Chapter 16 GOTHIC ART OF THE 12 TH AND 13 TH CENTURIES BUT WAIT, I THOUGHT GOTHIC REFERRED TO A CATHEDRAL, NOT THESE SCARY PERSON?!?!?! VARIOUS VAULTS USED BEFORE AND DURING THE GOTHIC PERIOD France 1134 Fire in 1194 Rebuilt 1260 CHARTRES CATHEDRAL SCHEMATIC DRAWING OF CHARTRES What was Chartres so famous? What events allowed them to build such a grandiose structure? Was it always a success? Why are we studying this and not Notre-Dame in Paris? HISTORY OF CHARTRES ROYAL PORTAL, WEST FACADE COMPARISON OF TYMPANUMS FLYING BUTTRESSES NAVE STAINED GLASS Historia Anglorum St. Albans, England Ink on parchment MATTHEW PARIS SELF- PORTRAIT KNEELING BEFORE THE VIRGIN AND CHILD Cologne, Germany 1190 Silver and gilded bronze with enamle and gemstones 6x6x38 NICHOLAS OF VERDUN AND WORKSHOP SHRINE OF THE THREE KINGS 1260 Marble 15 NICOLA PISANO BAPTISTRY PISA, ITALY Crucifix Franciscan convent at Santa Chiara, Italy Tempera and gold on wood 10x8 COPPO DE MARCOVALDO