12021-11-03T13:53:59-07:00Grace Acquilanoad12acac80b0839e0f2c253b2422dad8a8d867c2394479plain2022-06-14T12:55:40-07:00Brooke Hendershottb0a907cd0f989ee79e94592378a1545647719cfbBy Grace Acquilano '22 This painting informs us that the Crusades blur the boundaries between Byzantine and Western European art. If it were not for the fall of Constantinople, and the transportation of Byzantine icons into the West, Italian painters might not have been exposed to the Byzantine artistic tradition that eventually became taught in Italian art schools. Though many people view the Crusades as merely a bloodbath between Christians and Muslims, war over the Holy Land was not its only defining factor. Instead, the Crusades was a cross-cultural transmission of political, religious, and cultural beliefs. The influence the Crusades had on art history is paramount. They helped eliminate the cultural divide between Medieval and Western European artworks. According to Robert Nelson in his article, “Living on the Borders of Byzantine Art,” he asserts, “On the one hand Byzantium and Islam are seen as relevant chapters in the rise of the West; on the other hand, they function as foils for history and thus must be isolated from the principal story in the ways that we reviewed” (Nelson 8).
In the late thirteenth century and into the early fourteenth century, there is a shift in focus to a new art history that does not isolate Byzantine art from Western art. This shift illuminates the crossing of cultural boundaries brought forth by the Crusades. As we continue to research the impact the Crusades had on art historical discourse, it is important to keep objects such as this one in mind due to its unique blend of Eastern and Western European artistic techniques.
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1media/HUAM 1926.41 The Virgin and Child.jpgmedia/HUAM 1926.41 The Virgin and Child.jpg2021-11-03T14:02:34-07:00Grace Acquilanoad12acac80b0839e0f2c253b2422dad8a8d867c2The Virgin and Child (HUAM 1926.41)Amanda Luyster38plain2023-01-23T07:09:15-08:0043.723, 10.401Amanda Luyster17d39c1ecea88fb7ff282fe74a410b89478b8327
1media/istockphoto-crusades2_thumb.jpeg2021-12-13T05:32:18-08:00Crusades2The Crusades were crucial to the cultural shifts in Europe that influenced art.media/istockphoto-crusades2.jpegplain2021-12-13T05:32:32-08:00ZeferliGetty Images/iStockphotoMedieval battle scene with cavalry and infantry. Silhouettes of figures as separate objects, fight between warriors on sunset foggy background. Selective focus
1media/istockphoto-crusades_thumb.jpeg2021-12-13T05:33:26-08:00Crusades1If it weren't for the Crusades, Italian artists might not have been exposed to Byzantine icons.media/istockphoto-crusades.jpegplain2021-12-13T05:33:26-08:00PaoloGaetanoGetty ImagesPaolo Gaetano Rocco