression in the areas of law and order that has influenced our modern world. Alteration and progression was evident in the parts of punishments and power of the king. Feudalistic lifestyles were in place and punishment underwent significant development in the Anglo-Saxon times. Punishments evolved because "tribes grew in size and…

In 1818 A.D, After Christians reclaimed the holy land of Jerusalem, Hugues de Payen and eight other French Catholic knights formed a monastic military order to protect the Pilgrims from bandits on their way to Palestine. With very little money and resources, the Templar launched their mission from the Temple of Solomon and with much determination and hunger for power, the Knights Templar became the strongest wall of Christian World. With vast wealth and treasure along with their fighting…

It is a massive 104 in x 144 in, made up of hundreds of thousands of small pieces of glass. Emperor Justinian is standing in the middle of the work, wearing a crown and a purple robe. Him wearing purple is significant because purple cloth was very expensive and Christ is pictured wearing purple in a different mosaic in the same church. Justinian has several soldiers standing to his…

and Sculpture were found in most towns and cities, including copies of lost sculptures from ancient Greece, which were familiar for centuries. These are the conditions that made Italy became the first place where the Renaissance began in the Late Middle Ages, then spreading to the rest of Europe at different scales and levels. Renaissance means "rebirth," which embraces the flourishing of Latin as well…

Baptiste 1 Lamarre Baptiste Dr. Fleming Art 1301 4 Dec. 2016 Art 1301 Sculpture are very unique and skilled artist, which can be dated back as far as 800 BCE. To be a sculpture their vision and precision to detail has to be fine. Many sculptures would use similar copies of what they wanted to sculpt others would go of an idea and start to sculpt. An example of precision was Augustus of Prima Porta, was sculpted in 20 B.C the sculptor is not known, but it was found in villa of Livia in Prima…

take a look at the impact of women in the middle ages, we’re able to see how their efforts have paved the way for the women of today. Women in the middle ages experienced several factors the restricted their full abilities. Among those restrictions were clothing and employment roles outside of the home. Another very different aspect of women in the middle ages was their household duties and responsibilities. Our examination of women in the middle ages will reveal that although we’re in…

they changed history. They were a series of seven battles that lasted two centuries. It greatly affected life in Europe, and it all started with a man named Pope Urban II, who showed significant care for his religion. Christians during the Middle Ages always wished to have control over their holy city of Jerusalem, where Jesus had lived his whole life in. They took their religion, Christianity, seriously, and they would do anything to take it back. But another reason why Christians wanted…

The Emblem of the Knights The emblem of the Knights of the Round Table worn round the necks of all the Knights was given to them by King Arthur as part of the ceremony of their being made a knight. The Order's dominant idea was the love of God, men, and noble deeds. The cross in the emblem was to remind them that they were to live pure and stainless lives, to strive after perfection and thus attaining the Holy Grail. The Red Dragon of King Arthur represented their allegiance to the King. The…

Gothic art evolved from Romanesque art and lasted from the mid 12th century and lasted to as late as the 16th century in some areas. Architecture was the most important and original art form during the gothic period. The principal structures of these buildings came from the medieval masons and their work to innovate and create new structural support to better hold these historical buildings. The elements they created allowed for taller, more massive, and complicated ground plans in building than…