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The man who designed and built the first gothic cathedral.
Who was Abbot Suger?
The first Gothic cathedral.
What is the St. Denis Cathedral?
A piece of art in which legions of the damned are pushed through a ravine, while the blessed are accompanied into paradise by angels playing music.
The Last Judgement by Stefan Lochner
The cathedral of St. Denis became a symbol of the French ____________ due to many kings being buried within its walls.
What is monarchy?
Most gothic churches had a _____________ shaped plan.
What is a cross?
Who was Richard II?
A famous feature of the Ely Cathedral in England which is the result of the first tower having collapsed inward due to the weight.
What is the Octagonal Lantern of Ely Cathedral?
The term "gothic" was originally a pejorative one and referred to....
The Gothic tribes who destroyed Rome and the classical world and whose descendants brought in a new style of architecture to Europe.
Name at least three Gothic cathedrals we have talked about in class.
Chartres Cathedral
Notre Dame
Milan Cathedral
Cologne Cathedral
Abbey of St. Cecily
Winchester Cathedral
Basilica of St. Denis
The middle row of windows in a Gothic Cathedral.
What is the triforium?
The most famous medieval painter of Cologne, Germany.
Who is Stefan Lochner?
Notre Dame du Fort d’Etampes and the Cathedral of St. Cecily were unique because...
They both served as fortresses in times of war.
This beauty standard was exemplified in the two portraits of Isabella of Portugal painted for Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy.
Very high forehead, meant to symbolize youth
English Gothic Style
What is perpendicular gothic?
An ____________ is the term used to describe the vertical surface of a building (interior or exterior).
What is an elevation?
A Flemish painter known as "the inventor of oil painting"
Who is Jan van Eyck?
A famous secular building built in the Perpendicular style. It served as the first fixed location of English courts and is the oldest building on the Parliamentary Estate.
Where is Westminster Hall?
The ______________________ is the most stolen piece of art in history.
What is the Ghent Altarpiece?
_____________ was the first general to have a dedicated art theft task force.
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?
Name at least three stylistic elements of a Gothic building/church.
Tall windows
Pointed arches
Ribbed vaults
Flying Buttresses
Window tracery
Rose windows
Spires
The Italian painter and architect to whom the term "gothic" is attributed.
Who was Giorgio Vasari?
A ______________ was a feature set into the floor of the cathedral which served as a reminder of the long, winding path to salvation.
What is a labyrinth?
Stefan Lochner and Jan van Eyck were both known for their _____________in their paintings.
What is realism?
"Transi" tombs were a common feature in churches throughout the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance. What were they?
A tomb on which both a lifelike figure and a rotting corpse of the deceased person were depicted.
Name three differences between English Perpendicular Gothic and gothic style of other European countries.
No spires
Huge windows covering the entire wall
Smooth lines and rectangular shapes
Sparse decoration on the walls
Fan vaulting on ceiling
Towers contained battlements (parapets)