Gothic Art
The Age of the Great Cathedrals
Chapter18 http://instructional1.calstatela.edu/bev ans/Art101/Art101B-9-Gothic/

Gothic Terms & Design

Gothic rib vault and the domical vault systems

Construction of a Gothic cathedral

Elevations of nave walls of Laon (left) & Chartres (right)

Abbey Church of St. Denis

Abbey Church, Saint-Denis. Ambulatory and radiating chapels

Plan of Abbey church, Saint-Denis. 1140-1144

Chartres Cathedral, before the
Fire (early gothic)

Chartres Cathedral. Aerial view

Chartres Cathedral. Royal Portals

Chartres Cathedral. Jamb statues of Old Testament queen and two kings

Laon Cathedral

Laon Cathedral, Laon, France. begun c. 1190

Nave of Laon Cathedral. begun. c. 1190

Laon Plan

Nave elevation

Notre-Dame, Paris. South flank

Chartres after the Fire

Plan of Chartres, after the fire

Nave of Chartres Cathedral. begun 1194

Rose windows and lancets. 13th century

Chartres Cathedral. Stained glass of Life of Christ: Annunciation detail. c.
1150

Chartres Cathedral. Jamb statues of Saints Martin, Jerome, and
Gregory

Amiens Cathedral

Robert De Luzarches, Thomas De Cormont, and Renaud
De Cormont; Amiens Cathedral. c. 1220-1236

Plan of Amiens

Nave of Amiens

Amiens Vaults

Amiens Cathedral. Christ treading on the Lion, from central portal. begun 1220

Reims Cathedral

Reims Cathedral. c. 1225-1290

Reims Cathedral. Visitation, jamb statues on west facade. c. 1230

Sainte-Chapelle, Paris 1243-1248

Sainte-Chapelle, Paris. 1243-48

Sainte-Chapelle. Interior of upper chapel. 1243-48

The fortified town of Carcassonne. 12-13th centuries

St.-Maclou, Rouen. c. 1500-1514

Villard de Honnecourt, Page from a sketchbook. c. 1220-
1235

God as architect of the world. c. 1220-1230

Blanche of Castile, Louis IX, and two monks. 1226-1234

Master Honore, David anointed by Samuel and the battle of David and
Goliath. 1296 A.D.

Jean Pucelle, David before Saul, from the Belleville
Breviary. c 1325

Gothic in England
• Gothic style spread through western Europe
• Some Romanesque traits still found in combination with Gothic

Salisbury Cathedral, England. 1220-1258

Nave, Salisbury

Gloucester Cathedral. 1330-1357

Gloucester Cathedral, Cloister

Westminster Abbey. Chapel of Henry VII. 1503-1519

Gothic in Germany

Cologne Cathedral, Germany. begun 1248

Choir of Cologne Cathedral. 1322

Ekkehard and Uta, from Naumburg Cathedral. c. 1249-1255

Equestrian portrait (Bamberg Rider), from Bamberg Cathedral. c.
1235-1240

Virgin with the Dead Christ, from the Rhineland, Germany. c. 1300-
1325

Doge's Palace, Venice. c. 1345-1438

Milan Cathedral, Italy. begun 1386

Milan Cathedral, flying buttress

Antonio Gaudi
(1852-1925)
• Spanish Architect of the Art Nouveau Style
• Drew inspiration from Gothic style, but developed a unique style of his own
He once said on the subject of gothic architecture:
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Gothic art is imperfect, it means to solve; it is the style of the compass, the formula of industrial repetition. Its stability is based on the permanent propping of abutments: it is a defective body that holds with support... gothic works produce maximum emotion when they are mutilated, covered with ivy and illuminated by the moon.
• Church was recently dedicated as a basilica, and is said to be completed in 2026

Sagrada Familia

Sagrada Familia

Sagrada Familia

Take a tour of Gaudi’s Sagrada
Familia http://www.barcelona-touristguide.com/en/albums-en/gaudisagrada-familia/pages/sagradafamilia-01_jpg.html

A video tour
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hskV6b9
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Pope Benedict dedicates the church as a basilica cathedral
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSxcQ
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