AP Art History
Study Guide
Chapter 18 /Gothic At
Learning Objectives:
1. How is the manner of the Gothic era different from the Romanesque era? How is
this displayed in the art?
2. Explain the impact of Abbot Suger and St. Denis on architecture in the Gothic era.
3. Distinguish regional differences in Gothic architecture.
4. What architectural elements allowed the Gothic stained glass window to become
possible?
5. Describe the characteristics of sculpture in the Gothic era.
Gothic Architecture
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Abbey church of St.-Denis, 1140-1144
Plan of St.-Denis
Ambulatory Choir of St. Denis
Aerial view of Chartres Cathedral, France, begun 1134; rebuilt after 1194
Plan of Chartres Cathedral
West façade, Chartres Cathedral
Royal portal, west façade, Chartres Cathedral
St. Chapelle, 1243-1248
Interior, Ambulatory Choir of St. Chapelle, 1243-1248
Notre Dame Cathedral, west façade
Notre Dame Cathedral, view from the southeast
Plan of Notre Dame
Portal of the Virgin, Notre Dame
Nave of Amiens Cathedral, France, begun 1220
Choir vault, Amiens
West façade, Reims Cathedral, France, 1225-1290
Portal at Reims Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral
Plan of Salisbury Cathedral
Chapel of Henry VII, 1503-1519
Nave, fan vaulting of Henry VII Chapel
Sculpture & Stained Glass
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West portal, Chartres Cathedral, 1145-70
Jamb statues, Chartres
Christ as “Beautiful God” (Beau Dieu), west façade, Reims Cathedral, 1220-1235
Rose Window, Chartres Cathedral
The Virgin of Notre Dame, early 14th c.
Angels, stained glass window, Amiens, 1269
South rose window, Notre Dame, 1220
Visitation and Annunciation, west façade, Reims Cathedral, 1220
Detail of Visitation: Mary and Elizabeth
Ekkehard and Uta, west choir statues from Naumberg Cathedral, 1249-1255
Bamberg Rider, statue in east choir from Bamberg Cathedral, 1255-1240
Virgin and the Dead Christ (Rottgen Pieta), 1300-1325
Vocabulary/Terms:
Ribbed Vaulting
Fan Vault
Flying Buttress
Jamb Statue
Pointed Arch
Portal
Transept
Radiating Chapel
Choir
Clerestory
Rose Window
Reliquary
Scholasticism/Aristotle
Abbot Suger
Rayonnant Style (Radiant)
Flamboyant Style
Perpendicular Style
Pieta