Middle+Ages

400 A.D. - 1400 During the Middle Ages, church architecture was the main art form. From about 1000 to 1150, most architects followed the Romanesque style of architecture. During the mid-1100s, master builders developed a different style of church architecture. Many people did not like the new style and called it **Gothic** (barbaric). The Gothic style (c. 1140 - 1350) replaced Romanesque churches in Europe.
 * Middle Ages Room**

European art of the Middle Ages did not emphasize the human body. Figures were stylized.

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Madonna and Child by Simone Martini 1284-1344 Martini used Tempera paint on this piece Can be found in the Metopolitian Museum of Art painted it to represent the survivors of the black death donated by Nick Hohman

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Donated By Joey Chhoeun Saint Andrew Simone Martini ca. 1330 oil painting The Metropolitan Museum of Art Simone's refined technique and descriptive powers were unequaled and earned the praise of the poet Petrarch.

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The Crucifixion of Christ, a fresco from the church of the Holy Virgin at Studenica, 1202

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Madonna and child Giotto di Bondone 1320 Tempera on panel Kress collection, Wasington D.C. usa

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Donated By Janae Nesmith Madonna from Annunciation Simone Martini 1340-1344 Paint National Gallery of Art in Washington Is a depicted in the traditional pose of the confused Virgin listening to the words of the Archangel Gabriel, who has come to announce the birth of Christ.

Piece #7 The Chartres Cathedral Donated by Ben Moore   The **Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres**, (French: // Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres // ), located in Chartres, about 80 kilometers (50 mi) southwest of Paris, is considered one of the finest examples in all France of the Gothic style of architecture. The Cathedral is over 800yrs. old They usually tear the buildings down after 30 to 50yrs old it has high ceilings and thinner walls. The Cathedral can fit a twelve story building could stand straight up in it. The building had stained glass windows.

Piece #8 Donated by Brian Kolligian The small Crucifixion. Samuel H. Collection Painted in 1510 Here Jesus' body festers in a gruesome depiction of suffering. The unusual light effect intensifies the emotional impact and illustrates the biblical account of Christ's death: "and there was a darkness over all the earth."

Piece #9 Donated by Zoey Stoltzfus Chartres Cathedral, Notre Dame, Chartres, France (1260) glass and lead paint

It's a church and is considered the finest example of Gothic architecture in France.