Middle Ages Research Exhibition:Art’s Edition

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Architecture in the middle ages had very bold styles like gothic and romanesque art for their structure and also stained glass windows and gargoyles. Stained glass windows were usay inside of the churches telling stories inside each glass that had something to do with religion. One story can tell how Jesus was born or came back from the dead each glass had a picture and had detail about what was happening. There was as a design that was pretty scary but very useful back in the days it’s called a gargoyle. Gargoyles were very intimidating and frightening to look at they also had very ugly and scary faces. There were half beast gargoyles half human gargoyles and so many different designs that are creepy to look at. Gargoyles were mostly faces and didn't have bodys all the time. Gargoyles were very important waterspout pieces to buildings back in the middle ages. Medieval architecture was a significant aspect of medieval times because it told stories of the religious belief of the people and protected the beliefs with art.

Now some may think do some of the people from the medieval times think that their art was sort of spiritual protection?. Well Gargoyles were used for scaring evil spirits away and were also throwing away rainwater from the sky and clearing the rain from the walls. Gargoyles were usually were on top of the building and churches so they were really noticeable and to help them look more powerful and intimidating. Gothic art is a very bold mostly gothic art was cathedrals,castles universities and ect,and most of the buildings were built with limestone. This style of gothic is very common back in the days it was everywhere mostly inside of the buildings. The gothic style was also inside the stained glass windows. ...

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...expand the church. For middle ages art there was basicly sculptures metal work of metal work to bronze art creation of pictorial space and bright colors. The art back in the medieval times does protect their religious beliefs because of the stained glass windows they showed me that they have a little religion belief in the windows and want to keep them safe. So as the gargoyles keeping the bad away from the good and wanting the good spirits safe.

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hayward, jane. "Stained-Glass Windows." Scholastic Publishes Literacy Resources and Children's Books for Kids of All Ages. The Cloisters, New York City, n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2014. .

"Romanesque Architecture." Romanesque Architecture. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2014. .

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