Gothic Cathedrals Brandy Winstead Art 101 April 24‚ 2011 Miller Gothic Cathedrals Gothic Art is concerned with the painting‚ sculpture‚ architecture‚ and music characteristic of the second of two great international eras that flourished in western and central Europe during the middle Ages. It is a form of art which encompasses not only paintings and sculptures‚ but also religious artifacts and magnificent cathedrals. The entire world knows Westminster Abbey. The original building
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tallest structure in the world from 1880-1884(157 m); listed as unesco heritage site; modeled from French gothic cathedrals of amens‚ chartres‚ and reims; took 632 years to construct this largest german cathedral 2. Freiburg minster- started in Romanesque and continued in gothic style (118 m high ung tower); only gothic church tower in germany completed I the middle ages; 16 bells in the tower‚ one of which is called "hosanna" 3. Regensburg cathedral- cream-colored limestone and softer green;
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The Medieval Period in Europe ranges from the third century to the emergence of the Renaissance in Italy in the fourteen hundreds. The Romanesque style was the first truly international style of medieval times‚ followed by Gothic in the late twelfth century. One of the most important surviving monuments of architecture and sculpture of the Romanesque period is the Benedictine abbey church of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine at Vèzelay in Burgundy. Part of the church that I believe is an important part of
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Christ in Majesty Christ in Majesty is one of the world masterpieces wall painting art during Romanesque period. It is a part of the large painting decorated the inside wall of apse at San Climent church‚ located in Barcelona‚ Spain. An unknown artist painted it in 1123 CE by using fresco technique (a painting with mixed color and wet plaster on a wall) to create this painting to make it stays lasting. This painting represents Jesus Christ as a ruler of the universe and tries to show his majesty
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to an art they thought was barbaric. Gothic culture was urban based unlike Romanesque culture which was‚ for the most part‚ rural based. Cathedrals became great centres for education and political power during the Gothic period. Initially‚ it was slow to spread throughout Europe but it lasted for a long time. The Gothic style evolved through three distinct phases; The early or Archaic phase which retained a lot of Romanesque features such as heaviness and solidity‚ the middle phase which captured Gothic
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The Normans Romanesque castles were at first made up on a large hill with a motte around it so that it was more difficult for enemy armies to reach it. The only problem with these castles however were that they were made out of wood‚ and soon enemies noticed that they
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of Romanesque art:  simple compositions and very linear‚ elongated designs  There is very little sign of figurative imagery or any effort towards naturalistic depiction.  characteristics were meant to inspire the viewer to devout‚ religiously inspired awe and fear of the Creator and of course‚ of His representation here on earth in the body of the Holy Church  religious devotion- scenes of hellish creatures and tormented bodies abound  Romanesque art
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Pilgrimage began in the Romanesque world during the Medieval times around the 2nd and 12th century. Romanesque art is referred during 1000 AD in Europe and it is an example of the Gothic style depending on the region and century. The Romanesque period witnessed an outpouring in the allure of religious pilgrimage. During the Middle Ages‚ many people men and women traveled on long and short journeys or pilgrimages. The pilgrimage was a journey to a sacred or holy place. Many people in Europe began
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Romanesque and Gothic styles of architecture were some of the few symbols of civilization in the poverty Middle Ages. These two main styles of architecture‚ have many similarities‚ but also have many differences. This is because lifestyles altered in the time between these two time periods. Romanesque was designed to be more for defensive purposes than for any aesthetic quality‚ as gothic cathedrals. Monasteries housed the remnants of saints‚ and during the Romanesque period the cult of relics became
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The video starts out with the Romanesque period of churches and cathedrals. The main example of these churches is the Autun cathedral. This cathedral has the classic Romanesque architecture where the walls are heavy and made out of stone. There are pillars and a very structured and separated floor plan through the use of pillars. These cathedrals held artifacts and relics of famous saints of the church. Pilgrims would travel from all over to see these icons. They would ask them for a variety of things
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