Romanesque and gothic art

romanesque art

1000-1140AD, roman-like, growth of towns, explosion of archetecture, sculpture, universities trade, iron plow, no apoclypse, arches

Worcester Chronicle

vellum, 1140

Bayeux Tapestry

1066-1183, mosaic, life in romanesque period, 238’ long

Cathedral of Saint James, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

1078-1122, way of saint james

Church of St. Vincenc

spain, 1020s-30s

Gospel of Book of Abbot Wedricus

Church of St. Savin Sur Gartempe

Poitou, France, 1060-75

Speyer Cathedral

germany, 1080-1106

Durham Cathedral

England, 1087-1133

Abbey Church of Notre Dame, Fontenay, France

1139-47

Reliquary Statue of Sainte Foy

Siant faith, gold and wood, late 9/10th

Abbey Church of Ste. Foy

france 1120

The last judgement, tympanum relief

the Mouth of Hell

Winchester Psalter, vellum, 1150

South Portal, Priory Church of Saint-Pierre, France

1115

Last judgement, tympanum on west portal, cathedral of St.Lazare, france

Christ in Majesty, church of san climont, spain

detail of apse painting, 1123

virgin and child

wood, late 12th century

Crucifix (majestat Batllo)

wood, mid 12th

barrel vault

transverse arch

groin vault

2 barrel vaults placed at right angles

pier

rectangular support, larger than columns

compound pier

pier composed of multiple columns, shafts, pilasters

bay

interior space within church, look at ceiling

arcade

succession of arches supported by piers

rib vault

outlines in stone

choir

new, makes it a scross-like shape

reliquary

sculptures with parts of human

crossing

where the lines meet

ambulatory

hall around altar

chapels

dedicated chamber within a church

westwork

where entrance is located

portal

door

tympanum

semi-circle space above main door

trumeau

center columns between doors

jambs

columns on the sides of the doors

historical capital

top of column, tells a story

feudalism

nobility held lands in exchange for military service

the crusades

4 of them, jerusulum was won in the first

pilgrimage

religious tourism for health or resolution

william the conqueror

overthrew Harold and became king

the battle of Hastings

bayeux tapestry, 1066AD, harold of england and william of france, edward the confessor had died

early gothic

12-14th, 1140-1250, last stage of middle ages, architecture, sculpture, related to goths, france, urban growth, chruches center of city, starts the age of cathedrals

Abbey Church of St.Denis, France

1135-1140AD, patron saint of France

transitional gothic

first stage of gothic

Cathedral of Norte-Dame, Paris, France

begun 1163, rectangular towers, tower crossing, bells, most famous spot, first christian church

Chartes Cathedral, France

1134-1260, 2 dif spires: romanesque and gothic, labyrnth, mathematically controlled, windows

The rose of France

rose window, north transept, 1150-70

tree of jesse

west facade, 1150-70

high gothic

second in age of cathedrals

Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Reims, France

began 1211, taller, narrower, sculpture

Amiens Cathedral, France

1220-40, culmination of high gothic

Saint-Chapelle

Paris, France, 1243-48

Abraham, Sarah, and the three strangers, Psalter of Saint Lois

Paris, 1253-70

Jean Pucelle, page from Belleville Breviary

Paris, 1323

1140AD

start of gothic period

Abbot Suger

french stateman

Age of cathedrals

transitional and high

guilds

a medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often having considerable power.

rose window

rose like pattern stain glass window

lancets

all, narrow, pointed arch and window

Buttress

heavist structure located outside building

flying buttress

not solid

pinnacles

small tourett or spire

trefoil

quatrefoil

gargoyle

decorative water spout, preserve stone work

grotesque

sculptures of creatures, often charctures

royal portal

three entryways with opinted archeways

triforium

outer decoarion of gallery

bar tracery

stone between panes of glass, outside

Rayonnant style/ court style

to radiate light

master mason

learned everything on sight, sketch for design, geometry