Romanesque Revival architecture

around the 12th century and continued to grow in popularity until the 16th century (Prina 1). A highly recognizable feature of gothic cathedrals are the use of flying buttresses - exterior structural support with connecting arches. Gothic Cathedral architecture was used to connect the “mathematical nature of the universe” (Ramzy 135) to the divine heavens. Three excellent examples of this include the Sagrada Familia Basilica, the Milan Cathedral, and the Notre Dame Cathedral. I will be analyzing…

Norman ribbed vault, Suger and his architects established a new style in church architecture resulting in a basilica considered to be the first of the Gothic style. In the rebuilding of the Basilica of Saint Denis, Sugar used multiple architects. This is evident in the contrast of styles of the eastern end to the western end. On the initial portion of the western section of the church are conventions that reflect Romanesque capitals and moulding endowed with rich detailing. A second…

1. Describe the impact pilgrimage routes had on Romanesque art and architecture. Include a discussion of a “pilgrimage type” church and a reliquary from this week’s PowerPoint. The pilgrimage routes impacted the Romanesque art and architecture by being visited and created by people from all over Europe. Pilgrims came from different locations, which increased the number of people coming and going to visit these churches and increase their interest in them. The pilgrims that were interested would…

This painting is composed of three panels picturing different scenes of the New Testament: The Annunciation, The Adoration of Shepherds and the Flight into Egypt. The left and central panels depict the subjects in what seems to be a Gothic Temple. This is not a surprising characteristic due to the tradition in Northern Renaissance paintings illustrate characters from the Bible in a contemporary earthly environment that is known by the artist. This can be perceived in the scenery he set the…

central hall for the crowds to gather, side aisles, and apse. With rectilinear forms challenge the French architecture, also with small windows, one example is the magnificent, Basilica of San Francisco, located in Assisi. The fresco painting on the walls was also an important characteristic of this period. Also, its desire to evoke the Franciscan connection with poverty influenced the architecture. Simply but magnificent is the definition for this basilica. Although the Basilica of San…

The architecture during the middle ages was to believe in the supernatural that the spiritual is the path to God. Pope Benedict XVI quoted “the Gothic cathedrals intended to express in its architectural lines the soul’s longing for God” Gothic cathedrals and their…

Early and Late Middle Ages were very different but a little similar in the senses of art, architecture, religion, politics, education and literature. Art and architecture had similar and different aspects in The Middle Ages. Art was similar in terms of what was used and created. For example, there were sculptures, paintings, drawings, and artists throughout the centuries of this time period. Architecture was…

city of Otranto. The cathedral, built on the ruins of a village, a Roman domus, and an Early Christian temple, was founded in 1068 by the Norman bishop William. It is a synthesis of different architectural styles including Byzantine, Christian, and Romanesque. It was consecrated on 1 August 1088 during the reign of Pope Urban II from the papal legate Roffredo, archbishop of Benevento. In August 1480, the cathedral was the scene of a terrible carnage. The Turks conquered the city after several…

Middle Ages The period of history from the fall of Rome to the Renaissance, people do not know whether to call it the Dark Ages or the Middle Ages. This period of time should be called the Middle Ages. This period should be known as the Middle Ages because feudalism, a unique and useful form of social organization, was created during this time. Each social class did something and got something in return. According to the illustration by Stanley M. Burstein and Richard Shek, “Peasants worked…

For this essay I decided to discuss Gothic stained glass from the early Christians within the Christian religion. It is very hard to determine, definitively, when early Christian art began because before the year 100 the Christians were a people that faced many persecutions. The persecutions the early Christians faced are thought to be an important factor in why they were unable to create lasting artworks. Their persecutions are not the only reasons that are believed to be the reason that a lot…