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

Scourging of the Four Crowned Martyrs (Lily)

Gold and Blood, Emily Dombrovskaya

The Scourging of the Four Crowned Martyrs, Lily Jewell

Virgin and Child Enthroned and Donor, Angels

Virgin and Child Ethroned and Donor, Angels, Gianni Maldonado

Monstrance of Thadea Petrucci

Patronage in Medieval Europe, Alexis Pecknay

Enthroned Virgin and Child, with Cardinal Virtues and Two Figures Holding Scrolls

Madonna and Virtues, Serena Mauro-Brown

Saint Sylvester and the Dragon

Legenday Dragons, Melody Gray

Saints and their Dragons, Elizabeth Yost

Reliquary Casket with Scenes From the Martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket

Piety, Politics, & Power, Jenn Tham

Chalice of the Abbot Suger of Saint-Denis

Abbot Suger and his Chalice, MacKenzie Somers

Cloister with Elements from the Abbey of Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines

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

Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines Cloister, Zoe Trosclair

Artistic Responses

Rondel showing the Orchards outside Damascus Devastated by Holofernes's Army, from the Sainte Chapelle, Paris

Medieval Stained Glass in the Sainte-Chapelle, Elena Luedy

Elena Luedy Final Reconstruction Image
Book of Hours with Calendar
Book of Hours reimagining

Book of Hours Artist's Statement, Rachel Hertzberg

Castle Hours #3, Man of Sorrows

Castle Hours #3: Woman of Sorrows, Annika Lutzenheiser

The Reinterpretation
French Gothic Chapel and Composite Triple Window<br />
The reconstructed window

John the Baptist in Medieval stained glass, Kathryn Burns

Triptych Showing Scenes from the Martyrdom of Saint Barbara and Scenes from the Life of Christ

Bryn's Saint Barbara Board Game: Triptych Showing Scenes from the Martyrdom of Saint Barbara and Scenes from the Life of Christ, Bryn Everson

Board Game
Sword
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The Blacksmith-47, Phoebe M. Dopulos

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Gender and Worship in the Middle Ages, Ceara Buzzell

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Responding to Medieval Art