#medieval art

A MEDIEVAL ENGLISH POTTERY GREEN-GLAZED ANTHROPOMORPHIC SMALL JUG, 14th Century 

Syd Levethan: The Longridge Collection, London, Nov 3rd

Simonida

Always time for tea.

I made some art! I love the idea of dragon riders and the feeling of freedom as the wind  blows through you. I tried something different this go around and it was a lot of fun!

Details : “La Cité des Dames” inspired by the novel “The book of the City of Ladies” by Christine de Pizan. Original art in graphite, ink, and extra-fine watercolor

2022 © Paontaure  

WIP : watercoloring this piece

2022 © Paontaure

zmiy:

The Song of Roland; this image simultaneously depicts different phases of this medieval French epic.

Charles the King, our Lord Sovereign,
Full seven years hath sojourned in Spain, 
Conquered the land and won the western main,
Now no fortress against him doth remain,
No city walls are left for him to gain,
Save Saragossa, that sits on the high mountain.

jothelibrarian:

Pretty medieval manuscript of the day shows Princesse Yolanda of Savoy receiving a copy of Guillaime Fichet’s Rhetoricafrom the author. I love the hats! The manuscript can be viewed on the Virtual Manuscript Library of Switzerland.

A detailed description of the manuscript can be found here(PDF).

Image source: Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 176: Guillelmus Fichetus, Rhetorica. (http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/cb/0176).Creative Commons licensed.

Detail - The Unicorn is Attacked Tapestry, ca. 1495–1505 South Netherlandish Wool warp, wool, silk, silver, gilt wefts, courtesy The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

The unicorn has been a symbol in Art History since the early medieval period. It was believed to be a very powerful and fierce mythical creature with the body of a horse, the head of a goat and a long single horn. Although today we interpret depictions of a unicorn as being allegorical, many civilians living in medieval Europe believed they actually existed, superstition and fear like this was not uncommon.
The unicorn features most heavily in Christian art, and was seen to be deeply symbolic, as only a virgin could tame it.
One of the most famous depictions of the unicorn is the unicorn tapestries created in 1495-1505. This remarkable series would have only belonged to an extremely wealthy individual. This is because during this era tapestries were considered to be the highest form of art due to the lavish variety of materials and the skill and time required to create them. It was common practise among upper class society to commission religious art as a repentant display of their faith and morality.

MedievalArmour inspired Runway [1/5]

1:Christian Dior S/S98couture
2:Givenchy S/S98couture
3Christian Dior A/W06couture
4:Alexander McQueen S/S00rtw
5:Paco Rabanne A/W93couture
6:Alexander McQueen A/W09rtw
7:Christian Dior A/W06couture
8:Jean Paul Gaultier S/S10couture

Alchemy: 15th cent., MS22, ca. 15th century via Wellcome Library,Public Domain.

Initial E: Riders on Horseback; Initial S: A Judge and Men with Axes in a Vineyard, Ms. Ludwig XIV 6, f. 145v by unknown creator and Michael Lupi de Çandiu, Spain c. 1290-1310 via Getty Open Content Program

“Open content images are digital surrogates of works of art that are in the Getty’s collections and in the public domain, for which we hold all rights, or for which we are not aware of any rights restrictions.” - Open Content Program, “Public Domain and Rights”, The Getty

“Detail of a miniature of Dante and Beatrice before Dante’s vision of the Virgin.”, Divina Commedia, Yates Thompson 36, f. 190 by Dante Alighieri, Tuscany, Italy c. 1444-1450 via The British Library, Public Domain

Ferial psalter, Ms. Codex 1057, f. 67r by Catholic Church, Trento, Italy, ca. 1350 via University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Public Domain.

Illuminated Preface to the Third Book of the Collection of Poems (masnavi), W.625 by Jalas al-Din Rumi, MaulanaandAhmad ibn Hajji Abi Bakr al-Katib, Iran c. 1461 via Walters Art Museum, Creative Commons

Detail of “Scenes from the Life of David”, Ms. Ludwig I 6 by unknown creator, France ca. 1250 via Getty Open Content Program

“Open content images are digital surrogates of works of art that are in the Getty’s collections and in the public domain, for which we hold all rights, or for which we are not aware of any rights restrictions.” - Open Content Program, “Public Domain and Rights”, The Getty

Folding Almanac, late 15th century, including calendar information and medical summaries, ca. "late 15th century”, Wellcome Library,Public Domain

“Written in red and black, with initials in blue. With two carefully executed drawings in red and black of the ‘Vein-man’ and of the 'Astrological man’. […]”

Book of Hours, W.215 by unknown creator, Flemish ca. 1400-1415 via Walters Art Museum, Creative Commons

Illuminated Preface to the Fourth Book of the Collection of Poems (masnavi), W.625 by Jalas al-Din Rumi, MaulanaandAhmad ibn Hajji Abi Bakr al-Katib, Iran c. 1461 via Walters Art Museum, Creative Commons

Detail of Graduale oesa, Proprium de tempore, pars aestivalis, Ms. WettFm 2, f. 175v, Cologne, Germany, c. 1330-1335 via  e-codices - Virtual Manuscript Library of Switzerland, CC BY-NC

Institutionally Specified Citation Structure:
Aarau, Aargauer Kantonsbibliothek, MsWettFm 2, f. 175v – Graduale oesa, Proprium de tempore, pars aestivalis (http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/kba/WettFm0002)

Ferial psalter, Ms. Codex 1057, f. 106r by Catholic Church, Trento, Italy, ca. 1350 via University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Public Domain.

Illuminated Preface to the First Book of the Collection of Poems (masnavi), W.625 by Jalas al-Din Rumi, MaulanaandAhmad ibn Hajji Abi Bakr al-Katib, Iran c. 1461 via Walters Art Museum, Creative Commons

Ferial psalter, Ms. Codex 1057, f. 86r by Catholic Church, Trento, Italy, ca. 1350 via University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Public Domain.

Illuminated Preface to the Second Book of the Collection of Poems (masnavi), W.625 by Jalas al-Din Rumi, MaulanaandAhmad ibn Hajji Abi Bakr al-Katib, Iran c. 1461 via Walters Art Museum, Creative Commons

Four Leaves from the Arabic Version of Dioscorides’ De materia medica, W.750 by Dioscordines Pedanius, of Anazarbos and translated by Yuhana bin al-Batriq, Iran ca. 13th century via Walters Art Museum, Creative Commons

Top Row, Left to Right: 1) Mezereon (Spurge-olive)2)Wild Cucumber

Bottom Row, Left to Right: 1) Thymelaea (Spurge-laurel)2)A Type of Thymelaea Called ilyusqufinus

Book of Hours, W.215 by unknown creator, Flemish ca. 1400-1415 via Walters Art Museum, Creative Commons

Gradual and lectionary, Ms. Codex 1060, f. 11v - 13r, by Catholic Church, “Probably written in Germany” c. 1450-1499 via University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Public Domain

Tympanum from a wealthy residence in Reims, c. 1160-1180 

The three scenes represent Science (top), Strength, and Love

Photo by Charles Reeza at the Musée Saint-Remi, Reims

Quadruple Column, limestone, mid 12th century

Musée Saint-Remi, Reims

The Devil and God, 12th century, Reims

Photo by Charles Reeza at the Musée Saint-Remi, Reims

The devil is winning because he has a better stylist. I wonder if Queer Eye would be willing to tackle God for a makeover. I would watch that episode.