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Gothic Sculpture
1150 A.D – c.1400 A.D.
Gothic Sculpture
Gothic sculpture differed from Romanesque sculpture on two major fronts.
– Gothic sculpture was mainly carved in high relief.
– Gothic figures were more realistic than the abstract figures of the Romanesque period.
Gothic Sculpture
The theme of life and death was fundamental to much of the sculpture of this period.
The carved figures of this period were very naturalistic. The human body was idealised in its portrayal. Figures were serene, perfectly sculpted in vertical poses.
The subject matter had shifted from that of Christ as judge to Christ as saviour. Hope and humanism was the message of this period.
Gothic Sculpture - Chartres
Chartres Cathedral, France.– The Royal Portal (West)
Kings and Queens & Characters from the Old Testament.
– The North Portal
Old Testament Prophets & Mary precursors to the arrival of Christ.
– The South Portal
The Glory of Jesus Christ – New Testament
Gothic Sculpture - Chartres
Chartres Cathedral, France.– The west portal or Royal portal was completed less than
twenty years after the Romanesque church of St. Lazare at Autun, France.
– There is a huge progression in the style and technique.
– Chartres Cathedral documents all three stages of Gothic sculpture as its construction began in the experimental phase and took over 300 years to build, thus the final south tower along with its decoration and ornamentation was completed in the late flamboyant stage.
Gothic Sculpture – Chartres
The Royal Portal (West)
Kings and Queens & Characters from
the Old Testament
http://www.sacred-destinations.com/france/images/chartres/cathedral/resized/xti_7150p.jpg
Gothic Sculpture – Chartres
The North Portal
Old Testament Prophets & Mary precursors to the arrival of Christ.
http://www.sacred-destinations.com/france/chartres-cathedral-photos/slides/xti_7987.JPG
Gothic Sculpture – Chartres
The South Portal
The Glory of Jesus Christ - New Testament.
http://d1ezg6ep0f8pmf.cloudfront.net/images/slides/a9/9039-chartres-cathedral-south-portal-central-bay-trumeau.jpg
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Gothic Sculpture – Chartres
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Gothic Sculpture – Klaus Sluter
Klaus Sluter a Dutch sculptor worked from about 1380 to 1405 in the rich and powerful city of Dijon, in northern France.
His most famous work is of a stone carved grouping of prophets that once formed the base of a large crucifix marking a fountain.
This sculpture became known as the ‘Well of Moses’.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7109/6940106832_57cf7c8544_z.jpg
The Well of Moses
Gothic Sculpture – Klaus Sluter
The Well of Moses
A hexagonal pillar with lifelike Old
Testament Prophets dominating each of its
six sides.
Isaiah, Daniel, Moses, David, Jeremiah &
Zachariah
http://www.friendsofart.net/static/images/art1/claus-sluter-well-of-moses-moses-detail.jpg
Acknowledgements
Art Associates Maria Moore
Margaret O’Shea
Local Facilitator TeamAine Andrews
Joe CaslinJane Campbell
Siobhan CampbellNiamh O’Donoghue
Niamh O’NeillKeith O’Rahilly
Sheena McKeonTony MorrisseyMonica White
Many thanks to the following for their invaluable contribution to the European Art History and Appreciation series of workshops and resource materials.
PDST Professional Development Service for Teachers
PDST Professional Development Service for Teachers
The PDST is funded by the Department of Education and
Skills under the National Development Plan 2007 -
2013
Cultural & Environmental Education
Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST)Dublin West Education Centre,
Old Blessington Road,Tallaght,Dublin 24
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AdministratorAngie Grogan
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