unit eight: the high middle ages
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UNIT Eight: the high middle ages. Romanesque Architecture. Links to good romanesque web sites: Santiago de compostella. The Spanish Road to Santiago de Compostela. Ste. Madeleine, Vezelay, France. 1120-32. Notes. Vezelay site. Ste. Madeleine, Vezelay, France. 1120-32. Exterior tympanum. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
UNIT Eight: the high middle ages
Romanesque Architecture
Links to good romanesque web sites:•Santiago de compostella
The Spanish Road to Santiago de Compostela
Ste. Madeleine, Vezelay, France. 1120-32
Vezelay siteNotes
Ste. Madeleine, Vezelay, France. 1120-32
Exterior tympanum
Ste. Madeleine, Vezelay, France. 1120-32
Center tympanum in narthex
Notes
Ste. Madeleine, Vezelay, France. 1120-32
Tympanum of south portal in narthexNotes
Ste. Madeleine, Vezelay, France. 1120-32
Nave
Ste. Madeleine, Vezelay, France. 1120-32
Capital sculpture: demon and woman
Ste. Madeleine, Vezelay, France. 1120-32
A similar layout, just with no transepts. Notice the ambulatory, as at Ste. Foi.
Ste. Foi, c. 1080-1120
Ste. Foi, c. 1080-1120
Here’s a drawing of the abbey, to give you some sense of proportions. We will notice that the rhythm of interior space is consistent with the outward appearance.
Ste. Foi, c. 1080-1120
Notes
Ste. Foi, c. 1080-1120
The interior of the church. Notice the rounded arches, the relatively small windows.
Ste. Foi, c. 1080-1120
Notes
Ste. Foi, c. 1080-1120
Notes
Ste. Foi, c. 1080-1120
Notes
Ste. Foi, c. 1080-1120
Notes
Abbey Church, Cluny: 1088-1118Tours, France
gothic Architecture
The
Gothic
Cathedral
Basilique, Saint-Denis
West facade. Added by Abbot Suger. About 1136-40
Exterior: North view.
Basilique, Saint-Denis
Basilique Saint-Denis; France, saint-denis; 1136?-44 (Choir)
Basilique, Saint-Denis
Nave (1231-81).
Basilique, Saint-Denis
West entrance and the ceiling of the nave
Basilique, Saint-Denis
Ceiling of the nave.
Nave
Basilique, Saint-Denis
Stained glasses of the upper part of the nave.
Stained glasses of the upper choir
Basilique, Saint-Denis
Ambulatory and radiating chapels
Basilique, Saint-Denis
The cross-ribbed vaults of the ambulatory
Basilique, Saint-Denis
The upper half, the five-part vaults, is a ceiling of the radiating chapel. The lower half is a ceiling of the ambulatory.
Central portal of the west facade
Basilique, Saint-Denis
The right door panel of bronze
The left door panel of bronze
West front.
NOTRA DAME Paris; 1163-1250
Back view.
South view.
NOTRA DAME Paris; 1163-1250
South-west view
Rose window at north transept.
NOTRA DAME Paris; 1163-1250
From nave to west entrance
From nave to chancel
NOTRA DAME Paris; 1163-1250
Flying buttress
Interior, North Transept End wall, rose window and lancets, Old Testament scenes
NOTRA DAME Paris; 1163-1250
Rose window, detail of Abraham(?)
Ambulatory, Chapel of Our Lady of the Seven Doors
NOTRA DAME Paris; 1163-1250
Ambulatory chapel window : Life of Christ
Exterior, West Façade, Left Door General view, called Portal of the Virgin
NOTRA DAME Paris; 1163-1250
Exterior, West Façade, Center Door
General view
Exterior, West Façade, Right Door General view, called Portal of St. Anne
NOTRA DAME Paris; 1163-1250
West Façade, Center Door Left jamb : apostles
West Façade, Center Door Tympanum : Last Judgment
NOTRA DAME Paris; 1163-1250
Good Notra Dame Site
Plans and DrawingsPlan
NOTRA DAME Paris; 1163-1250
Drawing of nave section
NOTRA DAME Paris; 1163-1250
Drawing of nave section, 13th c.
NOTRA DAME Paris; 1163-1250
Drawing of choir section, 12th c.
Notre Dame, Chartres, France. 1145-1220
West facade
Notre Dame, Chartres, France. 1145-1220
Notre Dame, Chartres, France. 1145-1220
Notre Dame, Chartres, France. 1145-1220
Notre Dame, Chartres, France. 1145-1220
Main Portal
Notre Dame, Chartres, France. 1145-1220
The right portal of the west facade
The tympanum of the right portal, west facade
The theme of the sculptures of the tympanum is The Virgin and Child in Solemnity.
Notre Dame, Chartres, France. 1145-1220
East side, apsidal view
Notre Dame, Chartres, France. 1145-1220
The central portal of the north facade
Statues-Colonnes and the detail of the central portal, north facade.
The theme of the sculptures of the tympanum is The Coronation of the Virgin.
Notre Dame, Chartres, France. 1145-1220
Notre Dame, Chartres, France. 1145-1220
Notre Dame, Chartres, France. 1145-1220
Notre Dame, Chartres, France. 1145-1220
Notre Dame, Chartres, France. 1145-1220
Notre Dame, Chartres, France. 1145-1220
Notre Dame, Chartres, France. 1145-1220
Stained Glass Roundel
Good Chartres Site
Notre Dame, Chartres, France. 1145-1220
Good Chartres Site
NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRALR e i m s, France
General view of west façade
NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRALR e i m s, France
West Façade, Center Door
Left jamb : Presentation in the Temple with Joseph, Mary, Simeon and Anna
NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRALR e i m s, France
Right jamb : Annunciation with Gabriel and Mary;Presentation with Mary and Elizabeth
West Façade, Center Door
NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRALR e i m s, France
Gable over center door : Coronation of the Virgin
West Façade, Center Door
NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRALR e i m s, France
Plan, hatching indicates post-1250 work
NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRALR e i m s, France
