Chapter 18: Gothic Art
Notre Dame
Cathedral in Paris, France that went for soaring heights, and was able to do this with a skeletal structure because of the flying buttresses for support.
Rib vaulting
vaulting with pieces running along intersections. Primoted the verticality and skeltalness
Lux nova
Abbot Suger saw the light coming through the sacred windows of Saint-denis, and he called the colored light, lux nova, "new light."
Rayonnet style
Radiant style; lots of light flowing in, quite beautiful
Pointed arch
an arch with a pointed apex
stained glass
an artistic arrangement of colored glass
Cult of the virgin
as mother of Christ Mary stood b/t Last Judge and horrors of Hell and could intercede for those faithful to her. Worshipers in the late 12th and 13th Centuries sang hymns to her, put her image everywhere, and dedicated catherdrals to her. Christian knights dedicated their lives to her
Rose windows
round stained glass windows, borrowed from the Roman oculus, let in more light= closer to God
Abbot Suger
served as regent of France, abbot of Saint-Denis and was responsible for its rebuilding. coined term "lux nova"
flying buttress
stone support on the outside of a building that allowed builders to construct higher walls and leave space for large stained-glass windows
lancets
tall, narrow windows ending in pointed arches in a gothic cathedral
kings gallery
the band of statues on the front facade of a Gothic Cathedral
Royal portal
the doors of the west facade at Chartres Cathedral, contains episodes from the life of Christ
pinnacle
(architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
Chartres Cathedral
A Cathedral located in Chartres, 50 miles southwest of Paris, and is considered one of the finest examples in all of France of the Gothic style of architecture.
perpendicular style
a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England
flamboyant style
a late Gothic style of architecture supersceding the Rayonnant style and named for the flamelike appearance of its pointed bar tracery
Triforium
a small shallow arcade located below the clerestory windows
tracery
ornamental stonework for holding stained glass in place
fan vaults
radiating ribs form a fanlike pattern in this structure