Putney Richard H. Medieval art, medieval people: the Cloister Gallery of the Toledo Museum of Art

Toledo: Museum of Art, 2002. — 64 p. — ISBN: 0-935172-19-X.The Cloister Gallery, designed in the 1920s, enchants visitors to the Toledo Museum of Art. For many, its spatial effects, subtle lighting, and precious works of art evoke the spirit of the Middle Ages. Central to the gallery's aura of serene spirituality are the architectural elements drawn from the medieval world. Rows of arches—called arcades—form the sides of the square court, which focuses on a marble wellhead. Each arcade is covered with a sloping tile roof supported by a rugged timber frame.Although the gallery is one of the few in the Museum with no natural light, its open court, rustic floor, arcades, tiled roofs, and curved ceiling combine to suggest the outdoors. Through a trick of lighting, the ceiling emphasizes this effect; with the gallery darkened, it can be lit to imitate a sweeping twilight sky of deep, glowing blue.The Cloister Gallery and the Middle Ages.
The Arcades.
The Middle Ages.
Medieval Art: Its Characteristics and Origins.
The Cloister Gallery and Medieval Style: Romanesque and Gothic.
The Historical Context of the Romanesque and Gothic.
Architecture: "The Mother of the Arts".
Painting.
Ars Sacra. Sacred Art of Small Scale.
Medieval People: The Living Presence of the Dead.
The Significance of Death and The Hope for Redemption.
Final Things: The Last Judgment.
Saints and Martyrs: The Very Special Dead.
Relics and Reliquaries.
Medieval People: The Living.
Those Who Pray: People of the Church.
Those Who Fight: The Warrior Aristocracy.
Those Who Work: Peasants, Burghers, and Artists.
A Story for the Ages: The Martyrdom of Becket.
Further Reading.
Sculpted Capitals in the Cloister Gallery.
Notes.