Gothic Art
Gothic art finds its roots in the powerful architecture of the cathedrals of northern France. It is a medieval art movement that evolved throughout Europe for more than 200 years. Leaving curved Roman forms behind, the architects started using flying buttresses and pointed arches to open cathedrals to the daylight. A period of great economic and social change, the gothic era also saw the development of a new iconography celebrating the Holy Mary, in contrast to the fearful themes of dark Roman …
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- Full title :Gothic Art / Victoria Charles.
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Gothic art finds its roots in the powerful architecture of the cathedrals of northern France. It is a medieval art movement that evolved throughout Europe for more than 200 years. Leaving curved Roman forms behind, the architects started using flying buttresses and pointed arches to open cathedrals to the daylight. A period of great economic and social change, the gothic era also saw the development of a new iconography celebrating the Holy Mary, in contrast to the fearful themes of dark Roman times. Full of rich changes in all the different arts (architecture, sculpture, painting, etc.), Gothi.
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- Publication Date:2016.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Parkstone International
- Place of Publication:New York, NY, USA
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2016.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 ressource en ligne (200 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781844844616, 1844844617
- oclc:ocn972980585
- LC Classification:N6310
- Dewey Decimal:709.022
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