Gothic ArtArchitecture, Sculpture,
and Painting
Romanesque vs. Gothic
• Horizontal emphasis• Modest height• Compartmentalized• Rounded arch• Piers, walls• Barrel & groin vaults• Dark, solemn interior• Simple, severe
exterior
• Vertical emphasis• Soaring heights• Unified, unbroken
space• Pointed arch• Exterior buttresses• Ribbed groin vaults• Airy, bright interior• Exterior: richly
decorated with sculpture
Flying Buttresses
Flying Buttresses
Pinnacle
Chevet
Westworks
Bernard of Clairvaux
(1090-1153)Complained about
lavish, expensive décor
Eschewed sculptural adornment
Took away from focus on God
Abbot Suger of Saint Denis
(1081-1151)“Man may rise to the
contemplation of the divine through the senses.”
Jewel encrusted décor, light airy spaces---delight in beauty of God’s house
Transcend everyday, earthly cares
French Gothic
Saint-Denis
1140-1144
Saint Denis, France
Saint-Denis
1140-1144
Saint Denis, France
Saint-Denis, 1140-1144, Saint Denis, France
Saint-Denis, 1140-1144, Saint Denis, France
Saint-Denis, 1140-1144,
Saint Denis, France
Saint-Denis, 1140-1144,
Saint Denis, France
Saint-Denis
1140-1144
Saint Denis, France
Notre Dame, begun 1163, Paris, France
Notre Dame, begun 1163, Paris, France
Notre Dame, begun 1163, Paris, France
Notre Dame,
begun 1163,
Paris, France
Notre Dame,
begun 1163,
Paris, France
Sainte Chapelle
1243-1248,
Paris, France
Sainte Chapelle, 1243-1248, Paris, France
Sainte Chapelle, 1243-1248, Paris, France
Sainte Chapelle, 1243-1248, Paris, France
Sainte Chapelle, 1243-1248, Paris, France
Saint-Maclou
1500-1514
Rouen, France
Saint-Maclou
1500-1514
Rouen, France
Saint-Maclou, 1500-1514, Rouen, France
Saint-Maclou, 1500-1514, Rouen, France
English, German, & Italian Gothic
Salisbury Cathedral, 1201-1258, Salisbury, England
Salisbury Cathedral, 1201-1258, Salisbury, England
Compare the facades
Compare the ground plans
Chapel of Henry VII, 1503-1519 Westminster Abbey, London, England
Chapel of Henry VII, 1503-1519 Westminster Abbey, London, England
Chapel of Henry VII, 1503-1519 Westminster Abbey, London, England
Chapel of Henry VII, 1503-1519 Westminster Abbey, London, England
Chapel of Henry VII, 1503-1519 Westminster Abbey, London, England
Chapel of Henry VII, 1503-1519 Westminster Abbey, London, England
Saint Elizabeth, 1235-1283, Marburg, Germany
Saint Elizabeth, 1235-1283, Marburg, Germany
Saint Elizabeth, 1235-1283, Marburg, Germany
Saint Elizabeth
Saint-Sernin, (left)
Amiens Cathedral (right)
Milan Cathedral, 1386, Milan, Italy
Milan Cathedral, 1386, Milan, Italy
Milan Cathedral, 1386, Milan, Italy
Milan Cathedral, 1386, Milan, Italy
Milan Cathedral, 1386, Milan, Italy
Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France
Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France
Royal Portals, c. 1145-1155 Chartres, France
http://vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu/medart/image/France/Chartres/Chartres-Cathedral/Portals/westfacade/general/FCSP1-General.html
Royal Portals, c. 1145-1155 Chartres, France
Royal Portals, c. 1145-1155 Chartres, France
Royal Portals, c. 1145-1155 Chartres, France
Annunciation/Visitation, c. 1230 Reims Cathedral, Reims, France
Visitation, c. 1230
Reims Cathedral, Reims, France
Visitation, c. 1230 Reims Cathedral, Reims, France
Visitation, c. 1230 Reims Cathedral, Reims, France
Ekkehard & Uta, c. 1249-1255 Naumberg Cathedral, Naumberg, Germany
Ekkehard & Uta, c. 1249-1255 Naumberg Cathedral, Naumberg, Germany
Ekkehard & Uta, c. 1249-1255 Naumberg Cathedral, Naumberg, Germany
Ekkehard & Uta, c. 1249-1255 Naumberg Cathedral, Naumberg, Germany
Virgin of Paris, early 14th century, Notre Dame, Paris
Virgin of Paris, early 14th century, Notre Dame, Paris
Sainte Chapelle, 1243-1248, Paris, France
c. 1335
Images in Light
http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/stained_glass/
c. 1420
Images in Lighthttp://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/stained_glass/
Chartres Stained Glass: Rose window and Lancets: north transept, c. 1220
Chartres Stained Glass: Virgin and Child and angels, c. 1170
Chartres Stained Glass: Tree of Jesse
Chartres Stained Glass
http://vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu/medart/image/France/Chartres/Chartres-Cathedral/Windows/Nave-windows/chartres-Nave-windows-main.html
Abraham and the Three Angels,
From Saint Louis Psalter
1253-1270 CE
Master Honore, David Scenes (not pictured)
Breviary of Philippe Le Bel
1296 CE
Cimabue, Madonna Enthroned with Angels and Prophets, c. 1280-1290
Cimabue, Madonna Enthroned with Angels and Prophets, ca 1280-1290
Cimabue, Madonna Enthroned with Angels and Prophets, ca 1280-1290
Giotto, Madonna Enthroned,
c. 1310
Giotto, Madonna Enthroned,
c. 1310
Nicola Pisano, Pisa Pulpit, Pisa Cathedral 1259-1260
Nicola Pisano, Pisa Pulpit, Pisa Cathedral 1259-1260
Nicola Pisano, Pisa Pulpit, Pisa Cathedral 1259-1260
Nicola Pisano, Pisa Pulpit, Pisa Cathedral 1259-1260
Arena Chapel, Padua, Italy
Arena Chapel, Padua, Italy
Arena Chapel, Padua, Italy
Giotto’s, Lamentation, Arena Chapel, c. 1305
Giotto’s, Lamentation, Arena Chapel, c. 1305