People began to leave the country and flock to the cities which began to flourish during the Gothic period The church became the most important influence in art and daily life The term Gothic was at first used as a term of ridicule but Gothic art was energetic and dynamic ID: 232166
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Gothic Art
People began to leave the country and flock to the cities which began to flourish during the Gothic period.
The church became the most important influence in art and daily life.
The term “Gothic” was at first used as a term of ridicule but Gothic art was energetic and dynamic.
Unity became an important emphasis in Gothic art. Architects began to focus equally on the inside and outside of cathedrals.
Cathedrals usually took generations to complete.Slide2
Gothic Architecture
Gothic cathedrals are built to have a vertical feel that points to heaven
Added support by vaults and flying buttresses allowed for more windows-usually stained glass
Pointed arches instead of rounded ones in Romanesque cathedrals, also
give more of a vertical feelGothic churches usually have 3-5 entrancesAbove the main door there is usually a large, round stained glass window known as the rose windowSlide3
Chartres Cathedral
Construction took four centuries but was never completely finished
Many features changed over time. Notice the towers don’t match.
Chartes
incorporated many new ideas such as flying buttresses Slide4
Flying Buttresses- a supportive structure consisting of a tower buttress and a flying arch which spans the side aisles
and supports the upper wall
of the nave of the church
The extra support by the buttresses allowed for huge windows of stained glassSlide5
The exterior of Chartes has over 2,000 carved sculptures around entrances and other locations.Slide6
Notre Dame
Paris, France
Construction began in 1163 and lasted over 100 years but was never completely finished
The church actually sits on a small island in the middle of the Seine River.Slide7
The famous, flying buttresses were not
originally part of the plan, however, as the walls
got taller, stress fractures began to occur and extra
support was
neededSlide8
In architecture, a
gargoyle
is a carved stone devilish figure with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building.
The cathedral barely
survived the French Revolution when many people destroyed some of the sculptures to attempt to turn the church into a secular building.The church and its sculptures were later restoredSlide9
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