Gothic Revival architecture

This painting is composed of three panels picturing different scenes of the New Testament: The Annunciation, The Adoration of Shepherds and the Flight into Egypt. The left and central panels depict the subjects in what seems to be a Gothic Temple. This is not a surprising characteristic due to the tradition in Northern Renaissance paintings illustrate characters from the Bible in a contemporary earthly environment that is known by the artist. This can be perceived in the scenery he set the…

With rectilinear forms challenge the French architecture, also with small windows, one example is the magnificent, Basilica of San Francisco, located in Assisi. The fresco painting on the walls was also an important characteristic of this period. Also, its desire to evoke the Franciscan connection with poverty influenced the architecture. Simply but magnificent is the definition for this basilica. Although the Basilica of San Francisco had the gothic style impregnated in other characteristics…

stepping into a church with such great lighting coming through the inside, while the sun hits the windows from the outside. During Gothic period and the Renaissance the stained glass windows was one of the best technique in Gothic Cathedrals. It has the most beautiful and inspiring stained glass windows that tell biblical stories from The Holy Bible. In the medieval century, Gothic Cathedrals had unique stained glass windows that were high above to allow light to shine through and make the…

Early and Late Middle Ages were very different but a little similar in the senses of art, architecture, religion, politics, education and literature. Art and architecture had similar and different aspects in The Middle Ages. Art was similar in terms of what was used and created. For example, there were sculptures, paintings, drawings, and artists throughout the centuries of this time period. Architecture was…

The Cathedral of Santa Maria Annunziata is the most important Catholic place of worship in the city of Otranto. The cathedral, built on the ruins of a village, a Roman domus, and an Early Christian temple, was founded in 1068 by the Norman bishop William. It is a synthesis of different architectural styles including Byzantine, Christian, and Romanesque. It was consecrated on 1 August 1088 during the reign of Pope Urban II from the papal legate Roffredo, archbishop of Benevento. In August 1480,…

Middle Ages The period of history from the fall of Rome to the Renaissance, people do not know whether to call it the Dark Ages or the Middle Ages. This period of time should be called the Middle Ages. This period should be known as the Middle Ages because feudalism, a unique and useful form of social organization, was created during this time. Each social class did something and got something in return. According to the illustration by Stanley M. Burstein and Richard Shek, “Peasants worked…

For this essay I decided to discuss Gothic stained glass from the early Christians within the Christian religion. It is very hard to determine, definitively, when early Christian art began because before the year 100 the Christians were a people that faced many persecutions. The persecutions the early Christians faced are thought to be an important factor in why they were unable to create lasting artworks. Their persecutions are not the only reasons that are believed to be the reason that a lot…

Cathedral and the Nanna Ziggurat are wonderful representatives for their geographical origins. The Chartres Cathedral, found on page 360 in the textbook, is a masterful example of Gothic architecture. The Nanna Ziggurat, found on page 324 of the textbook, is a simply designed geometric structure, created before complex architecture classifications. Both the Chartres Cathedral and Nanna Ziggurat contrast visually and structurally. While they ostensibly differ, in truth, the Chartres and Nanna…

What do you think the impact of the experience might have been on a medieval visitor? For the medieval visitor I imagine the Cathedral would appear to be majestic and for some a center for faith and a way to get a glimpse of their betters. Imagine someone traveling between towns that were small shires with commerce being held in wood and thatch roofed buildings, the cathedral would appear to be beyond belief. To go from building with mud and straw floors, possibly with smaller live stock in the…

century. Romanesque Art also encompasses influences from Byzantine art and the Insular art of Northern Europe. It retained many features of Roman architectural style. Some of most famous examples of Romanesque architecture include its famous cathedrals and churches. Romanesque architecture is known by its massive quality, thick walls, round arches, sturdy piers, groin vaults, large towers, and regular, symmetrical plans, most notably round-headed arches, but also barrel vaults, apses, and…