Gothic Art Architecture Sculpture and Painting Romanesque vs

Gothic Art Architecture, Sculpture, and Painting

Romanesque vs. Gothic • Vertical emphasis • Horizontal • • • emphasis Modest height Compartmentalized Rounded arch Piers, walls Barrel & groin vaults Dark, solemn • Soaring heights • Unified, unbroken space • Pointed arch • Exterior buttresses • Ribbed groin vaults • Airy, bright interior • Exterior: richly decorated with

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Bernard of Clairvaux Abbot Suger of Saint Denis (1081 -1151) “Man may rise to the (1090 -1153) contemplation of Complained about the divine through lavish, expensive the senses. ” décor Jewel encrusted Eschewed décor, light airy spaces---delight in sculptural beauty of God’s adornment house Took away from Transcend everyday, focus on God

French Gothic

Saint-Denis 1140 -1144 Saint Denis, France

Saint-Denis 1140 -1144 Saint Denis, France

Saint-Denis, 1140 -1144, Saint Denis, France

Saint-Denis, 1140 -1144, Saint Denis, France

Saint-Denis, 11401144, Saint Denis, France

Saint-Denis, 11401144, Saint Denis, France

Saint-Denis 1140 -1144 Saint Denis, France

Notre Dame, begun 1163,

Notre Dame, begun 1163,

Notre Dame, begun 1163,

Notre Dame, begun 1163, Paris, France

Notre Dame, begun 1163, Paris, France

Sainte Chapelle 1243 -1248, Paris, France

Sainte Chapelle, 1243 -1248, Paris, France

Sainte Chapelle, 1243 -1248, Paris, France

Sainte Chapelle, 1243 -1248, Paris, France

Sainte Chapelle, 1243 -1248, Paris, France

Saint-Maclou 1500 -1514 Rouen, France

Saint-Maclou 1500 -1514 Rouen, France

Saint-Maclou, 1500 -1514,

Saint-Maclou, 1500 -1514, Rouen, France

English, German, & Italian Gothic

Salisbury Cathedral, 1201 -1258,

Salisbury Cathedral, 1201 -1258,

Compare the facades

Compare the ground plans

Chapel of Henry VII, 1503 -1519 Westminster

Chapel of Henry VII, 1503 -1519 Westminster

Chapel of Henry VII, 1503 -1519 Westminster

Chapel of Henry VII, 1503 -1519 Westminster

Chapel of Henry VII, 1503 -1519 Westminster

Chapel of Henry VII, 1503 -1519 Westminster

Saint Elizabeth, 1235 -1283,

Saint Elizabeth, 1235 -1283,

Saint Elizabeth, 1235 -1283,

Saint Elizabeth Saint-Sernin, (left) Amiens Cathedral (right)

Milan Cathedral, 1386,

Milan Cathedral, 1386,

Milan Cathedral, 1386,

Milan Cathedral, 1386,

Milan Cathedral, 1386,

Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France

Chartres Cathedral, Chartres,

Royal Portals, c. 1145 -1155

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Royal Portals, c. 1145 -1155

Royal Portals, c. 1145 -1155

Royal Portals, c. 1145 -1155

Annunciation/Visitation, c. 1230 Reims

Visitation, c. 1230 Reims Cathedral, Reims, France

Visitation, c. 1230 Reims

Visitation, c. 1230 Reims

Ekkehard & Uta, c. 1249 -1255 Naumberg Cathedral, Naumberg, Germany

Ekkehard & Uta, c. 12491255 Naumberg Cathedral, Naumberg, Germany

Ekkehard & Uta, c. 12491255 Naumberg Cathedral, Naumberg, Germany

Ekkehard & Uta, c. 12491255 Naumberg Cathedral, Naumberg, Germany

Virgin of Paris, early 14 th century, Notre Dame, Paris

Virgin of Paris, early 14 th century, Notre Dame, Paris

Sainte Chapelle, 1243 -1248, Paris, France

c. 1335 Images in Light http: //www. g etty. edu/art/ exhibitions/s tained_glass /

c. 1420 Images in Light http: //www. gett y. edu/art/exhib itions/stained_ glass/

Chartres Stained Glass: Rose window and Lancets: north transept, c. 1220

Chartres Stained Glass: Virgin and Child angels, c. 1170

Chartres Stained Glass: Tree of Jesse

Chartres Stained Glass

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Abraham and the Three Angels, From Saint Louis Psalter 1253 -1270 CE

Master Honore, David Scenes (not pictured) Breviary of Philippe Le Bel 1296 CE

Cimabue, Madonna Enthroned with Angels and Prophets, c. 1280 -1290

Cimabue, Madonna Enthroned with Angels and Prophets, ca 1280 -1290

Cimabue, Madonna Enthroned with Angels and Prophets, ca 1280 -1290

Giotto, Madonna Enthroned, c. 1310

Giotto, Madonna Enthroned, c. 1310

Nicola Pisano, Pisa Pulpit, Pisa Cathedral 1259 -1260

Nicola Pisano, Pisa Pulpit, Pisa Cathedral 1259 -1260

Nicola Pisano, Pisa Pulpit, Pisa

Nicola Pisano, Pisa Pulpit, Pisa Cathedral 1259 -1260

Arena Chapel, Padua, Italy

Arena Chapel, Padua, Italy

Arena Chapel, Padua, Italy

Giotto’s, Lamentation, Arena

Giotto’s, Lamentation, Arena