gothic architecture

Examples of gothic architecture in the following topics:

• Gothic Architecture and Sculpture

  • The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England.
  • Its popularity grew rapidly in the early 19th century, when increasingly serious and learned admirers of Neo-Gothic styles sought to revive medieval Gothic architecture, in contrast to the Neoclassical styles that were prevalent at the time.
  • To Pugin, Gothic architecture was infused with the Christian values that had been supplanted by classicism and were being destroyed by industrialization.
  • Gothic Architecture and Arch Elements in England from Charles Knight's Pictorial Gallery of Arts, 1858
  • Assess how the "spiritual" revival of Gothic architecture and sculpture countered the "rational" Neoclassical style of the same era.

• Italian Architecture 1200-1400

  • The Gothic style was the leading architectural style in Italy during this time period.
  • However, Italian architects interpreted Gothic architecture differently than they did in France, resulting in a few key regional differences.
  • Gothic architecture was developed in France and was characterized by lancet, or pointed, archways used for both windows and doorways.
  • The stained glass windows that seemed to replace walls altogether are the hallmark of French Gothic architecture.
  • Begun in 1296, the Cathedral is built in the Gothic style as Renaissance architecture had yet to be developed.

• German Gothic Architecture

  • Gothic architecture flourished during the high and late medieval period in the Holy Roman Empire, from approximately 1140–1400.
  • Gothic architecture flourished during the high and late medieval period in the Holy Roman Empire, from approximately 1140–1400.
  • German Gothic architecture is notable for its enormous towers and spires.
  • Brick Gothic (Backsteingotik) is a specific style of Gothic architecture common in Northern Europe, especially in Northern Germany and the regions around the Baltic Sea that lack natural rock resources.
  • Hall churches are another example of German Gothic architecture that is distinct from French Gothic.

• Gothic Architecture: La Saint-Chapelle

  • Louis IX's patronage of the arts drove much innovation in Gothic art and architecture, exemplified by his commission of La Saint-Chappelle, an example of Rayonnant Gothic architecture.
  • Begun some time after 1239 and consecrated on April 26, 1248, the Sainte-Chapelle is considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture.
  • La Sainte-Chapelle is a prime example of the phase of Gothic architectural style called "Rayonnant Gothic," also known as Court Style, and is marked by its sense of weightlessness and strong vertical emphasis.
  • Rayonnant structures tend to be smaller than the High Gothic Cathedrals that came before them.
  • Discuss the innovations in Gothic art and architecture seen in La Saint-Chappelle

• English Gothic Architecture

  • English Gothic architecture (c. 1180–1520) is defined by pointed arches, vaulted roofs, buttresses, large windows, and spires.
  • Gothic architecture flourished in England from approximately 1180 to 1520.
  • The earliest large-scale applications of Gothic architecture in England are at Canterbury Cathedral and Westminster Abbey.
  • The Perpendicular Gothic period is the third historical division of English Gothic architecture, and is characterized by an emphasis on vertical lines.
  • Gothic architecture continued to flourish in England for 100 years after the precepts of Renaissance architecture were formalized in Florence in the early 15th century.

• The Gothic Revival

  • The Gothic Revival was primarily an architectural movement that began in 1740s England.
  • During the 18th century, the the ruins of medieval Gothic architecture began to receive newfound appreciation after having been relatively dismissed in the overall history of architecture.
  • The most fundamental element of the Gothic style of architecture is the pointed arch.
  • This ribbed vaulting is another distinguishing feature of Gothic architecture.
  • Pugin designed many churches in England during his career and published a series of volumes of architectural drawings entitled Examples of Gothic Architecture and Specimens of Gothic Architecture that remained in print and were the standards for the Gothic Revival for the next century.

• Gothic Cathedrals

  • One of the defining characteristics of Gothic architecture is the pointed or ogival arch.
  • Arches of this type were used in the Near East in pre-Islamic as well as Islamic architecture before they were structurally employed in Gothic architecture.
  • While the use of the pointed arch gave a greater flexibility to architectural form, it also gave Gothic architecture a very different and more vertical visual characteristic than Romanesque architecture.
  • In Gothic architecture the pointed arch is used in every location where a vaulted shape is called for, both structurally and decoratively.
  • The verticality demonstrated in this image is a definitive feature of Gothic architecture.

• Architecture

  • Gothic style came from France to England, and remained popular after new architectural styles were fashionable in other parts of Europe.
  • The Gothic architectural tradition originated in France in the mid-12th century and spread rapidly to England, where it remained the prevailing style for well over 300 years.
  • England's Gothic architecture is conventionally divided into three chronologically successive but overlapping styles.
  • Flying buttresses area common feature of Gothic architecture, supporting thinner walls and higher buildings.
  • Identify the different architectural styles that prevailed in England in the 13th and 14th centuries

• Gothic Art

  • Gothic art developed after the Romanesque, in the 12th century.
  • Gothic architecture is unique in that we can pinpoint the exact place, the exact moment, and the exact person who developed it. 
  • In his re-designs, which he wrote about extensively, we can see elements of what would become Gothic architecture, including the use of symmetry in design and ratios.
  • This is where we also see stained glass emerge in Gothic architecture.
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• Renaissance Architecture in Venice

  • In the Veneto, the Renaissance ushered in a new era of architecture after a Gothic phase, which drew on classical Roman and Greek motifs.
  • Venice, the capital of the Veneto, has a rich and diverse architectural style, the most famous of which is the Gothic style.
  • Venetian Gothic architecture is a term given to a Venetian building style combining use of the Gothic lancet arch with Byzantine and Ottoman influences.
  • In the Venato, the Renaissance ushered in a new era of architecture after a phase of Gothic art, with the creation of important works including the Ca' d'Oro and the churches of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari and of Saints John and Paul in Venice.
  • This phase of architecture demonstrates how Gothic and Byzantine influences lingered much longer in Venice than they did in Florence or Rome during the Renaissance.