Chapter 13 Study Guide

Gothic Europe

Gothic

●      Chartres Cathedral (west facade), Chartres, France, c. 1145-1155

●      Old Testament kings and queens jamb statues, Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France, c. 1145-1155

●      Virgin and Child and angels (Notre Dame de la Belle Verriere), Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France, c. 1170

●      Saint Theodore jamb statue, Porch of the Martyrs, Chartres Cathedral, France, c. 1230

●      Christ (Beau Dieu), trumeau statue from Amiens Cathedral, Amiens, France, c. 1220-1235

●      Gaucher de Reims and Bernard de Soissons, Reims Cathedral (west facade), Reims, France, c. 1225-1290

●      Annunciation and Visitation jamb statues, Reims Cathedral, Reims, France, c. 1230-1255

●      Sainte-Chapelle (interior), c. 1243-1248

1. What are the four defining characteristics of Gothic architecture?

2. List 2 structural advantages the pointed arch had over the round arch.

3. What is the function of the flying buttress?

4. How does the representation of Christ change from the Romanesque to Gothic periods?