Introduction to Medieval Art and Architecture

This multimedia project is designed as an introduction to the painting, architecture, sculpture, and minor arts of the period c.250-1450 AD in Europe, commonly known as the Middle Ages, and to basic art-historical analytical skills, with a particular emphasis on stylistic analysis and the history and development of style in all media. Iconographical content, particularly the subject matter of Christian art but also including Jewish, Islamic, and secular material, is included, as are questions of patronage and artistic production throughout the period.

By putting this course on the World Wide Web, we hope to bring this facinating material and these important skills to a wider audience.

Below are links to prototypes for some of the student exercises under development for this project:

I. Student Exercises for Medieval Architecture:

• Elevations (Module 4A)
  • Locate and identify the parts of an elevation
  • Test your understanding of the parts of elevations

• Comparative West Facades (Module 6B)

• Exercise- Parts of Floorplans (Module 3B)

II Short Papers: Visual Comparisons

• Painting
• Architecture
• Sculpture