THE AGE OF GOTHICISM

YEAR DESCRIPTION EXAMPLES

•
1150-1600 -”Dark Age”
Meaning of Gothic Early Gothic
Gothic art evolved • Invading barbarians from the north ruined ancient art and replaced it with their
The Basilica of Saint-Denis, France
from Romanesque own culture. • The Basilica of St Denis, located in a suburb
art and lasted from of Paris, is widely considered one of the first
• This movement evolved during a period when architects had become frustrated ever Gothic style buildings.
the mid-12th with the existing construction techniques available to them, with limited width,
century to as late as height, window size and overall design of their buildings. In attempting to solve • Its choir was completed in 1144, shows
the end of the 16th the problem of their often dark, cold and claustrophobic designs, architects of many elements associated with the Gothic
century in some the Gothic period were forced to innovate new building techniques. style.
areas. • It found its greatest expression in the great cathedrals of Europe, some of • Space,light,line,and gemetry create
which took more than one century to build. transcendant mordernist architectural
vision.
FEATURES High Gothic
• It is usually characterized as a style of masonry building that makes heavy use of • Notre-Dame de Paris, France
cavernous spaces with walls broken up by overlaid tracery • Construction began in 1163 and was
completed in 1345.
Typical architectural features include: • Features include medeival stained
• Airy and bright glass,decorative oculi,small clerestory and
• Focus on verticality arcade of columnar piers.
• Ribbed vaults • West front of the cathedral is most notable
• Flying buttresses features,with its two 69-meter tall towers.
• Pointed Gothic arches Late Gothic
• Stained glass windows
• High Ornamentation The Church of St. Anne
• Pinnacles • St. Anne's Church is a beautiful Roman
• Gargoyles Catholic church in the Vilnius Town in
Lithuania.
• It is often cited as a great example of both
the Flamboyant Gothic and Brick Gothic
Architecture style
• It was built in around 1500 after the
previous wooden church burnt down in
1419.
SOURCES:
https://interestingengineering.com/the-39-greatest-constructions-of-gothic-architecture-in-the-world
https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/guide-to-architectural-movements/
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/medieval-world/gothic-art/beginners-guide-gothic-art/a/gothic-arch
itecture-an-introduction
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-arthistory/chapter/gothic-architecture/
IMAGES OF FEATURES

Airy and bright Focus on verticality Ribbed vaults Flying buttresses

Pointed Gothic arches Stained glass windows High ornamentation Pinnacles

Gargoyles
Images of examples

The Basilica of Saint-Denis Notre-Dame de Paris

The Church of St. Anne