Gothic Art
The Age of the Great Cathedrals
Chapter18
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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. 12201235
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
Salisbury Cathedral, England. 1220-1258
Nave, Salisbury
Gloucester Cathedral. 1330-1357
Gloucester Cathedral, Cloister
Westminster Abbey. Chapel of Henry VII. 1503-1519
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. 13001325
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:
• 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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