Medieval Art
George R. Hoelzeman
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The decline of Cluny, once the most powerful abbey in Christianity, ultimately lead to the loss of one of the greatest architectural achievements of the Middle Ages - the great church of Cluny III.
A little information about Benedict of Nursia who, while personally living a humble and obscure life, wrote a Rule which had profound impact on the life and culture of Europe.
And now for something completely different . . . Some inquiries about Medieval food have inspired me to take a different turn this month.
Cluny was one of the most important and dynamic forces influencing art and architecture at the turn of the Millennium. This is the first of several articles commemorating the 1090th anniversary of the foundation of Cluny.
Medieval Art History: A Brief Time line.
While I am working on a longer article on Abbot Suger of St. Denis, I will offer the following brief (and sketchy) Time line of the more significant Medieval artworks and architectural achievements. For a more complete online reference with dates and historical information, I recommend the Ecole Library.
Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages: An Overview
art medieval history catholic nicea panofsky, icon, iconography, beauty, truth, aesthetic, middle ages, religion, george hoelzeman
World War I, World War II, cathedrals, medieval, destruction, reconstruction, modernism, post modernism, Catholic, art, architecture, stained glass, George R. Hoelzeman
Carolingian Monastic Reform and the <i>Plan</i> of St. Gall, Part III: Some Comparisons
Altars, liturgy, Catholic, Medieval, churches, European, Middle ages, art, architecture, reform, George R. Hoelzeman,
Carolingian Monastic Reform and The <i>Plan</i> of St. Gall: Part II - The <i>Plan</i>
Plan of St. Gall, monasticism, altars, Centula, Carolingian, church architecture, dimensions, catholic, liturgy, iconography, medieval, middle ages, Leonidas
Carolingian Monastic Reform and the Plan of St. Gall: Part I, <i>The Reform</i>
monasticism, art, Plan, St. Gall, Benedict, Aniane, Catholic, history, Charlemagne, Louis the pious