Medieval
Painting
Altar Frontal with Man of Sorrows and Saints
Tapestry c. 1465
Adoration of the Shepherds
Tempera on Wood
14th Century
The Pentacost
Enamel on Copper Gilt
c. 1150
Christ in Majesty
Illuminated Manuscript
c. 1180
The Annunciation
Stained Glass
c. 1290
Illuminated Manuscript c. 1325
Illuminated Manuscript
c. 1270
Virgin & Child with Saints Tempera on Wood c. 1230
Virgin & Child Enthroned
Tempera & Gold on Wood
c. 1350
Virgin and Child
Tempera & Gold on Wood
c. 1350
Coronation of Virgin with Trinity
Oil on Panel
c. 1400
Christ & Life of St. Martin Tempera on Panel & Stucco 1250
The Destruction of Jerusalem
Tempera on Parchment
c. 1415
Letter “B” from Monk’s Breviary
Tempera & Gold on Parchment
1153
Canon Table Page
(Index to Gospels)
Tempera, Gold, Silver & Ink
c. 1120
Ingeborg Psalter
(Devotional Book)
Tempera on Parchment
Before 1210
Psalter of Blanche of Castille
Illuminated Manuscript
c. 1235
Westminster Psalter
Illuminated Manuscript
c. 1200
Page from Bible
1443
Locusts Come Upon the Earth
Tempera, Gold & Ink on Parchment
1180
Scenes From the Life of Jesus Painted Wood 12th Century
The Fight Between David and Goliath
Fresco (mural)
1123
Christ and the Twelve Apostles Painted Wood c. 1100
Nativity
Painted Wood
c. 1200
Scenes From the Life of St. Benedict Tempera on Wood 1300
The Life of St. Eulalia Tempera on Wood c. 1350
Madonna & Child With Saints & Crucifixion Tempera on Wood
Annunciation Mosaic 1291
Nativity of the Virgin Mosaic 1291
The Deposition
Tempera, Gold, Silver & Ink on Parchment
1469
St. Margaret
Tempera, Gold, Silver & Ink on Parchment
1469
St. Margaret detail:
Dragon and Eagle
Okay, What Have We Seen?
Religious Subject Matter & Symbolism
Lack of Individualization
Cookie Cutter Faces
Lack of Emotion: “Zombie” Look
Lack of Anatomical Realism
Check the Size of Mary’s Hand
Multi-Directional Feet
The Famous Mr. Sideways Head
Big Kid!
How old is this “baby” Jesus?
No Sense of a Real Body Under the Clothing
Pin the Hand on Goliath!
Composition: Lack of Single, Coherent Scene
Two Dimensional: No Depth
Why Do They Look Like This?• Monks, not Professional Artists
• Served Purpose: teach illiterates about Christianity
•Focus on Afterlife, not Secular world