Ely Cathedral in London

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This is where the Ely Cathedral in London is located. This is a main church of the Diocese of Ely, which is in Cambridgeshire, England. This is also the seat of the Ely Bishop and the Huntingdon Bishop.

I chose this because it is really unique. My ancestors are from Britain. The details of the chapel itself really portray the particular time period it was describing.

The church stands 217 feet in the air.

As you can see the architectural styles are Romanesque, English, Norman and Gothic.

 

The Ely Cathedral was founded in 679 by Etheldreda who was queen, foundress and abbess of Ely.

 

The Cathedral was first restored in the 18th century by leader James Essex. The second restoration came in 1839 with the leader Dean George Peacock. The Ely Cathedral was finally restored to its original state by architect Sir George Gilbert Scott. The latest restoration to date was in 1986 and completed in 2000.

The church has many parts to it. It includes:

    

 

A. Galilee Porch - Entrance porch, doors are made of medieval oak

B. The West Tower - stands 215ft, lower 2/3 were added in the 12th century, top 1/3 was added in    the late 14th century, labyrinth floor

C. The South West Transept - Romanesque interiors, Stained Glass Museum

D. The Nave - most inspiring interiors in England, medieval decoration

E. The Prior's Door - carved doorway, carvings around doorway depict Zodiac signs

F. The South Transept - fine Norman stonework and carvings

G. The Octagon - width of 74ft, internal height of 142ft, weighs 400 tons

H. The North Transept- 2 chapels: one dedicated to St. George, and the other to the Cambrideshire Regiment

I. The Processional Way - built with English timber and stone

J. The Lady Chapel - light and open space, statue of Mary, the largest that is attached to any British cathedral, highly colored, stained glass, painted statues, Purbeck marble floor

K. The North Choir Aisle - spacious, "church within a church", detailed carved vault ceiling

L. St. Etheldreda's Chapel & the East Window - St Etheldreda statue, black stone, stalls, table for prayers; window tells the story of Jesus

M. The South Choir Aisle - various memorials: artistic styles and religious beliefs, John Tiptoft's tomb, memorial brasses,

N. The Presbytery - where the priests officiate, Early English style, arched rib vault ceiling, Purbeck marble columns, panels of the Holy Week

O. The Choir - Early English style "Decorated", embellished, carved panels, Victorian stalls and desks, Old Testament scenes, medieval organ



Western Han Chinese Banners

This painting is of the Chinese stable of horses being fed in the year 1324. In this time period, Ferghana horses were just one of the countries biggest imports, which originally came from the central area of Asia. During the Han Dynasty, China had power of the military to protect Dayuan, which is a city in Ferghana. As the Chinese imported these large amount of horses, the kings of Ferghana restricted this trade by shutting down their borders to China. This action created a war, which made China victorious. In 102 CE, the Chinese ordered that the country of Ferghana offer a minimum of ten of their best horses so they could use them for breeding. They would also use 3,000 of Ferghana horses of regular quality for daily purposes.

Chapters 5 to 8 blog on Byzantine Art!

 

* (Time Period: 1305).

*  This is an Byzantine Art piece which shows Jesus Christ is surrounded by his 12 apostles. Jesus is washing one of the Apostles' feet. The setting is in Italy.

* Certain paintings similar to this may come in many different forms. These can be related to Early Christian Art time periods such as some very common icons, mosaics, and wall paintings of
design(s).

Figurative Women in Two Different Time Periods

      Prehistoric times have dated back a number of years to where numerous studies have found some ancient paintings. Various types of artifacts have been discovered in different places such as high and low type burial grounds.

           This first picture is of a woman from the Prehistoric Period, which is also known as the oldest part of Cypriot history. There is a small article that covers the period of 10,000 to 800 BC which immediately ends before written records of civilization. An example of this is of the first mention of Cyprus by the Romans.

           The Minoan culture is said to be the oldest society in Europe. This culture has occurred in Crete. This is made up of four different periods; Pre Palatial, Protophial, Neopalatial, and the Post Palatial times. The greatest amount of relics that we have today are Cycladic statuettes and pottery fragments.

 

 

 

            The reason why I chose these pictures is that in both images, the color textures show highs and lows of different shades of coloring. This seems to overlay throughout both types of paintings and to the way of the people, but more importantly, how the women from both cultures were mostly portrayed.

This is the first day in the trial of posting as a blogger for Art History1 class.