ARTH 120 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Onera, Naivety, Yolk
12 Dec 2015
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Romanesque art of the 11th 12th century in europe: no one at this time referred to it as romanesque , means roman ish , not classical. Gislebertus, last judgment, west portal, saint-lazare, autun, ca. Half moon shape with all decoration tympanum: depicts the final judgment jesus is waiting, very eternal stance by jesus no sense of mercy or suffering; Absolutely stern: souls are being weighed angels on one side, demons on the other. This church was along the pilgrimage path so it had many visitors. Gislebertus, eve, from the n. portal, saint-lazare, autun, ca. Eve doesn"t know that she"s naked: naivety; but bush grows, luckily. She reaches back to grasp the apple. The is the moment of the fall. Artist decided to have eve lying down to almost looks like a. Monasticism: establishing monasteries was a very important part of medieval devotion, monks are often learned men who decide to remove themselves from the world.
