User:Atcovi/Slide Art 2

In this section you will be shown an object we have not discussed in class. '''Identify the culture and period based on style, convention, and formal analysis. Explain why you believe it was produced by that culture. Provide an example from your book or notes that is similar to this piece. Explain what elements make the image provided and your example similar.''' (200 word min.)

Be sure to state which image that you have chosen (1, 2, 3, 4).

In this essay you will prove to me that you understand what characterizes the art of a particular time period, rather than simply memorizing facts.

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Essay
Aaqib A.

The image I've chosen is Image #4 (Slide #4).

I can immediately denote that this is a religious building and I'm leaning towards it being a church/Christianic-religious building. Based on the arches and massive light entering the inside, I believe this is from the Romanesque culture and was made during medievel Europe (around the 10th century, akin to the Durham Cathedral).

As previously mentioned, this image reminded me of the Durham Cathedral (which was mentioned in the "Worldview Essay 3" powerpoint). The Durham Cathedral is a fortified church located in Durham, England. It was built in the 10th century and is located on the bend of a river, implying that the building was created during war-times (after the conquest of England by Duke William of Normandy). It remains as one of the most impressive religious buildings to this day.

The first feature of Image #4 that pops up in my head is the rounded arches. I believe these arches were mainly used as a support for the building. These were both used in the Durham Cathedral and whatever religious building is in Image #4. The second feature is the size of the windows. The windows were massive in order to allow light into the church. Light is a significant symbol in churches as it makes the worshippers feel as if they are "ascending" to the heavens. Both the Durham Cathedral and the church presented in Image #4 had this ambience in both of their buildings. Lastly, they are a few decorative objects in Image #4 (bottom-center of the picture). I'm unable to intelligently decipher what these objects are, but I can tie it back to the Durham Cathedral. The Durham Cathedral is littered with decorations across its surfaces, which I'm assuming is a common element in Christianic buildings.