Ch 18 The Age Of The Great Cathedrals: Gothic Art

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Ambulatory and radiating chapels, abbey church, Saint-Denis, France, 1140–1144.

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First Gothic Church. St Bernard need better place to worship in.

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Aerial view of Chartres Cathedral (from the northwest), Chartres, France, begun 1134; rebuilt after 1194

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.Right Steeple=old gothic
Left=new gothic
Steeples dematerialize the closer it gets to heaven.
Emphasis on lords love. Jamb statues outside doors.

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Old Testament kings and queens, jamb statues, central doorway of Royal Portal, Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France, ca. 1145–1155.

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West facade of Laon Cathedral, Laon, France, begun ca. 1190.

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Interior of Laon Cathedral (view facing northeast), Laon, France, begun ca. 1190.

Tall central naive, large vertical lines, focus on height of naive

Old Romanesque churches try to be gothic.

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Nave elevations of four French Gothic cathedrals at the same scale (after Louis Grodecki): (a) Laon, (b) Paris, (c) Chartres, (d) Amiens.

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Notre-Dame (view from the south), Paris, France, begun 1163; nave and flying buttresses, ca. 1180–1200; remodeled after 1225.

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Design specifically with massive flying buttresses as part of design.

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Plan of Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France, as rebuilt after 1194 (after Paul Frankl).

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Interior of Chartres Cathedral (view facing east), Chartres, France, begun 1194

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Virgin and Child and angels (Notre Dame de la Belle Verrière), window in the choir of Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France, ca. 1170

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Chartres cathedral.

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Rose window and lancets, north transept, Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France, ca. 1220

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Paid for by the *****.
Bar Tracery- lined glass

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Saints Martin, Jerome, and Gregory, jamb statues, Porch of the Confessors (right doorway), south transept, Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France, ca. 1220–1230.

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Jamb statues are more naturalistic.

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Jamb Statues from Notre Dame de Paris..

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ROBERT DE LUZARCHES, THOMAS DE CORMONT, and RENAUD DE CORMONT, interior of Amiens Cathedral (view facing east), Amiens, France, begun 1220.

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Amiens Cathedral
In line of German fire during ww2

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Robert de Luzarches, Thomas de Cormont, and Renaud de Cormont, vaults, clerestory, and triforium of the choir of Amiens Cathedral, Amiens, France, begun 1220.

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Alternate ViewInterior: ribbed vaults of crossing and choir, view upwards

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ROBERT DE LUZARCHES, THOMAS DE CORMONT, and RENAUD DE CORMONT, west facade of Amiens Cathedral, Amiens, France, begun 1220.

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Rose Window = Radiant style (FRENCH)

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Christ (Beau Dieu), trumeau statue of central doorway, west facade, Amiens Cathedral, Amiens, France, ca. 1220–1235

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Alternate View Trumeau sculpture of Christ, "le beau Dieu" from central portal, ca. 1220-35

BEAUTIFUL CHRIST.

TRUMEAU statue.

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West facade of Reims Cathedral, Reims, France, ca. 1225–1290.

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Stain glass timpanum- solution to darkness when walking in.

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Interior of the upper chapel, Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, France, 1243–1248.

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Sainte-Chapelle. LATE GOTHIC.
French monarchs crowned in this room, had christs thorn crown in reliquary, allowing them to crown their own royalty. Painted ceilings looks like heavens.

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Visitation, jamb statues of central doorway, west facade, Reims Cathedral, Reims, France, ca. 1230.

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REIMS Cathedral
More animated/human/lifelike
Late late medieval gothic

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Virgin and Child (Virgin of Paris), Notre-Dame, Paris, France, early fourteenth century.

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International Gothic-late middle ages. More stylized.

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St. McLou

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Flamboyant - flame like, dematerializing going up.

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Aerial view of the fortified town of Carcassonne, France. Bastions and towers, 12th–13th centuries, restored by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th century

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Layout/walled in preserved from gothic style.

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Hall of the cloth guild, Bruges, Netherlands, begun 1230.

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House of Jacques Coeur, Bourges, France, 1443–1451.

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Virgin of Jeanne d’Evreux, from the abbey church of Saint-Denis, France, 1339.

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Has the hair of the virgin Mary in it. International gothic. Commissioned by the queen.

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Blanche of Castile, Louis IX, and two monks, dedication page (folio 8 recto) of a moralized Bible, from Paris, France, 1226–1234.

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Illuminated manuscript. Like stain glass. Tri-foil arch-French design motif. Woman in upper left married reigning king.

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Abraham and the three angels, folio 7 verso of the Psalter of Saint Louis, from Paris, France, 1253–1270

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Old Testament. jesus wearing special clothes. Stained glass window style.

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MASTER HONORÉ, David anointed by Samuel and battle of David and Goliath, folio 7 verso of the Breviary of Philippe le Bel, from Paris, France, 1296.

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Naturalism

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JEAN PUCELLE, David before Saul, folio 24 verso of the Belleville Breviary, from Paris, France, ca. 1325

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Better Detail

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Plan of Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, England, 1220–1258

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First country outside France to adopt Gothic Style.

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Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, England, 1220–1258; west facade completed 1265; spire ca. 1320–1330.

Pointed arches. Flying buttresses-decorative function.

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Interior of Salisbury Cathedral (view facing east), Salisbury, England, 1220–1258.

Lancet windows

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Interior of Salisbury Cathedral (view facing east), Salisbury, England, 1220–1258. Note Strainer Arches

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STRAINER ARCHES
Fan Vaulting- French and manipulated it, more decorative than functional.

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(Interior Bath Cathedral} Example of Fan Vaulting

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Choir of Gloucester Cathedral (view facing east), Gloucester, England, 1332–1357.

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Bombed in WW2. Perpendicular style. Ceiling- Fan Vaulting. Traditional romanesque with gothic design.

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ROBERT and WILLIAM VERTUE, Chapel of Henry VII, Westminster Abbey, London, England, 1503–1519.

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Pendentive vaulting. Forms hang from ceiling as pendants to support ceiling.

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Tomb of Edward II, Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, England, ca. 1330–1335.

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Gothic cathedral on tomb.

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Gerhard of Cologne, aerial view of Cologne Cathedral (from the south), Cologne, Germany, begun 1248; nave, facade, and towers completed 1880.

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Last to adopt Gothic style. Adopted two gothic styles. Darkness is soot from city that burned in WW2.

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GERHARD OF COLOGNE, Choir of Cologne Cathedral (view facing east), Cologne, Germany, completed 1322.

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Stained glass windows in exterior and visible in side isles. Extended throughout structure.

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Interior of Saint Elizabeth (view facing west), Marburg, Germany, 1235–1283.

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Hallenairche- side isles as tall as central naive.

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Death of the Virgin, tympanum of left doorway, south transept, Strasbourg Cathedral, Strasbourg, France, ca. 1230

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Goal= Greater naturalism.

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Ekkehard and Uta, statues in the west choir, Naumburg Cathedral, Naumburg, Germany, ca. 1249–1255

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Achieve grater naturalism.

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Equestrian portrait (Bamberg Rider), statue in the east choir, Bamberg Cathedral, Germany, ca. 1235–1240.

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Bamberg Cathedral
Rider is naturalistic
Horse is toy like
(2nd extreme)

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Virgin with the Dead Christ (Röttgen Pietà), from the Rhineland, Germany, ca. 1300–1325

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(2nd extreme)
Tradition not meant to be scene literally, made for mothers who have lost (child)
Reliquary
About emotion, highly expressive

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NICHOLAS OF VERDUN, the Klosterneuburg Altar, from the abbey church at Klosterneuburg, Austria, 1181.

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NICHOLAS OF VERDUN, Sacrifice of Isaac, detail of the Klosterneuburg Altar, from the abbey church at Klosterneuburg, Austria, 1181.

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Detail of Klosterneuburg altar.

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NICHOLAS OF VERDUN, Shrine of the Three Kings, from Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany, begun ca. 1190.

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Shrine of 3 kings. Early christian. Basilica church.
Tri foil arches- roman sarcouphgas.

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LORENZO MAITANI, west facade of Orvieto Cathedral, Orvieto, Italy, begun 1310.

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Orvieto cathedral.
No Buttresses. Pointed arches = Gothic.

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Doge’s Palace, Venice, Italy, begun ca. 1340–1345; expanded and remodeled, 1424–1438.

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Gothic secular. Supposed to look like it's floating.
Bridge of sides- condemned go to dungeon. (last time you'd see light)

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Milan Cathedral (view from the southwest), Milan, Italy, begun 1386

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Milan Cathedral (view from the southwest), Milan, Italy, begun 1386.

Enormous on inside.
LAST OF GOTHIC STYLE.
Built thorough extortion. Can't decide what style it wants to be. International Gothic, embraced by those who clung to traditional systems.