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