Gothic Art The Age of the Great Cathedrals Chapter18 ans/Art101/Art101B-9-Gothic/
Gothic Terms & Design
Gothic rib vault and the domical vault systems
Construction of a Gothic cathedral
Elevations of nave walls of Laon (left) & Chartres (right)
Abbey Church of St. Denis
Abbey Church, Saint-Denis. Ambulatory and radiating chapels
Plan of Abbey church, Saint-Denis
Chartres Cathedral, before the Fire (early gothic)
Chartres Cathedral. Aerial view
Chartres Cathedral. Royal Portals
Chartres Cathedral. Jamb statues of Old Testament queen and two kings
Laon Cathedral
Laon Cathedral, Laon, France. begun c. 1190
Nave of Laon Cathedral. begun. c. 1190
Laon Plan
Nave elevation
Notre-Dame, Paris. South flank
Chartres after the Fire
Plan of Chartres, after the fire
Nave of Chartres Cathedral. begun 1194
Rose windows and lancets. 13th century
Chartres Cathedral. Stained glass of Life of Christ: Annunciation detail. c. 1150
Chartres Cathedral. Jamb statues of Saints Martin, Jerome, and Gregory
Amiens Cathedral
Robert De Luzarches, Thomas De Cormont, and Renaud De Cormont; Amiens Cathedral. c
Plan of Amiens
Nave of Amiens
Amiens Vaults
Amiens Cathedral. Christ treading on the Lion, from central portal. begun 1220
Reims Cathedral
Reims Cathedral. c
Reims Cathedral. Visitation, jamb statues on west facade. c. 1230
Sainte-Chapelle, Paris
Sainte-Chapelle, Paris
Sainte-Chapelle. Interior of upper chapel
The fortified town of Carcassonne th centuries
St.-Maclou, Rouen. c
Villard de Honnecourt, Page from a sketchbook. c
God as architect of the world. c
Blanche of Castile, Louis IX, and two monks
Master Honore, David anointed by Samuel and the battle of David and Goliath A.D.
Jean Pucelle, David before Saul, from the Belleville Breviary. c 1325
Gothic in England Gothic style spread through western Europe Some Romanesque traits still found in combination with Gothic
Salisbury Cathedral, England
Nave, Salisbury
Gloucester Cathedral
Gloucester Cathedral, Cloister
Westminster Abbey. Chapel of Henry VII
Gothic in Germany
Cologne Cathedral, Germany. begun 1248
Choir of Cologne Cathedral. 1322
Ekkehard and Uta, from Naumburg Cathedral. c
Equestrian portrait (Bamberg Rider), from Bamberg Cathedral. c
Virgin with the Dead Christ, from the Rhineland, Germany. c
Doge's Palace, Venice. c
Milan Cathedral, Italy. begun 1386
Milan Cathedral, flying buttress
Antonio Gaudi ( ) Spanish Architect of the Art Nouveau Style Drew inspiration from Gothic style, but developed a unique style of his own He once said on the subject of gothic architecture: Gothic art is imperfect, it means to solve; it is the style of the compass, the formula of industrial repetition. Its stability is based on the permanent propping of abutments: it is a defective body that holds with support... gothic works produce maximum emotion when they are mutilated, covered with ivy and illuminated by the moon. Church was recently dedicated as a basilica, and is said to be completed in 2026
Sagrada Familia
Take a tour of Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia guide.com/en/albums-en/gaudi- sagrada-familia/pages/sagrada- familia-01_jpg.html
A video tour SwPA
Pope Benedict dedicates the church as a basilica cathedral OZPyCM