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
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.
Mckenna
ReplyDeleteCross 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
Nandini
ReplyDeleteCross 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.