St. Denis, France
EARLY GOTHIC, 12th century, designed by Abbot Suger, pointed arch rib vaults, ambulatory and radiating chapels, "lux nova" from clerestory and rose window, "royal portal" at entrance, double tower westwork
West portal of Chartres, France
EARLY GOTHIC, 12th century (pre fire), Cult of Mary at a high point, severity of Romaneque Judgement scenes led to a softer, gentler image of Mary and others. Jambs held Old Testament kings and queens in jamb statues
Notre Dame, Paris, France
MID GOTHIC, 12th century, Paris was the intelectual center of France with Tomas Aquinas and the Scholastic men. Huge flying buttresses, rose window, gables over pointed arch portal doorways, stained glass oculi replaced triforium, lancets increased height
Stained glass windows of Chartres, France
HIGH GOTHIC, 13th century (Chartres after 1194 fire was remodeled in the new high gothic style), rectangular nave bays replaced square ones, thin bar tracery replaced thick plate tracery around stained glass windows, quatrefoils and fleur de lis common th
Statuary of Chartres, France
HIGH GOTHIC, 13th century, return to Greco Roman Classical ideals: thin drapery reveals bodies, young, idealistic faces mixed with older, wiser ones, S curve contrapposto
Amiens, France
HIGH GOTHIC, 13th century, ROBERT DE LUZARCHES, THOMAS AND RENAUD DE CORMONT, extremely tall with tall clerestory for more light, rib vaulting melts into engaged columns gracefully, lighter, thinner feel that replaced heavy masses, a "mastery" of gothic a
West facade of Amiens, France
HIGH GOTHIC, 13th century, ROBERT DE LUZARCHES, THOMAS AND RENAUD DE CORMONT, deep portals, trumeau statue of Christ ("Beau Dieu") as a loving, kind person blessing enterers. Shows tenderness and return to humanism in Gothic sculpture.
Reims, France
HIGH GOTHIC, 13th century, shows Mary's central role in Gothic age, kings gallery above rose window, double rose window. Visitation statues: more return to Classicalism; S curve, young face and curly hair, Elizabeth is a Roman depiction of age
Sainte Chappelle, France
RAYONNAN" court style of King Louis IX, 13th century, over 3/4 structure is stained glass, extreme slender style, mostly clerestory, no triforium
Virgin of Paris, France
LATE GOTHIC, 14th century, Mary portrayed as a worldly queen, Jesus holds the orb. Dramatic S curve but not natural or realistic, humanization of religious figures in Gothic sculpture
St. Maclou, France
FLAMBOYANT STYLE, 15th century, named for flame-like appearance of tracery. Gables, buttresses, and pinnacles all carved out/ transparent. No two tower westwork, only a crossing tower
Psalter of Saint Louis
13th century, Tempera and gold on vellum, similar to stained glass design, two scenes divided by oak tree, aristocratic elegance, exaggerated contrapposto, facial expressions
Salisbury Cathedral, England
13th century, English adopted some superficial French Gothic things like flying buttresses, but did not use them for structural support for a tall building. Interior: black and white marble, French tracery in triforium, double transept
Chapel of Henry VII, Westminister Abbey, London
ROBERT AND WILLIAM VERTUE, early 16th century, houses king's tomb, contemporary to French Flamboyant style (intricate fan vaults of ceiling) tall clerestory but not stained glass, triforium becomes kings gallery
Orvieto Cathedral, Italy
LORENZO MAITANI, 14th century, black and white striped marble. French: gables, pinacles, rose window but really Italian: basilican plan, round portal, not very tall