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2. The Middle Ages – c. 814

3. Middle Ages Era
481 CE – First Catholic King Clovis unites the Franks – forms Frankish Kingdom in Gaul – establishes the Merovingian Dynasty
6th century CE – Pope Gregory the Great implements chant as the standard form of church music – calls it plainchant (later called Gregorian Chant)
600 – 1050 CE – Period called the Early Middle Ages
750 CE – The first English Epic poem – Beowulf – is written
750 CE – Irish monks produce the Book of Kells

4. Middle Ages Era
800 CE – Charlemagne is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope on Christmas Day – start of Holy Roman Empire
871 CE – Alfred the Great unifies England and writes first code of laws for English people
11th century CE – Song of Roland is written in France – one of earliest French written poems – national epic of France
1050 – 1200 CE – Medieval Era also called Romanesque Era in Art History

5. Romanesque Era
11th – 14th century CE – Troubadours appear in Provence (southern France) and spread through Europe – singing songs and telling stories of epic romances and chivalry (Holy Grail, etc)
1066 CE – William the Conqueror invades and conquers England from Normandy (France)
1079 CE – Scholasticism develops as new form of philosophy combining Aristotle with Medieval thought
12th century CE – pilgrimage routes are established throughout Europe and the Holy Land for people to visit Holy sights and relics

6. Middle Ages Art Characteristics
Decayed style
Faulty proportions (arms, legs, head too large)
Focus on symbol not style
Focus on the power of the Church
Religious themes (mainly Christian)

7. Barbarian Art

8. Frankish (Merovingian) Looped Fibula
6th - 7th Centuries
France
Craftwork
silver gilt worked in filigree with inlays of garnets and other stones 4 in. long
Merovingian art is a combination of French and German styles
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9. Briton/Dane Art Purse Cover 7th century CE Sutton Hoo, England
Craftwork
Animal pattern
Man with animals on either side and birds in middle
Ivory background with garnet, gold and enamel

10. Sutton Hoo Ship Burial and Artifacts

11. Burial Ship ca. 825 Oseberg, Norway Sculpture wood 75 1/2 ft. long
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Burial Ship
ca. 825
Oseberg, Norway
Sculpture wood 75 1/2 ft. long
Viking rulers were usually buried in their ships

12. Animal-Head Post ca. 825 Oseberg, Norway
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Animal-Head Post
ca. 825 Oseberg, Norway
Sculpture approximately 5 in. high
Intricate woodwork is typical of Norse art

13. Cross and Carpet page from Lindisfarne Gospels
Northumbria, England
Illuminated manuscript
Artist: Eadfrith
Intertwining so intricate almost impossible to tell that some of the shapes are animals
Sort of a sacred riddle
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14. Illuminated Manuscript From the Book of Kells
Chi-rho-iota page
800 CE
Iona, Scotland
Illuminated Manuscript
From the Book of Kells
Created on Scottish island by Irish monks
Considered the masterpiece of illuminated manuscripts
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15. High Cross of Muiredach
ca. 923
Monasterboice, Ireland
Sculpture 16 ft. high
Typical of Celtic weaving patterns
Considered masterpiece of Celtic stonework
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16. Middle Ages Art Interior of Palace Chapel 792 – 805 CE Aachen, Germany
Architecture
Artist: Odo of Metz
Palace of Charlemagne
Built on plans of Constantine’s Lateran Basilica to show Charlemagne’s power and attachment to Rome

17. Palace Chapel of Charlemagne

18. Equestrian portrait of Charlemagne(?)
early 9th century
Metz, France
Sculpture
bronze, originally gilt 9 1/2 in. high
Gold has worn off
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19. St. Matthew from Coronation Gospelsca
Aachen, Germany
Illuminated Manuscript
12 3/4 x 10 in.
This Bible was made to commemorate Charlemagne’s coronation as Holy Roman Emperor
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20. Saint Matthew from Ebbo Gospels
ca. 816 – 835
Hautvillers, France
Illuminated Manuscript 10 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.
Almost modern art like as compared to Coronation Gospels created less than 10 years earlier
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21. Middle Ages Art St. John 800 – 810 CE Aachen, Germany
Illuminated Manuscript
Sense of Roman style still appears
From Charlemagne’s Coronation Gospel

22. Saint John from Ebbo Gospels
ca. 816 – 835
Hautvillers, France
Illuminated manuscript 10 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.
Less than 10 years difference but totally different in style and skill from Coronation Gospels
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23. Psalm 44 of the Utrecht Psalter
ca. 820 – 835
Hautvillers, France (near Reims)
Illuminated Manuscript 1 ft. 1 in. x 9 7/8 in.
Hautvillers was the most prolific scriptorium in Europe
Masterwork of Carolingian manuscripts
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24. Middle Ages Art Plan of a monastery

25. Middle Ages Art Front Cover from Lindau Gospels 870 CE Lindau, Germany
Craftwork
Also made at Reims scriptorium
Gold work with encrusted jewels
Masterpiece of gold work

26. Torhalle (gatehouse) 9th century Lorsch, Germany Architecture
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Torhalle (gatehouse)
9th century
Lorsch, Germany
Architecture
Typical Carolingian style architecture

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28. Abbey Church of St. Michael’s
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Abbey Church of St. Michael’s ca
Hildesheim, Germany
Architecture
Interior is considered masterpiece of Ottonian Art

29. Abbey Church of St. Michael’s - Interiorca
Hildesheim, Germany
Typical basilica plan – painted roof is exceptional
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31. Gero Crucifix ca. 970 Cologne Cathedral, Germany Sculpture
commissioned by Archbishop Gero
6 ft. 2 in. high
Considered early middle ages sculptural masterpiece
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32. The end ….
Next lecture … Romanesque