Gothic Flashcards
Pinnacles help by
Stabilizing structures against the wind
An ogre arch is found in what arch. Style ?
Flamboyant
High gothic sculpture characteristics are
S curve , flowy garments ,concentration of possibility of salvation ,more 3-D
High gothic cathedrals have a specific ribbed vault what is it
Ribbed vaults go all the way down
Early gothic ribbed vaults stop at the
Capital
English churches are diffrent than French in that they have
An accent in the horizontal
Unlike Romanesque , gothic sculptures are
More 3 dimensional
What’s DIFFRENCE between Italian gothic and French gothic ?
Italians emphasized width and hight .
Cimabue pained
Madonna enthroned (Madonna Golding child with halos and surrounded by perists)
What are giottos paintings ?
Madonna enthroned (similar to cimabue but is more harsh ) Lamentation in arena chapel
What was so important for Giotto ?
He traced the transition from Italian gothic to the renissance .
Who began the international gothic style ?
Sienese artists such as Simons martini
What is an important painting by Simone martini the sinese painter who created international gothic style ?
Annunciation
What was a painting by Duccio
Maesta in siena cathedral. Richest altar peice of time
International gothic can be described as
Smooth realism with beauty . Ex: maesta altarpiece , annunciation
