Wednesday, March 7, 2018

55. Lindisfarne Gospels - Early Medieval (Hiberno Saxon) - c. 700 CE





















Form
Function
Content
Context

Tradition/Change
Interpretation
Artistic Intent
Audience Response

Responses are due by:
Friday, April 3, 2020 11:59 PM

2 comments:

  1. Mckenna
    Cross carpet page-
    Form- Ink
    Function- Monks read from it during rituals
    Content- Dog headed snakes
    Context- Found in Northumbria, England
    Tradition- Horror Vacuoi
    Interpretation- Is almost meditative.
    Artisitic intent- The cross carpet page is supposed to make the viewer loose themselves in the many swirls.
    Audience response- The artist mixed Celtic imagery and Christian theology

    Portrait Page-
    Form- pigments
    Function- Is a meant to contrast the incipit page, because the portrait page is so straight forward
    Content-Saint Luke is holding a scroll and a writing instrument
    Context- Luke's clothing is similar to that of a Roman philosopher (Purple robe streaked with red)
    Tradition- Symbols are used in this piece similar to the use of symbolism in early Christian art.
    Interpretation- Luke has a large beard which gives him authority as an author.
    Artistic intent- The gold halo behind Luke's head shows his divinity
    Audience Response- This piece along with the rest of its counterparts are now located in the British library.
    Incipit Page
    Form- Gold on Vellum
    Function- This page holds most of the writing in the Lindisfrane Gospels
    Content- There are many animals on this page
    Context- From 700 CE
    Tradition- There is celtic influence in the large Q
    Interpretation- The cat in the lower right corner has eaten eight birds
    Artistic intent- The negative space in the mass of red dots, is supposed to form the letters NIAM
    Audience response- These gospels were written by Eadrith a bishop of Lindisfarne

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  2. Nandini
    Cross carpet page
    Form: pigments
    Function:Cover and opening of St. Matthew's Gospel
    Content: Stacked wine-glass shapes
    Context: Made in Italy
    Tradition: typical of Insular or Hiberno-Saxon art
    Interpretation: elongated figures lost in a maze of s-shapes
    Artistic Intent: black background makes the patterning stand out
    Audience Response: Honored God and St. Cuthbert

    Incipit Page
    Form: ink
    Function: Opening of St. Luke's gospel
    Content: Spiraled forms
    Context:Produced in the British Isles
    Tradition: Use of animals as symbols
    Interpretation:knots reveal themselves as snakes
    Artistic Intent: tiny red dots envelop words
    Audience Response: the manuscript pages are incomplete

    Portrait Page
    Form: shapes create words
    Function: to give a portrait of Luke
    Content: Luke sits in a red cushioned chair
    Context: identity of the calf is acknowledged with the Latin phrase "imago vituli"
    Tradition: St. Luke is identified by Greek words
    Interpretation: the traditional symbol associated with Luke is the cafe
    Artistic Intent: Luke appears as a younger man
    Audience Response: it is unusual in that it is the work of an individual artist and not a team of scribes.

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