Medieval Cathedrals

Romanesque
In the middle ages painting and sculptures were made to fit into buildings e.g. churches, the ultimate goal was to be in a cathedral.
Medieval Christianity is a cosmic outlook, it’s not personal it;s cosmic. For the medievals, God is like the master builder. They feel the appropriate response is speak the language back to God.
Catacombs, christian art begins underground. Art is like the accessory to the building, themes such a jonah - deliverance, daniel - persecution, resurrection theme.
Church is a representation of heaven.
Idea that the church is heaven goes back to the temple of solomon,
Why do pilgrims like relics?
Peter Brown author of the cult of the saints noted differences between graeco-roman view of the dead and the Christians view.
the Romans didn’t like dead bodies, it revered the memory of the heroes but feared the dead they buried them outside the city walls - basic pagan impulse not to like ghost. Christians buried there dead within the city so the soul stayed near the body.