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Medieval Art

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I have travelled around the world and looked for the top five examples of Medieval Art. I believe the following are these:

http://www.websters-dictionary-online.org/images/wiki/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Angouleme_cathedral_StPierre_a.jpg/220px-Angouleme_cathedral_StPierre_a.jpg

Angouleme Cathedral in France embodies the Romanesque aesthetic of the Medieval period. There are many castles that show the Romanesque style, but there are far more churches, the church being a very important aspect of life in medieval times. The columns and pillars of the Roman style are mirrored both in the interior and exterior of the Cathedral. This includes a row of arches beneath which pews for prayer are set up. The front of the building shows some of the intricate detail work characteristic of the period, including arched windows, scrollwork, and turreted roofs atop towers.

2. http://www.britishmuseum.org/images/ps341455_l.jpg

This panel from the medieval period that was created some time between 1420 and 1460 AD depicts one of the signs of the Last Judgment. The art of the period is usually flat and one-dimensional.
This piece, though carved and thus showing some dimension still has the flattened appearance of the era. What makes this piece so remarkable is that the faces are full of emotion. This shows the emerging of men from caves which is the tenth of fifteen signs of the approaching apocalypse. Most of the male icons are staring up in awe of the angel and the female is smiling, comforted in her faith and her salvation.

3. http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/4474/cardiotiwt9.jpg

No list of great medieval artworks would be complete without a depiction of Madonna and her child. This particular painting done by Akotantos sometime between 1400 and 1450 is a version of this popular theme. It is painted on a….....

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