Gothic
Gothic
• 12th to 15th century
• Western Europe: Largely in France &
England
• Precursor to the Renaissance
• Illuminated manuscripts
• Arched church architecture
• Stained glass
• Artworks tended to be religious in nature
St Francis
1235
Tempera on wood
• Term “Gothic” derived from the tribal
“goths” who were attributed to having
ended classical Roman empire/culture
• Considered ugly by later Renaissance
artists
• Had derogatory implications up until 18th
century
• Stained Glass of St
George
• 1400-1410
• Southern Germany
• Coloured glass, lead
Heironymous Bosch
• Born circa 1452 & lived until 1516
• Painted religious artworks for nobility
• Painted triptychs: 3 paneled artworks
Heironymous Bosch
• Creation of the
World
Garden of
Earthly
Delights
The Earthly
Paradise
(Garden of
Eden)
hell
Madonna
and Child
with Saints
and
Crucifixion
1260-70
Tempera
on wood,
Gothic architectural style
• Began in France in mid 12th century
• Key elements:
*Pointed arch
*Ribbed vault
*Flying buttress
Ogival or Pointed Arch
• Believed that the
concept derived
from Islamic
architecture
• Drawn with a
compass….intersecting curved
lines
•A secant ogive of sharpness E = 120 /
100 = 1.2
Ribbed vault
•
Flying Buttress
• An element of additional support
• Consists of large vertical masonry with
a connecting arch to wall of structure.
Early Renaissance
• Mid 15th century to 16th century
Michaelango Buonnarti
• Michaelangelo
Sistine Chapel
• http://www.christusrex.org/www1/sistine/0Tour.html
Leonardo da Vinci
Resources
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_architec
ture
• http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/arts/a
rchitec/MiddleAgesArchitectural/GothicArc
hitecture/GothicArtArchitecture/GothicArtA
rchitecture.htm
• http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/bosch/