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A 4 page overview of the importance of medieval sculpture. This paper relates the strong tie which existed between art and religion during this time period. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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European sculpture during the Middle Ages (that period spanning the fall of the Roman Empire to the beginning of modern times) was, like most art forms of the
time, controlled by the Church. From the Middle Ages to the time of Reformation, religion was the driving force in philosophy and practically every other aspect of life.
The concept of papal primacy (the belief that the Roman Catholic Church had precedence over other churches and beliefs simply as a God given right) was a large shaper of
art, artistic creation and other aspects of society. Sculpture was no exception. Sculptors, under pressure from the Church, largely restrained their creativity to church dictate. Just as
interestingly, they received little in terms of monetary compensation for their art. Instead they were brainwashed into producing only religious inspired art and threatened with societal retribution if they
ventured to do otherwise. Never-the-less, sculptors of this time period produced some of the most phenomenally impressive art of all time. Scupture
of the Middle Ages offered stability and comfort in a time that in many respects was quite discomforting. The Middle Ages were a period of tremendous changes in western
Europe, particularly in population, demography, economics, politics, and military structure and alliances. This period is perhaps one of the most interesting periods in all of world history in terms
of the affect of religion on art. The Middle Ages are characterized most often by the centralized presence of the Church as a universal and unifying institution. It
would be the Church and the rising towns which would perpetuate the guilds which would come to represent the artistic life of western Europe.
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