Study Guide, Module 2: The Church Triumphant: The 13th Century (1200s)

Important topics: Impact of Humanism on Gothic Art Gothic style: Pointed arches, ribbed vaults, ambulatories with radiating chapels, clustered columns, flying buttresses, and stained glass are all features of Gothic churches Influence of Byzantine art The influence of Byzantine art on art from Western Europe in the 1300s is most evident in gold backgrounds symbolizing a heavenly and otherworldly realm. Emergence of Naturalism in Gothic Sculpture "Naturalism" in Gothic sculpture refers to how artists looked to nature/the natural world for models for art Influence of Classical sculptures The influence of Classical sculptures on late medieval/Gothic art is most evident in the depictions of human bodies that have proportions and volume as well as relaxed postures similar to human bodies in the natural world

Aquamanile (ewer), 1250-1300 (Hildesheim)

Chasse with the martyrdom and entombment of Saint Thomas à Becket, 1200-1210 (Legion of Honor)

 St. Maurice, c. 1240–1250. Magdeburg Cathedral, Magdeburg, Germany

Christ Triumphant (Christus triumphans), also known as the 432 Cross, c. 1180–1200, tempera on panel, 277 x 231 cm (Uffizi, Florence)

 Crucifix and Eight Stories from the Passion (Christus patiens), also known as the 434 Cross, c. 1240, tempera on panel, 247 x 201 cm (Uffizi, Florence)

Sculptures of Ecclesia and Synagoga, South Portal of Strasbourg Cathedral, c. 1230, with mid-nineteenth century restorations

The Prato Haggadah (Spain), c. 1300 with later additions

Master of the Bardi Saint Francis, Altarpiece with scenes from the life of Saint Francis of Assisi (Bardi Dossal), c. mid 13th century, Santa Croce, Florence

Nicola Pisano, pulpit of the baptistery, Pisa, Italy, 1259-1260

Cimabue, Madonna Enthroned with Angels and Prophets, (Maestà of Santa Trinita,) 1280-1290

St. Francis Master, Francis Preaching to the Birds, ca. 1290-1300

Röttgen Pietà, c. 1300-25, painted wood, 34 1/2″ high (Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Bonn)