Medieval Art: Researching & Resources
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Researching Medieval ArtResearching Medieval Art
(Reference)
Dictionaries/ Encyclopedias Art Historical
Surveys Bibliographies Sources and
Documents
DVD Documentaries
Serials/Journals Cultural/Historical
Surveys Image Databases the WWW
Gothic Art 1140-c.1450Ref N6310 F7 1971
Subjects Depicted in Works of ArtSubjects Depicted in Works of Art
symbols, objects, emblems
iconography - the study of the meaning of the work’s subjects and symbols and of any literary references from which they derive
iconology - provides a deeper meaning for themes in relation to history, religion, customs and social concerns at a particular time
Genesis: Adam and EveGenesis: Adam and Eve
subjects/patrons?
Robert Campin, Merode Altarpiecec. 1425
Signs and Symbols in Christian ArtREF N7830 F37 1959
Limbourg BrothersLes Très Riches Heures for the Duc de Berry:
June: Fenaison (Hay Harvest)circa 1411/13-1416
Musée Condé, Chantilly, France
REF N7560 E53 1998
Indexes to Subjects Depicted in Indexes to Subjects Depicted in ArtArt Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
http://www.famsf.org
National Gallery of Arthttp://www.nga.gov/
Non-Biblical Sources
The Golden Legend - lives of the Holy Family and the Christian Saints DAFOE PR 1847 A5 G
Christian Subjects Web Sites
Catholic Eycyclopedia http://www.knight.org/advent/cathen/cathen.htm
Christus Rex (illustrations)http://www.christusrex.org
Orthodox Page, Icons http://www.ocf.org/OrthodoxPage/icons/icons.html
Pay Attention: tips for assignment!
Style Guide BISON Searching Online Databases
Alert: assignment tip
Question #4 :searching for an author on a specific subject
An article on Tres Riches Heures by Michael Bath
Robert Campin, Merode Altarpiecec. 1425Find an article by Barbara Lane in Art Index
Class participation
SIMONE MARTINIThe Road to Calvary c. 1340The Louvre,
Paris, France
7 basic steps of research:7 basic steps of research:
1.Examine the work of art carefully and describe what is depicted
http://www.louvre.fr/louvrea.htm
2. Check specialized dictionaries to locate information on the subject
Christian Subjects
The Oxford dictionary of saints. Dafoe REF BR 1710 F34 1997
*Signs & symbols in Christian art. (Ferguson)REF 7830 F37 1961
Iconography of Christian Art, 2 vols. (Schiller) N 7830 S3513
BISON SUBJECT(keyword) search: christ passion art
3.Consult all types of reference material, exhibition catalogues and any pertinent web sites to learn more about the subject and symbols
4.Read the literature from which the story or symbols might have derived
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5. Learn as much about the artist as possible
Grove Art Online – e-libraryDictionary of Art - Reference
BISON Web
6. Place the work within its art historical period and formulate a
record of the work .?????
a)BISONb)Index to Christian Art; Art Index ;
BHA
7. Compile a reading list on the social history of the period
Florentine Painting and its Social Background by Frederick Antal
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