Early Europe and colonial Americas
200-1750 CE
Medieval artistic traditions include late antique, early Christian, Byzantine, Islamic, migratory, Carolingian, Romanesque, and Gothic, named for their principal culture, religion, government, and/or artistic style. Continuities and exchanges between coexisting traditions in medieval Europe are evident in shared artistic forms, functions, and techniques. Contextual information comes primarily from literary, theological, and governmental (both secular and religious) records, which vary in quantity according to period and geographical region, and to a lesser extent from archaeological excavations. Elite religious and court cultures throughout the Middle Ages prioritized the study of theology, music, literary and poetic invention, and in the Islamic world, scientific and mathematical theory. Cultural and artistic exchanges were facilitated through trade and conquest. (Khan Academy)
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Top Left: Greek Chapel at the Catacomb of Priscilla. Rome, Italy - Late Antique Europe; c.200-400 C.E., Excavated tufa and fresco
Top Right: Orant Fresco at the Catacomb of Priscilla. Rome, Italy - Late Antique Europe; c.200-400 C.E., Excavated tufa and fresco Bottom Left: Good Shepherd Fresco at the Catacomb of Priscilla. Rome, Italy - Late Antique Europe; c.200-400 C.E., Excavated tufa and fresco |
Top Left: Exterior of Santa Sabina. Rome, Italy- Late Antique Europe; c. 422-432 C.E., Brick and tone, wooden roof
Top Right: Interior of Santa Sabina. Rome, Italy- Late Antique Europe; c. 422-432 C.E., Brick and tone, wooden roof Bottom Right: Floor Plan of Santa Sabina. Rome, Italy- Late Antique Europe; c. 422-432 C.E., Brick and tone, wooden roof |
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Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well, from the Vienna Genesis - Early Byzantine Europe; c. early sixth century C.E., Illuminated Manuscript (tempera, gold and silver on purple vellum)
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Jacob Wrestling the Angel, from the Vienna Genesis - Early Byzantine Europe; c. early sixth century C.E., Illuminated Manuscript (tempera, gold and silver on purple vellum)
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Top Left: Exterior San Vitale. Ravenna, Italy - Early Byzantine Europe, c.526-547 C.E., Brick, marble, and stone veneer
Top Right: Interior San Vitale. Ravenna, Italy - Early Byzantine Europe, c.526-547 C.E., Brick, marble, and stone veneer Middle Left: Justinian Panel at San Vitale. Ravenna, Italy - Early Byzantine Europe, c.526-547 C.E., mosaic Middle Right: Theodora Panel at San Vitale. Ravenna, Italy - Early Byzantine Europe, c.526-547 C.E., mosaic Bottom Left: Floor Plan of San Vitale. Ravenna, Italy - Early Byzantine Europe, c.526-547 C.E., mosaic |
Top Left: Hagia Sophia Exterior. Constantinople (Istanbul), by Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus, c.532-537 C.E., Brick and ceramic elements with stone and mosaic veneer.
Top Right: Hagia Sophia Interior. Constantinople (Istanbul), by Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus, c.532-537 C.E., Brick and ceramic elements with stone and mosaic veneer. Bottom Right: Floor Plan of Hagia Sophia. Constantinople (Istanbul), by Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus, c.532-537 C.E., Brick and ceramic elements with stone and mosaic veneer. |
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Merovingian Looped Fibulae. Early Medieval Europe. Mid-sixth century C.E., Silver gilt worked in filigree, with inlays of garnets and other stones
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Virgin (Theotokos) and Child between Saints Theodore and George. Early Byzantine Europe. Sixth or early seventh century C.E., Encaustic on wood.
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Lindisfarne Gospels. Early medieval (Hiberno Saxon) Europe. c. 700 C.E., Illuminated manuscript - ink, pigments, and gold on vellum.
Top Left: St. Luke incipit page Top Right: St. Matthew cross-carpet page Bottom Left: St. Luke portrait page |
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Great Mosque. Cordoba, Spain. Umayyad. c. 785-786 C.E., Stone masonry.
Top Left: Great Mosque exterior Top Right: Great Mosque aerial Middle Left: Great Mosque, detail of gate Middle Right: Great Mosque arches Bottom Right: Great Mosque plan |
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Pyxis of al-Mughira. Umayyad. c. 968 C.E., Ivory
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Church of Sainte-Foy. Conques, France. Romanesque Europe. Church: c. 1050-1130 C.E.; Reliquary of Saint Foy: ninth century C.E., with later additions. Architecture: stone; Tympanum: stone and paint; Reliquary: gold, silver, gemstones, and enamel over wood.
Top Left: Church of Sainte-Foy exterior
Top Right: Reliquary of Saint Foy
Bottom Left: Tympanum, The Last Judgment
Bottom Right: Church of Sainte-Foy interior
Top Left: Church of Sainte-Foy exterior
Top Right: Reliquary of Saint Foy
Bottom Left: Tympanum, The Last Judgment
Bottom Right: Church of Sainte-Foy interior
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Above Left: Cavalry Attack from The Bayeux Tapestry. Romanesque Europe (English or Norman) - c.1066-1080 C.E., embroidery on linen
Above Right: First Meal from The Bayeux Tapestry. Romanesque Europe (English or Norman) - c.1066-1080 C.E., embroidery on linen
Above Right: First Meal from The Bayeux Tapestry. Romanesque Europe (English or Norman) - c.1066-1080 C.E., embroidery on linen
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Chartres Cathedral. Chartres, France. Gothic Europe. Original construction c. 1145-1155 C.E.; reconstructed c. 1194-1220 C.E.; Architecture: limestone; Windows: stained glass.
Top Left: Chartres Cathedral exterior side view Top Middle: Notre Dame de la Belle Verriere window Top Right: Chartres Cathedral interior Middle Left: Chartres Cathedral Labyrinth Middle Right: Chartres Cathedral floor plans Bottom Left: Chartres Cathedral exterior front view Bottom Right: Chartres Cathedral main entrance, Great Portal of the West Façade |
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Bibles Moralisees. Gothic Europe. c. 1225-1245 C.E.; Illuminated manuscript; ink, tempera, and gold leaf on vellum.
Above Left: Scenes from the Apocalypse
Above Right: Dedication Page with Blanche of Castile and King Louis IX of France
Above Left: Scenes from the Apocalypse
Above Right: Dedication Page with Blanche of Castile and King Louis IX of France
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Rottgen Pieta. Late medieval Europe. c. 1300-1325 C.E., Painted wood.
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Arena (Scrovegni) Chapel. Padua, Italy. Unknown architect; Giotto di Bondone (artist). Chapel: c. 1303 C.E.; Fresco: c. 1305 C.E.; Architecture: brick and fresco.
Top Left: Arena (Scrovegni) Chapel exterior Top Right: Arena (Scrovegni) Chapel interior Bottom Right: Lamentation Fresco |
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Golden Haggadah. Late medieval Spain. c. 1320 C.E.; Illuminated Manuscript. Pigments and gold leaf on vellum.
Top Left: Scenes of Liberation Top Right: Preparation for Passover Bottom Left: The Plagues of Egypt |
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Alhambra. Granada, Spain. Nasrid Dynasty. 1354-1391 C.E.; Whitewashed adobe, stucco, wood, tile, paint, and gilding.
Top Left: Alhambra exterior Top Middle: Alhambra plan Top Right: Alhambra Court of the Lions Bottom Right: Alhambra Hall of the Sisters |
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Left: Annunciation Triptych (Merode Altarpiece). Workshop of Robert Campin. 1427-1432 C.E.; Oil on wood.
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Pazzi Chapel: Basilica di Santa Croce. Florence, Italy. Filippo Brunelleschi - architect. c. 1429-1461 C.E.; Masonry
Near Left: Pazzi Chapel interior Far Left: Pazzi Chapel exterior |
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The Arnolfini Portrait. Jan van Eyck. c. 1434 C.E.; Oil on wood.
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Palazzo Rucellai. Florence, Italy. Leon Battista Alberti - architecht. c. 1450 C.E.; Stone, masonry.
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Madonna and Child with Tow Angels. Fra Filippo Lippi. c. 1465 C.E.; Tempera on wood.
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David. Donatello. c.1440-1460 C.E.; Bronze.
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Adam and Eve. Albrecht Durer. 1504 C.E.; Engraving.
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Birth of Venus. Sandro Botticelli. c. 1484-1486 C.E.; Tempera on canvas.
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The Last Supper. Leonardo da Vinci. c. 1494-1498 C.E.; Oil and tempera.
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The Sistine Chapel. Vatican City, Italy. Michelangelo. Ceiling frescoes c. 1508-1512 C.E.; Altar frescoes c. 1536-1541 C.E.; fresco
Top Left: The Flood, ceiling fresco
Top Right: The Sistine Chapel exterior
Bottom Left: The Sistine Chapel interior, long view
Bottom Right: The Delphic Sibyl, ceiling fresco
Top Left: The Flood, ceiling fresco
Top Right: The Sistine Chapel exterior
Bottom Left: The Sistine Chapel interior, long view
Bottom Right: The Delphic Sibyl, ceiling fresco
School of Athens. Raphael. 1509-1511 C.E.; Fresco
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Isenheim Altarpiece. Matthias Grunewald. c.1512-1516 C.E.; Oil on wood.
Entombment of Christ. Jacopo da Pontormo. 1525-1528 C.E.; Oil on wood.
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Frontispiece of the Codex Mendoza. Viceroyalty of New Spain. c. 1541-1542 C.E.; Ink and color on paper.
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Venus of Urbino. Titian. c. 1538 C.E.; Oil on canvas.
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IL Gesu. Rome, Italy. Giacomo da Vignola - plan architect; Giacomo della Porta - facade architect; Giovanni Battista Gaulli - ceiling fresco artist. Church: 16th century C.E.; Facade: 1568-1584 C.E.; Fresco and stucco figures: 1676 - 1679 C.E.; Brick, marble, fresco, and stucco.
Left: IL Gesu, exterior
Middle: IL Gesu, interior
Right: IL Gesu, Triumph in the Name of Jesus
Left: IL Gesu, exterior
Middle: IL Gesu, interior
Right: IL Gesu, Triumph in the Name of Jesus
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Mosque of Selim II. Edirne, Turkey. Sinan: architect. 1568 - 1575 C.E.; Brick and stone.
Left: Exterior
Top Right: Interior arches
Bottom Right: Mosque of Selim II plan
Left: Exterior
Top Right: Interior arches
Bottom Right: Mosque of Selim II plan
Henri IV Receives the Portrait of Marie de' Medici, from the Marie de' Medici Cycle. Peter Paul Rubens. 1621 - 1625 C.E.; Oil on canvas.
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Self-Portrait with Saskia. Rembrandt van Rijn. 1636 C.E.; Etching.
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San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane. Rome, Italy. Francesco Borromini - architect. 1638 - 1646 C.E.; Stone and Stucco.
Above Left: San Carlo interior with altar Above Right: San Carlo exterior, street view Below Right: San Carlo plan |
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Calling of Saint Matthew. Caravaggio. c. 1597-1601 C.E.; Oil on canvas.
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Ecstasy of Saint Teresa. Cornaro Chapel, Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria. Rome, Italy. Gian Lorenzo Bernini. c. 1647 - 1652 C.E.; Sculpture - marble; Chapel - stucco and gilt bronze.
Left: Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria, exterior
Middle: Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria, interior
Right: Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
Left: Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria, exterior
Middle: Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria, interior
Right: Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
Angel with Arquebus, Asiel Timor Dei. Master of Calamarca, La Paz School; c. 17th century C.E., Oil on canvas.
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Las Meninas. Diego Velazquez. c. 1656 C.E.; Oil on canvas.
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Woman Holding Balance. Johannes Vermeer. c. 1664 C.E.; Oil on canvas.
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The Palace at Versailles. Versailles, France. Louis Le Vau and Jules Hardouin-Mansart - architects. Begun 1669 C.E, mostly completed 1708 C.E.; new additions 1742 -1788 C.E.; Restorations post-revolution 1814 - 1837 C.E.; Architecture: masonry, stone, wood, iron and gold leaf; Sculpture: marble and bronze; gardens.
Top Left: Courtyard at Versailles Top Middle: Palace exterior Top Right: Gardens Bottom Far Left: Aerial view of Palace complex Bottom Right/above - Hall of Mirrors Bottom Right/below - Hall of Mirrors contextual |
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Gonzalez Family Screens. Circle of the Gonzalez Family. c. 1697 - 1701 C.E.; Tempera and resin on wood, shell inlay
Left: Siege of Belgrade Screen
Right: Hunting Scene Screen
Left: Siege of Belgrade Screen
Right: Hunting Scene Screen
The Virgin of Guadalupe, Virgen de Guadalupe. Miguel Gonzalez. c. 1698 C.E.; based on original Virgin of Guadalupe. Basilica of Guadalupe, Mexico City. 16th century C.E.; Oil on canvas on wood, inlaid with mother-of-pearl.
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The Tete a Tete, from Marriage a la Mode. William Hogarth. c. 1743 C.E.; Oil on canvas.
Spaniard and Indian Produce a Mestizo. Attribute to Juan Rodriguez Juarez. c. 1715 C.E.; Oil on canvas.
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Fruit and Insects. Rachel Ruysch. 1711 C.E.; Oil on wood.
