4. Franciscans and Dominicans Flashcards
monk
someone who wants to leave a life led my religion
posessionate orders
monks before the reniassance who lived in solitude outside the city
two major mendicate orders
franciscans and dominicans
mendicate orders
monks who lived in the city but took vow of poverty from friars
- provide religious services to members of secular society (society where church and state are separate)
San Francesco, Assisi
principal monastery (building where community of monks live) of the franciscan order
Miracle at Greccio
- painting in the upper church of san francisco in assisi
- patron = office of the pope
- late 13th century
- depicts miracle of baby jesus appearing in a wood box crib
- artist alters the story setting from forest to inside a church so viewers can better visualize themselves in the piece
-spectator in priveleged space behind the choir screen that separated church professionals from non church professionals
st francis
believed you dont have to go through hierarchy of chruch to have a elationship with God
st dominik
-emphasis on preaching and education
Way of Salvation, 1366-68
- located in chapel house of santa maria novella in florence
- depicts the cathedral of florence
- marks out the earthly realm and the heavenly realm through a dominican in the middle
- very similar to giotto’s last judgement (colorful depiction of christ in center with circle around him)
- depicts st thomas aquinas combatting heresay
- st peter admitting souls into paradise
-depcits a bunch of little girls with flowers on head
function of a chapel house
- daily meeting place of friars
- santa maria one is also a family chapel
book
authority of the Bible
keys
authority of the church
eagle
john
winged Ox
Luke
winged lion
Mark
