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    Gothic Art

    The Age of the Great Cathedrals


    Byzantine Art
    BYZANTINE ART
    • Emperor Constantine I's made in 313 Christianity as the
    official religion
    • After the fall of Rome in 476, the empire was divided
    into two ; the Western half (ruled from Rome) and an
    Eastern half (ruled from Byzantium).
    • Byzantine art developed as it developed from Roman
    Empire, it was influenced by ancient Greek art.
    • The style that characterized Byzantine art was almost
    entirely concerned with religious expression; specifically
    with the translation of church theology into artistic
    terms.
    Byzantine Mosaics
    Byzantine icon Paintings
    gothic Art
    Europe About 1200
    French Gothic
    FRENCH GOTHIC

    • Originated in France around 1140.


    • Remained dominant in northern Europe for
    400 years and spread all over Europe.
    • Giorgio Vasari in the 16th century first used the
    word "Gothic" as a term of ridicule to describe
    late medieval art and architecture.
    Layout of a Church

    1. Nave
    2. Aisles
    3. Apse
    4. Transept
    • Elegant soaring buildings
    • Light – through stained glass
    • Ribbed vaults
    • Pointed Arch
    • Flying buttresses and high
    walls
    Gothic Innovations
    • Pointed arch
    • Ribbed vault
    • Flying buttresses
    • Stained glass windows
    Three Main Architectural Elements

    Pointed Arch Flying Buttress Ribbed Vault


    Diagram (a) and drawings of rib vaults with semicircular (b) and pointed (c) arches.
    Abbey Church of Saint Denis
    • Here an innovative use of rib vaults
    resting on pointed arches was first
    introduced.
    • Abbot Suger: Rebuilt the
    monastery of Saint-Denis in a style
    that would become known as Early
    Gothic.

    • LUX NOVA “new light”


    Most important are the structural innovations, such as cross rib vault
    and flying buttresses.

    Vaults of the
    ambulatory and
    radiating chapels
    of the choir,
    abbey church,
    Saint-Denis,
    France, 1140–1144
    Ambulatory and radiating chapels,
    abbey church, Saint-Denis, France,
    1140–1144.
    Chartres Cathedral
    • Built in 1134, burnt by fire in 1194,
    reconstructed in High Gothic style.
    The Royal Portal, west facade
    The Tympanum
    • Right: Christ in the lap of the Virgin.
    • Left: Christ’s Ascension into Heaven.
    • Central: The Second Coming.
    Old Testament queen and kings, jamb statues

    Representations of
    the royal lineage of
    Christ in the kings
    and queens of the old
    testament

    central doorway of Royal Portal


    Saints Martin, Jerome, and Gregory,
    jamb statues
    Stained glass
    • Refer to coloured glass as a material or to works created from
    it.
    • The term has been applied to the windows of churches,
    mosques and other significant buildings.
    • Although traditionally made in flat panels and used as
    windows
    Virgin and Child
    and angels
    Rose window and
    lancets
    A rose window or Catherine window is used as a
    term applied to a circular window.
    Notre-Dame
    Virgin and Child
    (Virgin of Paris)
    Reims Cathedral
    Visitation

    • Saint Elizabeth visiting Mary before Christ’s


    birth
    Gothic outside of
    France
    Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, England
    Cologne Cathedral ,Cologne, Germany
    • Began in 1248.
    • 600 years to complete.
    • Cologne is the largest
    cathedral in northern
    Europe.
    • 422 ft long nave
    Milan Cathedral, Milan, Italy
    • Got experts from France,
    Germany, England and Italy.
    • Nave is wide in relation to
    height-Italian Gothic.

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