Insular art
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Insular art is a distinctive early medieval style that developed in the British Isles, characterized by intricate interlace patterns, illuminated manuscripts, and a fusion of Celtic, Anglo-Saxon, and Christian artistic traditions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Insular Celtic art | 1 |
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Celtic art
ⓘ
Christian art ⓘ art style ⓘ medieval art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christian monasteries
ⓘ
monastic culture ⓘ scriptoria ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
bright flat colors
ⓘ
carpet pages ⓘ complex geometric ornament ⓘ elaborate initials ⓘ illuminated manuscripts ⓘ intricate interlace patterns ⓘ lack of naturalistic perspective ⓘ zoomorphic decoration ⓘ |
| developedIn |
Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedInCentury | 7th century ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
7th century
ⓘ
8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ |
| geographicFocus |
Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ Pictish areas of Scotland ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Carolingian art
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottonian art NERFINISHED ⓘ Romanesque manuscript illumination ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Anglo-Saxon artistic traditions
ⓘ
Celtic artistic traditions ⓘ Christian iconography ⓘ late Antique Mediterranean art ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Latin
ⓘ
Old English ⓘ Old Irish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableObject |
Ardagh Chalice
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muiredach’s High Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruthwell Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ Tara Brooch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Book of Armagh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Book of Durrow NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Kells NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Lindisfarne NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Mulling NERFINISHED ⓘ Echternach Gospels NERFINISHED ⓘ Lindisfarne Gospels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherName | Hiberno-Saxon art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Latin Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalMotif |
Chi-Rho monogram
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crosses ⓘ interlaced animals ⓘ knotwork ⓘ spirals ⓘ trumpet patterns ⓘ |
| usedIn |
book covers
ⓘ
high crosses ⓘ illuminated manuscripts ⓘ liturgical objects ⓘ metalwork ⓘ stone sculpture ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Insular Celtic art