Chapter 16 GOTHIC ART OF THE 12 TH AND 13 TH CENTURIES
BUT WAIT, I THOUGHT GOTHIC REFERRED TO A CATHEDRAL, NOT THESE SCARY PERSON?!?!?!
VARIOUS VAULTS USED BEFORE AND DURING THE GOTHIC PERIOD
France 1134 Fire in 1194 Rebuilt 1260 CHARTRES CATHEDRAL
SCHEMATIC DRAWING OF CHARTRES
What was Chartres so famous? What events allowed them to build such a grandiose structure? Was it always a success? Why are we studying this and not Notre-Dame in Paris? HISTORY OF CHARTRES
ROYAL PORTAL, WEST FACADE
COMPARISON OF TYMPANUMS
FLYING BUTTRESSES
NAVE
STAINED GLASS
Historia Anglorum St. Albans, England Ink on parchment MATTHEW PARIS SELF- PORTRAIT KNEELING BEFORE THE VIRGIN AND CHILD
Cologne, Germany 1190 Silver and gilded bronze with enamle and gemstones 6’x6’x3’8” NICHOLAS OF VERDUN AND WORKSHOP SHRINE OF THE THREE KINGS
1260 Marble 15’ NICOLA PISANO BAPTISTRY PISA, ITALY
Crucifix Franciscan convent at Santa Chiara, Italy Tempera and gold on wood 10’x8’ COPPO DE MARCOVALDO