Analysis Of The Bronze Doors Of Bishop Bernward

In this excerpt, von Simson looks at how the writings of intellectuals influenced the development of Gothic architecture. He begins by looking at the writings of St. Augustine and his love for music and how the importance of measurement found in music also applies to architecture. He then goes on to address two important schools of thought that influenced the formation of the Gothic style: The Platonists with their focus on cosmology, and the monks at Clairvaux, including St. Bernard, who focused on spirituality. In this section, von Simson focuses on the former and the connection between the cosmos and the Gothic cathedral. He argues that these medieval scholars saw God as an architect and the cosmos as his cathedral. In his study of both St. Augustine and the Plantonists, von Simson works to identify the ways in which these intellectual schools of thought influenced Gothic architecture.

The Nativity Façade doors are a part of the Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona; however, the doors were only placed into the 151-year-old structure in the year 2015. In my opinion, the façade doors are truly astounding. The symmetry of the two doors divided by a center column gives an aspect of balance, while the doors are still unique in overall design. The color and attention to detail on the exterior makes the doors almost seem like sculptures instead of entrances. The ornate metal doors are smooth and heavy, yet the sculptural ivy, flowers, and insects give the illusion of being an aspect of nature. However, the color is what truly stands out. The natural green, yellow, and red are the opposite of what one would expect, but in the Nativity

Writer, Jeannette Walls, in her memoir, The Glass Castle, provides an insight into the fanciful and shocking life of growing up poor and nomadic with faux-grandiose parents in America. With her memoir, Wall's purpose was to acknowledge and overcome the difficulties that came with her unusual upbringing. Her nostalgic but bitter tone leaves the reader with an odd taste in their mouth. In some memories, the author invites her audience to look back on with fondness; others are viewed through bulletproof glass and outrage.

This paper will analyze the iconography of the mosaic, Good Shepherd (lunette, Oratory of Galla Placidia, c. 425-26, Ravenna, Italy), that is located on the lunette over the north doorway of the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna. The iconography has been one of the most recognized and admired works of art since the 3rd century AD. In the mosaic, the artists present a depiction of Christ symbolic and traditional of Byzantine art during the conversion of Christianity in Roman provinces.

The memoir, The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls, shows the constant battle between stability and chaos. Throughout the battle Jeannette shows a copious amount of maturity and placidity. One occurrence in her life proves this point.

Does being neglected help or hinder children? Traditionally, we think of neglect as a form of abuse. However, the memoir, The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, poses the possibility that being neglected as a child can actually help the child to grow up to lead a successful and independent life as an adult. The memoir details the life of author Jeannette Walls and her siblings and how they escaped their impoverished and abusive childhoods to find success and happiness as adults in New York City. Being left to fend for herself as a child allowed Jeannette to become an independent, self- sufficient, and successful adult.

After reading the memoir, “The Glass Castle” by Jeannette Walls you can easily see that in the memoir, some characters seek complete freedom from society’s rules while others seek the comforts and security that comes with a “normal life”. I believe that freedom comes before security. Firstly, freedom is a big part of success. Many people believe that you cannot become successful if you have freedom. Jeannette Walls proved those people wrong. Jeannette was bullied, raped, tormented, and pushed to the limit by her family and peers throughout her educational years. Despite all of this, she saw the light at the end of the tunnel and pulled through to become an extremely successful writer. She proved that you must take risks to become successful

Beginning with the conversion of the Irish Celts around the fifth century, Christianity began to spread across the British Isles. Around 630, an envoy of monks was sent from a monastery on the Scottish Isle of Iona to a small Northumbrian island (only about 4 square kilometers at high tide) situated in the North Sea of the Atlantic. An Irish monk, Saint Aidan, established a monastery on that small spit of land that would come to be called Lindisfarne, or simply Holy Island. Together with the monastery at Iona, Lindisfarne became an integral part of artistic creation in early medieval northern Europe (Kleiner 288), and from it’s workshop would emerge a new style of artwork that wove elements of pre-existing artistic styles of the British Isles, such as those of the Celts and the Anglo-Saxons, with unfamiliar Christian imagery imported from Near East to create the Hiberno-Saxon, or Insular style. This style would be employed by the monks at Lindisfarne to create one of the most splendid texts of early medieval Brittania, the eponymous Lindisfarne Gospels. A wondrous illuminated manuscript worthy of its acclaim, these Gospels are a quintessential example of Hiberno-Saxon style, and its pages and iconography we can glean a look at the historical context of the book, as well as the

In this paper, I will describe, compare, and contrast two paintings of the same name, The Annunciation by Gerard David and Joos van Cleve. Beginning with Joos van Cleve’s work, we see the virgin Mary kneeling down before an opened book. An illuminated dove with its wings spread is suspended above Mary. An angel is standing beside her, making a gesture. Both figures are inside an ornately decorated, well lit bedroom.

“The Glass Castle” by Jeannette Walls is a perfect example to an incite of her past event. The memoir as well as her autobiography, gave a new perspective to her life that showed how she become the person she is and the most important moments in her life that changed her. Though the book is only in her view, it does give an inside on the lives of the other character. But, it doesn’t show what is really going on with them. For example, Jeannette’s father struggled with alcoholism, though she always has a remarkable view of him. There had been certain things in the book that show that his life was struggling. Such as on page 43 when Jeannette’s mom jumped out of the moving car and ran into the darkness. Starting the fight

from the true story and emphasized the faith they have for God. “Protestant art focused on humble depictions of biblical scenes and moralistic depictions of contemporary everyday

For being over eight hundred years, the Christ in Majesty with Symbols of the Four Evangelists remained in remarkable condition. However, pieces of the original piece, which originated in the Catalan chapel in Spain, have faded. Portions, especially along the bottom, have disappeared over time. Even though historians moved it to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, it has not been fully restored. The artist identified each of the apostles in the Christ in Majesty with Symbols of the Four Evangelists, but the writing has grown fainter and this creates a difficulty for art historians. Another key factor in the overall story represented has faded--one of the lamps or incense holders beneath Christ.

Macdonald, (2010) suggested that the bible is a cultural work of art because it is used in storytelling, preaching, drama and visual posters. The bible tells God’s story in how he created the world, the fall, redemption and the new creation. The bible has a sequence of events, songs, proverbs, prophetic books, writing of wisdom and letters. In the bible there is a comparison between connecting scripture and constructing culture. It is able to change one’s life and one’s culture because

About the contents organized in the article, first, the author tries to prove that Bernward played a pivotal part in designing the bronze doors by providing the proof of his artistic talent and the various types of doors he had seen was the reference to the work. Most importantly, Bernware’s interpretation of the Fall: Eve is apparently more eroticized from that in the art of early medieval Europe. Moreover, the author indicates

The author of the work The Gates of Paradise is Lorenzo Ghiberti, which was made in 1435. It was created Florence, Italy. This bronze door depicted ten scenes of Old Testament and occurred during the Italian Renaissance. Ghiberti took part in a competition to make bronze doors for the Baptistery of San Giovanni, which is a famous religious building in Italy. Ghiberti had patrons, in which he used social skills to have them aid him. The artist’s career was made .The Gate of Paradise was exhibited and it was very popular and favored among the general population. It wasn’t Avant-Garde because it uses material from the bible and doesn’t exhibit much controversy of current painting style (realism). Because of people being generally pleased, it