ARTHIST 101D Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Lindisfarne Gospels, Apse, Utrecht Psalter
10 May 2018
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Lecture 25 The Revival and Survival of Roman Visual and Structural Concepts
4/09/15
The Carolingian empire of the north
The spread of Islam to Europe
Two worlds: the Carolingian and Muslim conquests
Carolingian: expanded to Northern France, border of eastern Europe, down to Rome
Revival of Roman art
Coronation Gospels: St. Matthew (800-810)
Produced for Charlemagne (747-814)
o Purple: royal color
Compare to Pompeii, detail of wall painting, Seated Menander (70)
May have been influenced by materials travelling North
Also compare to Hiberno-Saxon Manuscript from the Lindisfarne Gospels (698-721) which
depicted the human body more simply
Saint Matthew and Saint Mark: The Ebbo Gospels (816-835)
Vibrant, agitated, animated
Eyes looking up as if to look for inspiration from an otherworldly source
Infusing classical styles with gothic inspiration
The Utrecht Psalter (820-835)
Lord shown in bed Why sleepest thou, Oh Lord?
Lindau Gospels from Saint Gall (870)
Pure gold relief and luxurious encrusting of jewels
Monks and monasticism: a systematized plan for living and center for imperial administration
Monasticism: withdrawal, study, prayer, self-sufficiency, celibacy – idea created by Saint Benedict
with his monastery in Montegassino (510)
Charlemagne used the idea of monasticism to use them for things like governing regions, tax
collection, education and health care
Plan of Saint Gall (819)
Oldest architectural plan that survives
Cloister that brings together the baths, the kitchen, refectory, brew/bake house
Centula, St. Riquier (9th century)
o Reconstruction of altars, the relic trade and proliferation of altar in churches
o Each altar would be dedicated to a saint, some may be specialized in the type of blessing
you needed
o Most important saints put into the apse
Compare to Constantine’s Old St. Peter’s 0
Abbey Church of Corvey (873-885)
Called the Westwork structure – housed the throne of Earthly power
Tall vertical defensive towers
Revival of multi-storied vaulted structures in stone
o Used in vaulted stone architecture
Birth of the tower!
Caroligian builders introduced towers into the Christian church architecture
These were both defensive and hierarchical
Charlemagne’s royal chapel at Aix-le-Chapelle (792-805)
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Document Summary
Lecture 25 the revival and survival of roman visual and structural concepts. Carolingian: expanded to northern france, border of eastern europe, down to rome. Produced for charlemagne (747-814: purple: royal color. Compare to pompeii, detail of wall painting, seated menander (70) May have been influenced by materials travelling north. Also compare to hiberno-saxon manuscript from the lindisfarne gospels (698-721) which depicted the human body more simply. Saint matthew and saint mark: the ebbo gospels (816-835) Eyes looking up as if to look for inspiration from an otherworldly source. Pure gold relief and luxurious encrusting of jewels. Lord shown in bed (cid:498)why sleepest thou, oh lord? (cid:499) Monasticism: withdrawal, study, prayer, self-sufficiency, celibacy idea created by saint benedict. Monks and monasticism: a systematized plan for living and center for imperial administration. Charlemagne used the idea of monasticism to use them for things like governing regions, tax with his monastery in montegassino (510) collection, education and health care.
