Gothic Revival architecture

There are several progressive and prominent eras of art. Some of the highlighted periods are Early Renaissance, High Renaissance, Gothic, and Medieval. Each era contributed timeless artwork, and modern day artists are still studying their influences. All of the eras aided in shaping the individuality that flourished through art. The creative pieces produced during these periods laid the groundwork for future artists. The Medieval era occurred during the Middle Ages. Most of the artwork that was…

The Thomas Jefferson house has a lot of classical features that are described in the architecture of the building. If we first look at the middle of the building, we see a triangle right above the columns. Right in between the triangle and the columns is a large slab known as the abacus which is to support the architrave that is right about it. The triangle that is above of the columns is known as the frieze. The frieze is the widest and central part of a piece and is often richly decorated with…

“The same protocol that bound the Romanesque painter applied to the Gothic. In addition, architecture was subjected to an elaborate plan of religious symbolism, and even music was ordered according to strict rules: the fact that music was listed as Mathematics is evidence of the influence of scholasticism” (Wold, Martin, Miller, & Cykler…

How did the Medieval man distinguish between the earthly and the divine? Maybe it was distinguished by what he felt was real and not real, or maybe what he understood and what he did not understand? This was differentiated by many aspects of art as well as literature. They may be immense differences or compact differences. I will examine Medieval art, Inferno, and The Canterbury Tales to discuss all the pieces that come together to make someone earthly or divine. In Medieval art there are…

Paris (Signifying 'Our Woman of Paris' in French) is a Gothic house of prayer situated in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France, It has its primary access toward the west. The Notre Broad Church with its models and recoloured glass windows demonstrate the substantial impact of naturalism, not at all like that of prior Romanesque building design. It was one of the first Gothic houses of prayer, and its development occurred all through the Gothic period. Building work started on the Notre…

People from many places have very similar and different religions and worship. All throughout history people have had different religions and ways of worshiping. Religious buildings and Temples were made for people to have a safe place and do their religious acts among other believers. Medieval Monasteries were built for the same purposes. They were built for the serious believers who would basically give up their old life for a new life filled with worship and pray. Monasteries became very…

favourite churches – one that I visit almost every time I go to Rome - is Santa Maria sopra Minerva. This church of the Dominican Order of the Roman Catholic Church is located very close to the Pantheon (about 150 metres). It is considered to be the only Gothic church within the walls of ancient Rome (Sokolov, n.d.). I will briefly describe the history of this church before describing relationship between its appearance and layout and its religious uses; and highlighting its unique structures…

The Sistine Chapel is the most famous chapel, which is located in the Vatican. The Sistine Chapel is a huge rectangular hall, which has an oval-shaped vaulted sailing, and is divided into two parts with an incredibly beautiful marble wall. Architects invested considerable work in the construction of the building, but the most important value and wealth of the Sistine Chapel is the present of frescoes by Michelangelo and the wall paintings of other masters, which can be called the masterpiece of…

As a worshipper of the 13th century approached Basilica St Denis, a gothic style cathedral, they would find various architectural updates that Abbott Suger hoped would inspire enhanced divinity. First a visitor arriving would take in the exterior of the church where their focus would be drawn to the heavens by the awe inspiring height achieved in the design. This height was made possible by the inclusion of the byzantine style flying buttresses. The flying buttress is support that looks like a…

In general, “the English Gothic style reflects an aesthetic sensibility quite different from French Gothic in emphasizing linear pattern and horizontality instead of structural logic and vertically” (Kleiner 389). The Salisbury Cathedral integrates some of the motifs of French Cathedral, like lancet windows and blind…