Art in the christian kingdoms during the middle ages (mozarab, asturian, mudejar)
Unit 7 The Christian Kingdoms
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Essen-al Vocabulary
Chris&an-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐Cris&anos Decline-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐Disminución Dynasty-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐Dinas5a County-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐Condado Expansion-‐-‐-‐-‐Expansión Feudal State—Estado Feudal Islamic-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐Islámico Jewish-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐Judío Manuscript-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐Manuscrito Military Orders-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐Órdenes Miltares Reconquest-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐Reconquista Repopula&on-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐Repoblación
Resistance-‐-‐-‐Resistencia Stockbreeding-‐-‐Ganadería
1 How did the Chris-an kingdoms begins?
-‐The Muslims conquered almost the en&re Iberian Peninsula except for Cantabria and the Pyrenees. Many visigoths took refuge in these areas, where they founded Chris&an Kingdoms between the 8th and 9th centuries.
-‐The Chris&an kingdoms coexisted with Al-‐Andalus for eight hundred years. -‐They traded together, and there were some cultural exchanges, but they also fought over territory.
Chris-an resistence
Asturias and León
The kingdom of Asturias emerged in the first half of the 8th century. In 718, the Visigoths chose Pelayo as their king. He defeated the muslims at the baZle of Covadonga in 722. The court was established in Oviedo
In the 10th century, the capital of the kingdom was moved to León, and the region became the Kingdom of León.
True or False a) The Chris&an kingdoms were founded in Cantabria and the Pyrenees between the 8th and 9th centuries b) The Chris&an kingdoms co-‐existed with Al-‐Andalus for seven hundred years c) Pelayo fought the Muslims at the BaZle of Covadonga in 733. d) The kingdom of León was established in the 10th century
2) Why did the Chris&an live in mountainous regions?
Cas-le Under the Caliphate of Córdoba, the Muslims aZacked León. At the same &me, Cas&le provided defence against Muslims aZacks from the valley of the River Ebro. It was divided into coun&es under count Fernán González( 930-‐970) In 1035 Cas&lle became an independent kingdom.
What was the art of the Chris-an kingdoms like?
Asturian art Asturian art developed between the 8th and 10th centuries. The best examples are small stone churches in or near Oviedo such as San Miguel de Lillo
However, the best known is Santa María del Naranco, which was originally built as a palace but later used as a church. Asturian art also included some fine gold and silverwork, such as the Cross of the Angels
Mozarabic art
The Mozarabic style emerged in the Chris&an Kingdom in the 10th century. It was developed by Mozarabs who had run away from Al Andalus. -‐The interiors of the churches are similar to muslim art in their use of horseshoe arches and capitals. The best example is the church of San Miguel de Escalada
Mudejar art
Mudejar art emerged in the 12th century in Sahagún, León. Mudejar was the name given to the Muslims who remained in the Chris&an Kingdoms ajer the Reconquest. The buildings constructed by these Muslims was characterized by the use of bricks and cereamics &les. In Seville we have remains of these style
Read the sentences. What do they refer to?
1. These were the three styles of art characteris&c of the Chris&an kingdoms 2. This style developed between the 8th and 10th centuries. 3. These features are chracteris&c of Islamic art. 4. Bricks and ceramic &les were used in the style of art.
Could you imagine how it would be a royal recep-on when the building was a palace?
Santa María del Naranco
(Oviedo)
4 The Three cultures
Ajer the conquest, there was three main cultures: Chris&an, Islamic and Jewish. These group usually lived separately. They did not intermarry, and they had Their own customs.
-‐The Chris&ans were the dominant group. -‐The Mudejars many of them moved to Granada -‐The Jews. Their rela&ons with the other group were tense, especially from the 14 th century onwards. They were some&mes persecuted.
5 The Road of San-ago
-‐When did the pilgrims start to go to San&ago? -‐Why was San&ago a popular des&na&on for pilgrims? -‐In what ways was the Road important to Cas&le?
Answer theses ques&ons ajer read page number 64