Today's Class- Today we began our look at the Gothic period in architecture. The movement begins and has its greatest strength in France, a growing political power in the era. Meanwhile the Holy Roman Emperor has begun to lose influence, allowing Germany and Italy to fragment into independent cities and provinces. Across Europe cities are growing, becoming centers for the arts and learning, taking over that function from rural monasteries. Intellectuals learn to reconcile the rational inquiry of Aristotle with the faith based instruction of the Church, and revolutionized learning in many different areas of study. Most of the major aspects of Gothic style had existed in previous buildings, but now they were brought together for the first time and used to a greater extent than ever before. The new style was so admired that Gothic buildings quickly replaced Romanesque structures, especially across Northern Europe.
Important Terms- guild, lancet, oculus, plate tracery, stained glass
Important Artworks- Abbey Church of Saint-Denis, Chartres Cathedral, Rose of France window (Chartres)
Homework- The next current events art article is due Tuesday, April 20, 2010.
The due date for the Independent Research assignment will depend on when the second exam is scheduled. It will either be Friday April 23rd or Tuesday April 26th. Whichever day the exam isn't will be the due date for the paper. I will give the firm dates for the exam and the paper during the next class.
For next class 4/20/10- Bring Book 2 (Medieval Art) and a notebook. We will continue our study of the Gothic period- more architecture, plus sculpture and 2D work.
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