Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Gothic Art

Monastery Church of Saint Denis, west front, Paris






Monastery Church of Saint Denis, ambulatory, Paris






Chartres Cathedral, France






Jamb statues from the west front of Chartres Cathedral






Christ of the Apocalypse, tympanum sculpture from the west front of Chartres Cathedral






Martyr Saints, jamb statues from the south portal of Chartres Cathedral






Interior of Chartres Cathedral






North Rose Window in Chartres Cathedral







Reims Cathedral, exterior






Reims Cathedral, interior






Amiens Cathedral







Amiens Cathedral, interior






Beauvais Cathedral





Beauvais Cathedral, interior





GOTHIC ART

Monastery of Saint Denis
Abbott Suger
ribbed vault
rose window
cathedral
Chartres Cathedral
--jamb statue
--flying buttress
--bourgeoisie
other cathedrals
--Reims
--Amiens
--Beauvais


Read Chapter 13


The Bells of Chartres Cathedral