ARTS 150 1st Edition Lecture 1 Outline of Lecture 1I. SyllabusII. Outline of Course Contenta. Examples of Art from for each sectionOutline of Lecture 2I. Gothica. Originb. Cathedral de Notre-DameCurrent LectureI. Gothica. Gets its name from the groups the “Goths” “Ostrogoths” and “Visigoths” wholed to the fall of the Roman empireb. Rises in the Medieval period (after the fall of the Roman Empire and before the renaissance)c. “gothic” was termed to be an insult, meaning something barbaric, by the people of the renaissance, labeling the form of art that preceded theirsRelic=an object of religious significance, some were believed to be endowed with abilitiesd. Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Chartes (c. 1200-1250, France) Gothic periodi. Houses the tunic supposedly worn by Mary when she gave birth to JesusRounded Arches (earlier styles, Roman) vs. Pointed Arch (gothic): narrower, pointed arch did a better job of pushing the weight out and down into the ground. They could be built higher than rounded arches.e. Nave, Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Chartes (c. 1200-1250, France) Gothici. The nave is 121 ft high and its construction is a “ribbed groin vault”Flying buttress: supports the height of the building from the sides. A column is built next to the building and is then connected to the main building via an arch. These arches make the building more stable as well as create a complex surface on the outside.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.f. Rose Window with Mary Enthroned, Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Chartes (c. 1200-1250, France) Gothici. 32 feet in diameterg. Prophets and Kings and Queens of Judea, West Portal, Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Chartes (c. 1200-1250, France) Gothici. 4,500 freestanding sculptures on the cathedralii. The bodies of the sculptures are very stiff, but also have a sense of weightlessness, there is no indication of their weight in the way their bodies rest on their pedestalsStylized=simplified and
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