ART HIS 21 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Abbey Of Fontenay, Barrel Vault, Gartempe
Document Summary
The ambulatory and the bottom of the plan shows the westwork. Cluny iii and fontenay abbey = cluny vs cistercians. Cluny order (lavish lifestyle of monks) fine decoration, cruciform. Made by additional windows) monks in manual labor like in age of benedicts, rectangular. Hall church (side aisles equivalent in size to the nave) Ground plan is similar to st denis. Where martyrs st savin and st cyprian"s bodies appeared; preserves the best. Painting shows influences from other regions (northern european, byzantine, roman) Gallery over porch passion and ressureeaction. Nave- scenes of old testament (genesis and exodus) Crypt- lives of st savin and cyprian. Christ in mandorla representing celestial spheres as seen by coloration. Looking to the left and right, images flanking the viewer come from the book of revelations. Apocalyptic book to predict the end of the world (images influencing the tympanum of. Paintings from the porch: read together from left to right.
