Unit 3b. gothic style
- 1. GOTHIC STYLE Gothic was developed between The 13th and the 15th century. It is mainly an urban style, and Symbol of prosperity in the cities. The most important buildings were religious, mainly cathedrals. but monasteries, universities, squares castles and palaces were built In this style throughout this period. Building cathedrals was expensive and took centuries, so sometimes they remain unfinished.
- 2. Similarities and differences… ROMANESQUE GOTHIC
- 3. Gothic style: architecture CLOISTER FACADE NAVE & AISLES The elements and structure of the churches didn´t change too much from Romanesque: CROSS SHAPE FLOOR. APSE CROSSING TRANSEPT TOWER NAVE AISLE CHAPTER HOUSE SALISBURY, ENGLAND
- 4. 1. NAVE 2. AISLES 3. FACADE 4. APSE 5. TRANSEPT 6. CROSSING
- 5. GOTHIC STYLE: Architecture triforium Ribbed vault Rose window Stained glass Capitals & columns León Cathedral, 13th century
- 6. Pinnacle Flying butresses Rose window Archivoltes Pointed arch Gargoles spire bell tower León, cathedral Pórtico del crucero (transept portic) 13th cent.
- 8. Features: pointed arches Rouen Cathedral (France)) They give to the churches a greater sense of height than In Romanesque style
- 10. Gloucester cathedral (Tudor style, 15-16th century) Iglesia de Santiago (Cáceres, 16th cent.) At the end of the period, vaults are More and more baroque, decorated and Complex. Claves Nervios
- 11. Features: Flying buttresses and pinnacles. Flying buttressesMuntzer (Germany) Pinnacles (Segovia, 16th century)
- 12. Features: Stained glass windows: León Cathedral (13th-14th century) There is more light in the Gothic churches. Walls are replaced by stained windows.
- 14. Evolution (it is not in your book) 1. Cister style (12th-13th century) Early gothic, monasteries. Very austere. 2. Age of cathedrals (13th-14th cent.) Classic gothic style. Radiant gothic (rose windows) International style. Notre Dame, León… 3. Late gothic style (15-16th cent.) (flamboyant style) Civil and urban architecture. Quite decorated. Flemish arches. Burgos, flamboyant style, 15th century.
- 15. Cister monasteries (12th-13th cent.) Girola Pointed arches Moreruela (Zamora) Monasterio de Piedra. The Cister was a religious order, and Gothic style was born in its monasteries in the 12th century. They were very austere, mixing Romanesque And pointed arches.
- 16. Age of cathedrals (13-14th cent.) Notre Dame, Paris (13th century)
- 17. Palma de Mallorca cathedral
- 18. Late Gothic: civil architecture Townhall in Brussels (1420) Patio de escuelas University courtyard (Salamanca, 15th century)
- 19. Sta. María (Cáceres, 13th-15th cent.) Religious gothic style in Cáceres aisles nave aisles
- 20. Civil gothic style in Cáceres (15th century) Mayoralgo palace Cigueñas palace. Round arches with dovelas Were quite common in the Civil gothic architecture.
- 21. Gothic: Sculpture It is mainly religious.. They are depicted more naturally than in the Romanesque. Smiles Expressive positions Communication Between son And mother Volume Ideal beauty Virgen blanca (Toledo, 13th cent.)
- 22. Painting: Lineal gothic (13th century) They Preserved Elements From the Romanesque (hyeratism, Stiffness, no perspective) but they are more natural than before. Maestro de Sogirerola (1230)
- 23. Painting: Italian school Author: Giotto. Chronology: 14th century Thematic: Religious. Miracles From Saint Francisco Expulsion Of devils of Arezzo by Saint Francisco. Technique: mural painting. Features: The figures are Now more realistic than in The Romanesque style. Perspective begins to Be studied. Architectonical elements from gothic and classical styles appeared.
- 24. Scenes of natural Landscapes and Architectural Spaces. Beginning of the Perspective. More Complex colours Than in the Romanesque
- 25. Flemish school Author: Van Eyck. Chronology: 15th century. Technique: oil paint And pannels Thematic: portrait of the Bourgueosie. Aspects: Giving attention to details Realism. Interest in perspective. Daily life. Growing importance of the artist.