ARTS 149 1st Edition Lecture 37 Introduction to Gothic Art Gothic Period o Also called the age of great cathedrals o Derogatory term invented by Italian Renaissance artists to this style of art Vasari o The Gothic was an architectural style that originated in the powerful monasteries around Paris and then spread to the rest of Europe It is now applied to arts besides architecture Stained Glass o Made from melted sand and ash colored with metal oxides blown and flattened into sheets o Glass was cut into individual shapes details painted on and then fired o Pieces put together like jigsaw puzzle o Divine light Abbey Church of Saint Denis o Paris France o Gothic o It was originally built on foundation of a Romanesque church Abbot Surger o Burial for saint denis and the kings of France Saint Denis was a patron saint of France and martyr o Ambulatory and Radiating chapels Included vaults o First church to use stained glass which becomes an important medium in this period Tree of Jesse o Stained glass in chancel and rose windows o Saint denis o Paris france o gothic Flight into Egypt o Abbey Church of Saint Denis o France These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute o Gothic Cathedral of Notre Dame Chartres o Chartres France o Gothic o Has ribbed and pointed barrel vaults o Clerestory area covered with stained glass windows o Royal portal On west fa ade o Old Testament Kinds and Queen Jamb Statues Located in central doorway of Royal Portal o Saint Theodore Jamb statue Lcated on the porch of martyrs o Saints Martin Jerome and Gregory Jamb statues Located on porch of confessors o Good Samaritan Window On the bottom Shows the good Samaritan caring for a traveler who has been robbed and beated Top and sides Adam and eve s fall introduces sin into the world Message Christ is the Good Samaritan who rescues humanity traveler from sin thieves o Rose Window and Lancets On North Transcept Stained glass About 43 feet in diameter
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