L6: Spain & Portugal Flashcards
Architectural Character of Spanish Gothic
- Horseshoe arch
- Pierced stone tracery
- Rich surface decoration of intricate geometrical pattern
- Excessive ornamentation
- Cimborio or lantern
- Retablo and reredos
- Isabelline Style
raised structure above a roof admitting light into
the interior
Cimborio or lantern
an elaborate wooden structure with
sculptures at the altar
Retablo and reredos
a rich and lavish
architectural ornamentation incorporating maritime elements
indigenous to Portuga
Manueline Style (Portuguese Late Gothic
Patterns used in Manueline style
a. armillary spheres
b. ropes
c. corals
d. Cross of the Order of Christ
The building began at a time when the gothic style was becoming less.
A Cathedral with details of an astronaut and faun with ice cream.
SALAMANCA NEW CATHEDRAL (Catedral Nueva)
roof is notable for its gargoyles,
featuring a wide range of animals, both domestic and mythical.
It is a hall church, vaulted over five aisles, the outer two divided into
chapels.
The transept is truncated. The east end is a chevet of nine radiating
chapels
BARCELONA CATHEDRAL
a fortress-like cathedral adjoining the famous
medieval walls of Ávila.
The cathedral sanctuary is integrated into the city wall, which formed
part of the city’s defensive fortifications
AVILA CATHEDRAL
the most poetic of all the Spanish
Cathedrals
BURGOS CATHEDRAL
Its almost 1,800 square meters of stained glass windows dating from
the 13th-15th cent. are among the world’s finest stained glass.
LEON CATHEDRAL (House of Light)
the largest Gothic Cathedral in the world.
It houses the tomb of Christopher Columbus.
It has the world’s largest altarpiece done by Pierre Dancart who spent 44 years carving from wood
SEVILLE CATHEDRAL
ranked among the greatest
Gothic structures in Europe.
It has a spectacular Capilla Mayor (High Altar)
TOLEDO CATHEDRAL, Toledo, Spain
has the Catalan version of Gothic. It has a
mixture of artistic styles, ranging from the early Romanesque to
Renaissance which makes it a jewel of universal architecture
VALENCIA CATHEDRAL
has the widest Gothic nave in the
world with 22 m.
It has a Romanesque feet, Gothic body and Baroque face.
GERONA CATHEDRAL, Cataluña
exemplifies
Romanesque, Gothic, Manueline and Renaissance architectural
styles.
The window of the Chapter House by Diogo de Arruda carries the masterwork of Manueline motifs: the symbols of the Order of Christ
and of Manuel I, & fantastic & unprecedented elaborations of ropes, corals and vegetal motifs.
THE CONVENT OF CHRIST TOMAR