The document provides an overview of art in the Middle Ages, beginning with Late Antique art from the Roman era characterized by simple, streamlined designs that emphasized religious aspects over proportions and details. Byzantine art that followed was heavily influenced by Greek, Eastern, and Persian traditions and featured iconic representations of figures like the Virgin Mary. Architectural influences included domes, marble, and sculpted capitals. Romanesque art from 1000-1300 AD featured rounded arches, stone vaults, thick walls, and exterior relief sculptures in cathedrals and churches. Gothic art that followed was characterized mainly by architecture using mathematical harmony and light through pointed arches and stained glass in great cathedrals like Notre Dame of Paris and Reims Cathedral

1. Art in themiddleage A mainlyreligious art

2. First: Late AntiqueArt in Romanstyle, so peoplewouldknowtheywereRomanChristians. Simple, streamlined, resigning perspective and depth, eliminating proportions and characteristics of the human body in order to increase the religious aspects. The bottom predominates on the form and the expression surrends to the aesthetic one.

3. The Virgin Mary: Theotokos, in Greek terminology, was central to Byzantine spiritualityIt is a synthesis of hellenistic traditions and Eastern traditions that penetrate through diverse routes, and especially of the neighboring Persia.The hellenistic elements are noticed in the maintenance of a classic spirit, in the measured gestures, the sensible compositions, the painting of the nature, the pagan themes.

4. Old Saint Peter

6. MosquesGreat Mosque, Córdoba)

7. Mihrab

8. Outsidearchery.

9. Dome of rock, Jerusalem

10. Second: ByzantiumInteraction with Islamic culture had a profound effect on its art. Islam arise and military success were the greatest threat to the stability of the empire and its territories. The Christian influence is dominant. The main buildings are destined to the cult and as much the sculpture as the mosaic and the painting of the Byzantine art, are dominated by the glorification of the Christ, the God of Majesty, the Virgin and the Apostles, in order to teach the Biblical episodes graphically.New testament (IV A.D)

11. The Eastern: Front paints, flattening and deformation of the figuresSymbolism.Geometric conception of the bodies and therefore the stylisation of its forms.The decorative, visible eagerness in the wealth of the used materials.Variety of the color, in many conventionalisms that stay through time. Use of elements like the cupola on pecinas, the marble coatings and the decoration of capitals stays in the architectonic plan of the Byzantine art.Progressive abandonment of the bulk sculpture, relief suggested by light resistances are visible also in the sculpture techniques

12. Saint Vitale

15. Court of Justinian

16. Court of theodora

17. HagiaSophia

21. Romanesque (románico)Circa1000 AD to XIII century.Roman –likeRoundedarches, stonevaults, thickwalls, exterirorreliefsculptures, Cathedrals, churches and monasteries.Feudalism

22. HistoricalBackgroundFeudalism9th century: invasionsfrommuslims and vikings.Christianims spread troughbarbarians.Pilgrims: Santiago de Compostela (Spain), Rome and Jerusalem (Cruzades)

23. StavelOtTryptichMosan, Belgium, c. 1156-1158

24. ArchitectureChurchesbigenoughtoacomodatepilgrims, goodsound and iluminated.

25. Saint FoyAbbeyConques.

30. Woodenroofwerechangedbystonebarrelsvaults(bettersound, lessfirerisk)GregorianChantsgorwstronger.Sculpture as teacher and propaganda.

31. ManuscriptsTheapperance of theScriptoria

33. Mralpainting and TapestryCastel of Appiano, ItalyUse of richcolors.Manyartistworkedonthem

35. Murder of theInnocents in Bethlehemc. 1180FrescoPanteón de los Reyes, Colegiata de San Isidoro, Léon

36. The Virgin Mary and Childc. 1200FrescoNotre-Dame, Montmorillon

37. UNKNOWNWEAVER, EnglishTheBayeuxTapestry (detail)c. 1080Woolembroideredon a linenbackgroundMusée de la Tapisserie de la Reine Mathilde, Bayeux

38. Gothic ArtRefers, mainly, toarchitectureNamedafter de Goths, whodestroyedwhatwasleft of Classic art.

39. MathematicalarmonyUse of lightPointedarchesStainedGlassGargoilesSkeletonsAge of cathedrals

41. Saint Denis

43. Notre Dame of Chartres

49. Notre Dame of paris

55. Reims Cathedral

58. Salisbury