The medieval artwork I chose is from Santa Maria Trastvere. It is on the outsitde of the church over the entrance. It is a mosaic from the 12th century. As soon as I seen it I knew that it had to be from the medieval period. The figures are not very realistic looking and not in proportion with eachother. Mary who is holding Jesus in the middle is larger than the rest of the figures to show her importance. I have also noticed that much of the artwork from this time were mosaics with much gold used in them. The inside of the church was covered in medieval artwork. I think that the shift of the way things were depicted is so interesting. Before this time everything looked very realistic. I think that the meaning was the most important part for medieval artwork because it was for lessons and faith. I learned that the reason the eyes on the people usually look so big is because it is supposed to represent their eyes being open wide to god and seing the right way in life.
I love that you picked something on the outside of the church. I would have never guessed to pick that. Way to think outside the box! There are many mosaics that depict Mary being significantly larger than Jesus in the Medieval Ages. I too noticed the large eyes in a lot of the mosaics throughout the church; it's kind of creepy, don't you think?
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