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Arch 123:
Architecture History & Theory I
Topic 9:
Gothic Architecture
Tahmina Rahman
Assistant Professor,
Department of Architecture
University of Asia Pacific
Gothic Period
1140 – 1500 CE
Origin of the word “ Gothic”
Germanic Tribe
The word “Gothic”represented barbaric
"Gothic": Giorgio Vasari, A Renaissance art historian, first used the word "Gothic" as a term of ridicule to describe late medieval art and architecture.
Timeline
Gothic period began and ended at different dates in different places.
However, there are three period of Gothic Art and Architecture:
Early Gothic Period: 1140-1194.
High Gothic Period: 1194-1300.
Late Gothic Period: 1300-1500.
• Gothic style first appeared in northern France around 1140. In Southern France and elsewhere in Europe,
Romanesque style still flourished.
• By 13th century, Gothic style had spread throughout western Europe. The Gothic style was regional - to east
and south of Europe, Islamic and Byzantine styles still prominent.
• Romanesque style did not disappear suddenly. Both styles co-existed for a few years, but Gothic substituted
Romanesque little by little.
• During 13th and 14th centuries, Gothic style was the rage in most of Europe(especially north of Alps),
considered Opus Modernum (modern work) or Opus Francigenum (French work). Clergy and lay public
regarded new cathedrals as images of the City of God which they were privileged to build on earth.
Background
• In 1337, Hundred Years’ War began (shattered peace between England and France)
• During 1378-1417, Great Schism (political/religious crisis)- split the main faction of Christianity into two
divisions, Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox
• Shift in Society occurred -from monasteries in countryside and pilgrimage churches to rapidly expanding
secular cities with great new cathedrals
• In Gothic urban centers – prosperous merchants made homes, universities run by professional guilds of
scholars formed – independent secular nations of modern Europe beginning to take shape (starting with
France)
Background
Gothic Art
Gothic Art
Painting during the Gothic period was practiced in four primary media:
Frescos,
Panel Paintings,
Illuminated Manuscript
Stained Glass.
Gothic Art
Frescos
• Frescos continued to be used as the main pictorial narrative craft on church walls in Southern Europe as a
continuation of early Christian and Romanesque traditions.
• The primary artists in Siena were Duccio and Simone Martini and in Florence were Cimabue and Giotto.
Giotto,
Giotto, Lamentation, Judas Kiss,
c. 1305 c. 1305
Gothic Art
Altarpiece and Panel Paintings
• Painters like Robert Campin and Jan van Eyck made use of the technique of oil painting to create minutely
detailed works and correct in perspective.
• The earliest full manuscripts with French Gothic illustrations date to the middle of the 13th century. Many
such illuminated manuscripts were royal bibles.
Gothic Art
Stained Glass
• In northern Europe, stained glass was an important and prestigious form of painting until the 15th century,
when it became replaced by panel painting.
Our Lady with Jesus. King Solomon flanked by the prophets Isaiah and
Gothic stained glass window from Dominican Micah. Detail from the Jesse Tree Window at
Monastery in Kraków Chartres Cathedral, France (1145–1155)
Gothic Art
Stained Glass
• More body and facial expressions • Showing the shape of the body
• Long body • More independent
Gothic Sculpture
Monumental sculpture
Late Gothic Sculpture (1400-1500)
• Not extremely liner
• Effectively showing movements • Personality formed
• Shape of the body is more natural • An independent art work
Gothic Architecture
Gothic Architecture
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Gothic Architecture
Architectural Characteristics
• Pointed Arches
• Ribbed Vaults
• Flying Buttresses.
• Slender Columns/Piers
Pointed Arches
Video clips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrdkL7Y8Who
Example of Gothic Architecture
Basilica Cathedral of Saint-Denis
• The cathedral is on the site where Saint Denis, the first bishop of
Paris, is believed to have been buried.
Video clips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EciWH-1ya4
Notre Dame Cathedral
Video clips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hijg5XG6yg8
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