Responding to Medieval Art
Works of art are made to be seen, and made to inspire a response.
The responses they inspire are a part of their history—a history that extends from the time they were made to the present moment.
The exhibitions collected here reflect a series of modern responses to medieval works undertaken by the students of HART 212: "Medieval Art and Architecture," taught by Dr. Maeve Doyle at Bryn Mawr College in Spring 2017. Some of those responses are scholarly: students have researched aspects of works of art that sparked their curiosity. Other responses are artistic: reconstructions or reinterpretations of medieval works. All represent students' creative responses to objects they have encountered in museums, and all reflect the enduring power of medieval art for a modern audience.
Student Projects
Exhibitions

Gold and Blood, Emily Dombrovskaya
The Scourging of the Four Crowned Martyrs, Lily Jewell

Virgin and Child Ethroned and Donor, Angels, Gianni Maldonado

Patronage in Medieval Europe, Alexis Pecknay

Madonna and Virtues, Serena Mauro-Brown

Legenday Dragons, Melody Gray
Saints and their Dragons, Elizabeth Yost

Piety, Politics, & Power, Jenn Tham

Abbot Suger and his Chalice, MacKenzie Somers

The Cloister with Elements from the Abbey of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, Kathryn Gonzales
Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines Cloister, Zoe Trosclair
Artistic Responses

Medieval Stained Glass in the Sainte-Chapelle, Elena Luedy

Book of Hours Artist's Statement, Rachel Hertzberg

Castle Hours #3: Woman of Sorrows, Annika Lutzenheiser

John the Baptist in Medieval stained glass, Kathryn Burns
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The Blacksmith-47, Phoebe M. Dopulos
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Gender and Worship in the Middle Ages, Ceara Buzzell