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Istorija 6 Klass Prezentacii Srednevekovye Iskusstvo -

by Eric Shaw July, 2016

Istorija 6 Klass Prezentacii Srednevekovye Iskusstvo -

This was a revolution. Architects created "flying buttresses" to support the walls, allowing them to build incredibly high ceilings and huge windows. The goal was to make the viewer look up toward heaven.

Medieval architecture changed drastically over time: istorija 6 klass prezentacii srednevekovye iskusstvo

These buildings looked like fortresses. They had thick walls, small windows, and heavy arches. They were built to feel solid and safe. This was a revolution

In the 6th grade, we learn that the Church was the center of life. This is why almost all art was religious. Artists didn't care about making things look "realistic" or 3D like we do today. Instead, they used bright colors and gold to show that the subjects (like saints and angels) belonged to a heavenly world, not the earthly one. In the 6th grade, we learn that the

Art wasn't only on walls. Monks spent years hand-copying books. They decorated the first letter of chapters with gold leaf and detailed paintings called "illuminated manuscripts" or miniatures. These books were so valuable that they were often kept under lock and key.

Eric Shaw

by Eric Shaw

July, 2016

About Eric Shaw

Eric Shaw, MA.SE MA.RS MA.AS, has studied yoga and meditation for 30 years and taught both since 2001. He maintains a lively international teaching schedule and is the creator of both Prasana Yoga — a form that reveals alignment in movement — and Yoga Education through Imagery — lecture programming that teaches yoga’s traditions through archival imagery and new scholarship.

He is an E-RYT 500 with two degrees in Art, and Masters Degrees in Education, Religious Studies and Asian Studies. His essays appear in Yoga Journal, Common Ground, Mantra Yoga + Health

, and other publications. To learn more, please see:

www.prasanayoga.com



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