Women's Role In Medieval Art In The Middle Ages

As the falling of the Roman Empire, the middle ages began. The worldview changed again from “Man is the measurement of everything” to “God is the measurement of all things.” The Medieval Period is a significant period in terms of the productions of architectures and 2D-arts for analyzing the western art history. Christianity was dominant at this time, and most of the arts were created for serving the publicity of the religion. Throughout the medieval time, the image of Christ changed. The Good Shepherd fresco of Catacomb of Priscilla from the 3rd century depicts Christ as a young shepherd who is having a sheep across his shoulder and wears a simple and white tunic. The orans gesture of him was meek and passive which emphasizes his poor and

In other words, women played important roles in the medieval period as well as some women were powerful. Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna Italy from 425-26 AD was built for Galla Placidia who was the mother and Ruler-Regent of Emperor Valentinian III. She was a powerful woman in the Early Christianity period. In the Eastern Roman, Theodora was depicted in the apse of San Vitale which was the holiest part of the church. It was a controversial mosaic because she was birth low and was a prostitute before marrying Justinian. Nonetheless, she was still presented in beautiful and wealthy dressing in the mosaic only used for authority figures, along with the emperor, which indicates she was in a high status of this period. The most significant one is the English Romanesque Tapestry - Bayeux Tapestry - from 1070-1080 AD which was created by women who lost their men in the Battle of Hastings. It was not common to see women’s works from the ancient to the Middle Ages. In the gothic period, people turned their interest to the Virgin Marry because of her kind and gentle image. The Gothic architectures are remarkable, and one the most vital elements of the gothic architectures is the rose glasses. In France, those beautiful and sparkling glasses dedicated the Virgin Marry and the Queen who was the one responsible to give the birth of the for