Architecture, Sculpture, and Painting Gothic Art Architecture, Sculpture, and Painting
Romanesque vs. Gothic Horizontal emphasis Modest height Compartmentalized Rounded arch Piers, walls Barrel & groin vaults Dark, solemn interior Simple, severe exterior Vertical emphasis Soaring heights Unified, unbroken space Pointed arch Exterior buttresses Ribbed groin vaults Airy, bright interior Exterior: richly decorated with sculpture
Flying Buttresses
Flying Buttresses
Pinnacle
Chevet Westworks
Bernard of Clairvaux Abbot Suger of Saint Denis (1090-1153) Complained about lavish, expensive décor Eschewed sculptural adornment Took away from focus on God Abbot Suger of Saint Denis (1081-1151) “Man may rise to the contemplation of the divine through the senses.” Jewel encrusted décor, light airy spaces---delight in beauty of God’s house Transcend everyday, earthly cares
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, 1140-1144, Saint Denis, France
Saint-Denis, 1140-1144, Saint Denis, France
Saint-Denis 1140-1144 Saint Denis, France
Notre Dame, begun 1163, Paris, France
Notre Dame, begun 1163, Paris, France
Notre Dame, begun 1163, Paris, France
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, Rouen, France
Saint-Maclou, 1500-1514, Rouen, France
English, German, & Italian Gothic
Salisbury Cathedral, 1201-1258, Salisbury, England
Salisbury Cathedral, 1201-1258, Salisbury, England
Compare the facades
Compare the ground plans
Chapel of Henry VII, 1503-1519 Westminster Abbey, London, England
Chapel of Henry VII, 1503-1519 Westminster Abbey, London, England
Chapel of Henry VII, 1503-1519 Westminster Abbey, London, England
Chapel of Henry VII, 1503-1519 Westminster Abbey, London, England
Chapel of Henry VII, 1503-1519 Westminster Abbey, London, England
Chapel of Henry VII, 1503-1519 Westminster Abbey, London, England
Saint Elizabeth, 1235-1283, Marburg, Germany
Saint Elizabeth, 1235-1283, Marburg, Germany
Saint Elizabeth, 1235-1283, Marburg, Germany
Saint Elizabeth Saint-Sernin, (left) Amiens Cathedral (right)
Milan Cathedral, 1386, Milan, Italy
Milan Cathedral, 1386, Milan, Italy
Milan Cathedral, 1386, Milan, Italy
Milan Cathedral, 1386, Milan, Italy
Milan Cathedral, 1386, Milan, Italy
Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France
Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France
Royal Portals, c. 1145-1155 Chartres, France
http://vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu/medart/image/France/Chartres/Chartres-Cathedral/Portals/westfacade/general/FCSP1-General.html
Royal Portals, c. 1145-1155 Chartres, France
Royal Portals, c. 1145-1155 Chartres, France
Royal Portals, c. 1145-1155 Chartres, France
Annunciation/Visitation, c. 1230 Reims Cathedral, Reims, France
Visitation, c. 1230 Reims Cathedral, Reims, France
Visitation, c. 1230 Reims Cathedral, Reims, France
Visitation, c. 1230 Reims Cathedral, Reims, France
Ekkehard & Uta, c. 1249-1255 Naumberg Cathedral, Naumberg, Germany
Ekkehard & Uta, c. 1249-1255 Naumberg Cathedral, Naumberg, Germany
Ekkehard & Uta, c. 1249-1255 Naumberg Cathedral, Naumberg, Germany
Ekkehard & Uta, c. 1249-1255 Naumberg Cathedral, Naumberg, Germany
Virgin of Paris, early 14th century, Notre Dame, Paris
Virgin of Paris, early 14th century, Notre Dame, Paris
Sainte Chapelle, 1243-1248, Paris, France
c. 1335 Images in Light http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/stained_glass/
c. 1420 Images in Light http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/stained_glass/
Chartres Stained Glass: Rose window and Lancets: north transept, c
Chartres Stained Glass: Virgin and Child and angels, c. 1170
Chartres Stained Glass: Tree of Jesse
Chartres Stained Glass
http://vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu/medart/image/France/Chartres/Chartres-Cathedral/Windows/Nave-windows/chartres-Nave-windows-main.html
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 Cathedral 1259-1260
Nicola Pisano, Pisa Pulpit, Pisa Cathedral 1259-1260
Arena Chapel, Padua, Italy
Arena Chapel, Padua, Italy
Arena Chapel, Padua, Italy
Giotto’s, Lamentation, Arena Chapel, c. 1305
Giotto’s, Lamentation, Arena Chapel, c. 1305