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4. gothic sculpture
- 1. Gothic Sculpture 1150 A.D– c.1400 A.D.
- 2. Gothic Sculpture Gothicsculpture 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.
- 3. Gothic Sculpture Thetheme 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.
- 4. 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
- 5. 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.
- 6. 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
- 7. 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
- 8. 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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- 10. Gothic Sculpture –Chartres Saint Modesta & Potentian http://images.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/i/image/image-idx?c=chartres;rgn1=chartres_fn;op2=or;rgn2=chartres_fn;back=back1358813008;q1=FCSP229381%2A;q2=FCSP229391%2A;chaperone=S-CHARTRES-X- FCSP22938100%20FCSP22938100.TIF;evl=full-image;chaperone=S-CHARTRES-X-FCSP22938100%20FCSP22938100.TIF;quality=1;view=entry;subview=detail;cc=chartres;entryid=x- fcsp22938100;viewid=FCSP22938100.TIF;start=1;resnum=1
- 11. 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’.
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- 13. 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
- 14. Acknowledgements Art Associates Maria Moore MargaretO’Shea Local Facilitator Team Aine Andrews Joe Caslin Jane Campbell Siobhan Campbell Niamh O’Donoghue Niamh O’Neill Keith O’Rahilly Sheena McKeon Tony Morrissey Monica 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
- 15. PDST Professional DevelopmentService 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 National Co-ordinator Conor Harrison Mobile: 087 240 5710 E-mail: conorharrison@pdst.ie Administrator Angie Grogan Tel: 014528018 Fax: 014528010 E-mail: angiegrogan@pdst.ie.