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Welcome 2/2/2011
Do Now: Describe the
technique used on the Bayeux Tapestry.
Objective – SWBAT: Identify and
analyze the different aspects of Gothic Art.
Office Hours
Tuesday and Thursday – 3:00 – 4:00 from now until May 3rd.
More dates may be added, but this the initial times for now.
We will cover any images you want to review, plus information that we skip.
Art Auction Project Information - Monday
Gothic Art
Background Information
Giorgio Vasari – 1550 (Renaissance) Said that Gothic Art was monstrous and barbarous The humanist of the Italian Renaissance consider
Gothic art the downfall of Rome Ugly and crude
Gothic was an outgrowth of Romanesque Art; however lots of problems 100 Year War (France and England) Black Death (Plague) Crusades Great Schism
Clergy and people welcomed the new type of architectural style
France Gothic Architecture
Chartres Cathedral
France
1145-1155
Western Façade
All that remained after the fire in 1194
Chartres Cathedral
Interior
Aerial View
Chartres Cathedral
Royal Portal of Western Façade
Tympana depict from left to right Christ’s ascension, the second coming, and Jesus in the lap of Mary
C.C.
Rose Window and Lancets
North Transept
1220
Stained glass window
Allowed for natural sunlight
43’ in diameter
“Lux Nova”
Notre Dame
Paris
Begun in 1163
Nave and Flying Buttresses 1180-1200
Remodeled after 1225
Notre Dame
Side View
Wrap - Up
Homework
Define the following words
Gothic Rib Vault Pinnacle Flying Buttresses Vaulting Web Diagonal Rib Transverse Rib
Welcome 2/7/11
Do Now: Identify the
subject details of the following image.
Announcements
Art Auction Project Information – Today
Office Hours – Tuesday and Thursday from now until May 3rd. Additional times may be added if needed. If the afternoon is not convenient we can
schedule to meet at a different time.
Notre Dame
Virgin of Paris
Early 14th Century
Mary has an “S” curve, typical of late Gothic sculpture
Further humanization in Gothic sculpture
Mary wears a crown, looks more like a Queen than the mother of Jesus.
Reims Cathedral
What components are present that you are able to tell it is a Gothic cathedral?
Reims Cathedral
Western Façade
Rose Window
Three Portal Entryway with Tympana
Kings’ Gallery sits above Rose Window
Reims Cathedral
Kings’ Gallery
All of the Kings of France
More ornate frames
Stretched out every detail
Reims Cathedral
Over Western Façade Tympanum
High Gothic Element – Mary is central theme.
Mary Crowned Queen of Heaven
Reims Cathedral
Doorway of Reims Cathedral
Probably completed by three different sculptors
Shows the annuciation and visitation
Reims Cathedral
1225-1290
Where coronation of King’s of France occurred
France Gothic Art
Figures Based on Geometric Shapes
Villard de Honnecourt – 18 folio from his sketchbook.
Master mason
Book contains building plans, plans of choirs, with radiating chapels, church towers, lifting devices, and other architectural designs
Ink on vellum
1220-1235
God As Architect of the World
1220-1230
Ink, tempera, and gold leaf on vellum
From the Moralized Bibles
Triangle and Circle
Triangle – Trinity
Circle – No beginning or end.
Welcome 2/8/11
Do Now: What is significant
about the different geometric shapes in Gothic Art?
Objective: SWBAT- Identify and
analyze different artwork from Gothic Art and Architecture.
Announcements
Project – Art Auction – Any questions/clarifications? Office Hours – Tuesday and Thursday after school
from 3-4. Homework – Define the following words:
Springing Clerestory Oculus Lancet Triforium Nave arcade Compound pier with shafts/cluster pier Louis IX
Belleville Breviary
Jean Pucelle
David Before Saul, folio 24
Paris, France
Ink and tempera on vellum
Fully modeled figures in architectural setting reveal his study of contemporary painting in Italy.
He was close observer of plants and flowers
Virgin Jeanne d’ Evereux
From Abbey Church of St. Denis
France
1339
Silver gilt and enamel
2’ 3 ½ “ high
Dedication page of moralized Bible
Blanche of Castile, Louis IX, and two monks
Paris, France
1226-1234
Ink, tempera, and gold leaf on vellum
Under Louis IX, medieval France at its most prosperous
England and HRE
Gothic Architecture
England
Salisbury Cathedral
The Plan:
Double transept and flat eastern end is identifiable as English
Four-part rib vaults of the nave follow the Chartres model
Double Transept East
End
Crossing Tower
Salisbury Cathedral
Aerial View
1220-1258
Western façade completed 1265
Uses flying buttresses sparingly
Salisbury CathedralDiffers from French Gothic design with strong emphasis on its three story elevation
Looking East.
Use dark Purbeck marble for moldings.
Welcome 2/8/11
Describe the subject, style, and significance of the following image.
Announcements
Refresher on the Project… http://ezinearticles.com/?Live-Auction-Faux-
Pas---What-You-Should-Avoid-in-Planning-Your-Next-Event&id=4558502
Basically explains the perfect way to run a successful auction.
Remember office hours Tuesday and Thursday 3-4 in 242.
Tomb of Edward II
Gloucester Cathedral in England
1330-1335
Resembles and miniature perpendicular English Gothic Chapel with its gables, ogee arches, and pinnacles
Shrine-like form suggests the deceased is worth of veneration/being remembered
Holy Roman Empire
HRE
Cologne Cathedral
Gerhard of Cologne
Cologne, Germany
Started in 1248
Nave, façade, and towers completed in 1880
19th century portions follow original Gothic plans
Cologne Cathedral
Survived the air raids of WWII in 1944
Cologne Cathedral
Interior
Choir completed in 1322
The nave is 422 feet long
The 150 foot high choir represents the Gothics architect need for height.
Virgin with the Dead Christ
Rhineland, Germany
Painted wood
1300-1325
2’10 ½ “ high
Virgin grieving over the dead Christ reflects the widespread trouble of the 14th century
German interest in emotional imagery
Shrine of Three Kings
Nicholas of Verdun
From Cologne Cathedral in Germany
1190
Silver, Bronze, Enamel, and gemstones
6 feet tall
Shrine of the Three Kings/Maji
Commissioned by Cologne’s archbishop
Used to house relics of the Three Maji
Gave the right for Cologne’s archbishops to crown Kings of Germany
Shrine of the Three Kings
Based off Klosterneuburg Alter
Also completed by Nicholas of Verdun
Klosterneuburg Alter
Last Supper
From Alter by Vernun
Austria
1181
Gilded copper and enamel
Wrap-Up
What are some key elements of the Gothic Cathedrals?
How can you tell a Gothic Cathedral from another religious structure?
Could you compare the components of a mosque with the components of a Gothic cathedral? If so why?
Welcome 2/9/11
Do Now: How do
Romanesque churches differ from Gothic Cathedrals?
Objective: SWBAT Identify and
analyze Gothic images.
Practice writing for the AP exam.
Quick Game of Malarkey
Gothic Cathedral Vocabulary
Just for Max…
Achilles parents were Peleus and Thetis
Thetis was a sea nymph
Peleus was a king
Western façade Altar which is
located at the eastern needs to be closest to Jerusalem, the holiest place for Christians Hence enter East
to West.
Essay Prompt 1
Answer the question: Giorgio Vasari, famous Renaissance artist
and the father of art history stated: Gothic art is monstrous and barbarous.
Select and fully identify one image from the Gothic art or architecture that you believe disproves Vasari’s opinion. Be sure to include the different techniques used and the significance of the structure or piece of art
Essay Prompt 2
Fully identify the architectural structure and explain how it demonstrates the relationship between the government and religion.
Rubric for Scoring
9- Fully indentify piece and answers question completely.
8/7- Fully identifies the piece and partially answers the question (vice versa)
5/6- Fully identifies the piece but does not answer the question (vice versa)