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Romanesque to Gothic

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Romanesque to Gothic

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Romanesque Churches

• Refers to Roman influences– Thick walls– Columns set close together– Small windows near the tops of walls– Rounded arches– Barrel vaults– Darker, simplistic interiors

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Romanesque Floor Plans

Durham Cathedral, England c 1093

St. Pierre, Angouleme, France 12th century

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Barrel or Tunnel Vault

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Romanesque Floor Plan

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Abbey Church, Fontenay

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Interior of a RomanesqueCathedral

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Abbey of Cluny

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Canterbury Cathedral, England

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St. Pierre, Angouleme, France

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Durham Cathedral 1093

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Durham Cathedral

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Cathedral, Pisa 1063 -1265

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Interior, Fontenay

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Notre Dame la Grand Poitiers

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Gothic Churches

• High, thin walls

• Big windows

• Open spaces

• Flying buttresses

The light of God

will fill the Church

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Gothic Architectural Style

• Reflected a revived confidence in technology and human capacities

• Aided by the growing wealth of cities

• Increasing power of the Church and monarchs

• Represented the overriding concern of the day – religious faith

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Gothic Architectural Style

Began in France in the 12c.

Pointed arches.

Flying buttresses.

Stained glass windows.

Elaborate, ornate interior.

Taller, more airy lots of light.

Lavish sculpture larger-than-life.

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Interior of a Gothic Cathedral

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Interior of a Gothic Cathedral

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Gothic “Filigree” Close ups

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Chartres

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Chartres

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Notre Dame de Paris

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Notre Dame de Paris

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Notre Dame

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Flying Buttress

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Flying Buttress

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Chartres

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Canterbury

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Canterbury

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St Denis

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St Denis

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St Denis

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St Denis

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Chapel Sainte-Chapelle, Paris(1200s)

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St. Etienne, Bourges (late 12th c)

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Groin Vault

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Groin Vault

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Stained Glass Windows

For the glory of God.

For religiousinstructions.

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Chartres CathedralPlan for all Rose Windows

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Beauvais

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Cathedral at Amiens

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The Architect

• Master masons

• Occupied a privileged position– Designer– Contractor– Supervisor

• Not always good for your health– One lost his head– One killed his son

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Ghent

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Venice