CHAPTER 11: Gothic Art Key Works West façade, Saint-Denis, near Paris, dedicated 1140 Interior of Saint-Denis View of piers in the nave arcade, Chartres Cathedral, France, 13th century Jeroboam Worshiping Golden Calves, detail of a lancet under the north rose window, Chartres Cathedral, early 13th century Carpenters’ Guild signature window, detail of stained-glass window, Chartres Cathedral, early 13th century Geometric architectural diagrams from the sketchbook of Villard de Honnecourt, c. 1225 Geometric analysis of human and animal figures from the sketchbook of Villard de Honnecourt, c. 1225 West façade of Chartres Cathedral, c. 1140–1150 South wall of Chartres Cathedral, 13th century Apse of Chartres Cathedral, with radiating chapels and flying buttresses, 13th century The three portals of the west façade, Chartres Cathedral, c. 1140–1150 Tympanum, lintel, and archivolts, central portal, west façade, Chartres Cathedral, c. 1145–1170 Doorjamb statues, west façade, Chartres Cathedral, c. 1145–1170 Stylized drapery, detail of doorjamb statues, south transept, Chartres Cathedral, c. 1145–1170 Saints Theodore, Stephen, Clement, and Lawrence, door jamb statues, south transept, Chartres Cathedral, 13th century Teaching Christ, trumeau, south transept, Chartres Cathedral, 13th century Antichrist as a Three-Headed Tyrant, from the Harley Manuscript, 1527 Nave, Chartres Cathedral, looking east Rose window and lancets, north transept, Chartres Cathedral, 13th century Nave vaults, Amiens Cathedral, 1220–1269 West façade, Amiens Cathedral, France, 1220–1269 Nave vaults, Amiens Cathedral, 1220–1269 Beau Dieu, central portal, west façade, Amiens Cathedral, c. 1225–1230 Vierge dorée, south portal, Amiens Cathedral, c. 1250 West façade, Reims Cathedral, France, begun 1211 Nave, Reims Cathedral, 1211–c.1290 Annunciation and Visitation, doorjamb statues, Reims Cathedral, c. 1225–1245 Philip I of France Granting Privileges to the Priory of Saint-Martin-des-Champs, France, c. 1250 Scene from the Life of Saint Denis, completed 1317 Nave, Saint-Chapelle, Paris, 1243–1248 King David looks down upon Bathsheba bathing and up to God, St. Louis Psalter, Paris, c. 1260. Choir, Canterbury Cathedral, 1174–1184 View of Canterbury Cathedral Vault, Corona Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral Return of the Messengers from the Promised Land, detail of window, Corona Chapel, Canterbury Cathedral, 13th century IM – 11 | 1 Salisbury Cathedral, England, begun 1220 Salisbury Cathedral façade, England, completed 1265 Vault, chapter house, Salisbury Cathedral, 1263–1284 King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, England, founded 1441, vaulting 1508–1515 Cologne Cathedral, begun 1248, Germany Nave of Cologne Cathedral, Germany Siena Cathedral, Tuscany, Italy, 1284–1299 Milan Cathedral, Milan, Italy, begun 1386 Southeast view of Palma de Mallorca Cathedral, island of Mallorca, begun 1306 Apse, Prague Cathedral, Czech Republic Doges’ Palace, Venice, Italy, façade dating from the 1420s Town Hall, Louvain, Belgium, 1448 Aerial view of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, New York, 1858–1879 Maps, Diagrams, and Projections Plan of Saint-Denis, 1140–1144 Diagram of a ribbed vault Section diagram of a Gothic cathedral (after E. Viollet-le-Duc) Plan of Chartres Cathedral Perspective diagram and cross section of Chartres Cathedral Diagram of a Gothic portal Plan of Amiens Cathedral Plan of Reims Cathedral (after W. Blaser) Plan of Canterbury Cathedral Plan of Salisbury Cathedral Plan of Cologne Cathedral Key Terms armature buttress chevet choir clerestory compound pier crenellations elevation fan vault flying buttresses guild lancet Pietà ribbed vault rose window tracery triforium web IM – 11 | 2 Window on the World Buddhist and Hindu Developments in East Asia and South Asia (6th–13th century) Key Works Buddha (Shakyamuni or Amitabha) Preaching the Law, Cave 17, Dunhuang Province, China, early 8th century Shakyamuni Buddha Preaching on Vulture Peak, Cave 17, Dunhuang Province, China, 8th century Pagoda, Kaifeng, Hunan Province, China, mid-11th century Five-storied pagoda (Goju-no-to), monastery of Horyu-ji, Nara, Japan, late 7th century View of the monastery of Horyu-ji, Nara, Japan, late 7th century Kondō (Golden Hall), Horyu-ji, Nara, late 7th century Temple of Vishnu, Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, early 6th century Vishnu Sleeping on Ananta, relief panel, south side, Temple of Vishnu, Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, early 6th century West doorway, Temple of Vishnu, Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, 6th century Mukteshvar Temple of Shiva, Bhubaneshvar, Orissa, India, c. 950 Aerial view of Angkor Wat, Cambodia Roadway approaching Angkor Wat, Cambodia Army on the March, Angkor Wat, Cambodia, first half of 12th century Apsaras, exterior wall of a gallery, Angkor Wat, Cambodia “Water Nymph,” detail of frieze, Angkor Wat, Cambodia Bayon temple, Angkor Thom, Cambodia, c. 1200 Towers with monumental faces of Devaraja, Bayon, Angkor Thom, Cambodia Maps, Diagrams, and Projections Map of East Asia Diagram section of the Horyu-ji kondō Drawing of part of the Horyu-ji kondō Plan of the Temple of Vishnu, Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, early 6th century Elevation of a typical Orissan temple Plan of Mukteshvar Temple of Shiva, Bhubaneshvar, Orissa, India, c. 950 Plan of the central complex at Angkor Wat, Cambodia, c. 1113–1150 Key Terms Āmalaka bhūmi cantilever garbha griha kondō mandapa IM – 11 | 3 pagoda Videos Cathedral 60 min., PBS Chartres Cathedral 30 min., Britannica French Gothic Architecture: Cathedrals 25 min., VM Gothic Cathedrals 50 min., VM In the Shadow of Angkor Wat 55 min., MFA Late Gothic Art and Architecture: England, 1400–1547 50 min., FFHS Walls of Light: The History of Stained Glass 85 min., MFA CD-ROMs Gothic Cathedrals of Europe Mac/Windows, FFHS IM – 11 | 4