ROMANESQUE AND GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE By: Natalie de la Rosa The 11th to 15th centuries saw a great surge of the Christian Church within Europe which was emphasized by the persuasiveness of the Crusades. The growing population of the Church increased the demand for the increased presence in architectural monuments and during the Romanesque and Gothic periods‚ a great cathedral construction boom occurred across Europe. The Romanesque and Gothic architectural styles were distinctive
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Christ in Majesty Christ in Majesty is one of the world masterpieces wall painting art during Romanesque period. It is a part of the large painting decorated the inside wall of apse at San Climent church‚ located in Barcelona‚ Spain. An unknown artist painted it in 1123 CE by using fresco technique (a painting with mixed color and wet plaster on a wall) to create this painting to make it stays lasting. This painting represents Jesus Christ as a ruler of the universe and tries to show his majesty
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The Normans Romanesque castles were at first made up on a large hill with a motte around it so that it was more difficult for enemy armies to reach it. The only problem with these castles however were that they were made out of wood‚ and soon enemies noticed that they
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Architecture and Scholasticism presents a compelling connection between the architectural styles of Gothic Cathedrals and the order and form of the Scholastic school of thought. Focusing on the "100 mile zone around Paris" during the years between 1130-40 and 1270 where and when Scholasticism was the dominate theory of education and Gothic architecture began to take a stronghold over the ageing Romanesque style. In Panofsky’s own words "A connection between Gothic art and Scholasticism which is more concrete
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Building a Medieval Cathedral Medieval cathedrals were the wealth signs of the church. These were larger than castles. The cost for the construction of cathedral was high and the money for these buildings was paid by the people itself in the medieval times .For building magnificent buildings‚ medieval workers worked with basic tools. The first job of the architect in that time was to select best craftsmen and other highly skilled men that were needed. For the design of cathedral‚ some of the skilled
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Universities: In the high middle ages‚ universities revolutionized the world. Monastic Schools; monastic schools were found favorable up to 1050 but then became less favorable due to the isolation‚ this made the exchange of ideas difficult. Cathedral Schools: Cathedral schools were one of the best learning institutions due to their very fluid structure‚ but caused riots because the townspeople found the students to be boisterous and because of their clerical status. Universities: Universities reformed
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bright colors and ideas generated by people’s imagination. Moreover‚ the influence of a more rational perception of the world‚ the ideology of the progressive tendencies of the time was stronger in the Gothic masters’ art than in the Romanesque. High vaults of cathedrals‚ stained glass windows‚ through which the light rays streamed‚ the solemn sound of the organ – all these elements of style impressed the human imagination and inspired the idea of the sanctity of the divine power. [...] Statues and
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Charles Cecela Jessica Focer Composition 2/ WRIT 102 2 February 2011 Analysis of “Cathedral” The short story “Cathedral”‚ written by Raymond Carver is a rather simple story with a complex and revealing true meaning. A man‚ the narrator‚ is upset or uneasy about the arrival of his wife’s’ long time friend Robert. The main reason for him feeling upset is because the wife’s friend is blind. The narrator has obviously never experienced a blind person and is full of stereotypical thoughts and
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Blaise Main Leaning Tower of Pisa Mrs. Carlson The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a freestanding bell tower located at the Cathedral Square in Pisa‚ Italy. It was built in three different stages over 177 year period. There has been controversy about the real identity of the architect for many years. Construction on the first floor began in August of 1173. Five years later‚ while building the third floor
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The characters in the “Cathedral” had a lot of exploring the unknown. Not only was Robert exploring the unknown of what is a cathedral‚ but also so was the narrator with how was going to explain what a cathedral was. What is more‚ he also had to interact with a man that his original preconception was to hate. After the whole first half of the story of the narrator explaining why he did not want the blind man coming to his house. He wife left him there alone with him so he decided to smoke a joint
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