Romanesque to Gothic

Romanesque Churches

• Refers to Roman influences– Thick walls– Columns set close together– Small windows near the tops of walls– Rounded arches– Barrel vaults– Darker, simplistic interiors

Romanesque Floor Plans

Durham Cathedral, England c 1093

St. Pierre, Angouleme, France 12th century

Barrel or Tunnel Vault

Romanesque Floor Plan

Abbey Church, Fontenay

Interior of a RomanesqueCathedral

Abbey of Cluny

Canterbury Cathedral, England

St. Pierre, Angouleme,

France

St. Pierre, Angouleme, France

Durham Cathedral 1093

Durham Cathedral

Cathedral, Pisa 1063 -1265

Interior, Fontenay

Notre Dame la Grand Poitiers

Gothic Churches

• High, thin walls

• Big windows

• Open spaces

• Flying buttresses

The light of God

will fill the Church

Gothic Architectural Style

• Reflected a revived confidence in technology and human capacities

• Aided by the growing wealth of cities

• Increasing power of the Church and monarchs

• Represented the overriding concern of the day – religious faith

Gothic Architectural Style

Began in France in the 12c.

Pointed arches.

Flying buttresses.

Stained glass windows.

Elaborate, ornate interior.

Taller, more airy lots of light.

Lavish sculpture larger-than-life.

Interior of a Gothic Cathedral

Interior of a Gothic Cathedral

Gothic “Filigree” Close ups

Chartres

Chartres

Notre Dame de Paris

Notre Dame de Paris

Notre Dame de Paris

Notre Dame

Flying Buttress

Flying Buttress

Chartres

Notre Dame de Paris

Canterbury

Canterbury

St Denis

St Denis

St Denis

St. Etienne, Bourges (late 12th c)

St Denis

Chapel Sainte-Chapelle, Paris(1200s)

St. Etienne, Bourges (late 12th c)

Groin Vault

Groin Vault

Stained Glass Windows

For the glory of God.

For religiousinstructions.

Chartres CathedralPlan for all Rose Windows

Beauvais

Cathedral at Amiens

The Architect

• Master masons

• Occupied a privileged position– Designer– Contractor– Supervisor

• Not always good for your health– One lost his head– One killed his son

Ghent

Venice