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AP Art History Resource Site - 60. Chartres Cathedral. CHARTRES Guiding Questions (YEP, it's a LOT!) Gothic as a style developed in the Ile de France. What was the ILE DE FRANCE? WHY...
Chartres Cathedral (Notre Dame de Chartres), c.1145 and 1194 - c. 12300 - 9:17 West Façade and Royal Portal9:17 - 16:44 Interior, Flying Buttresses, and Stai...
The video explores the historical tension between naturalism and abstraction in Western art. It traces this through examples from ancient Greece, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the modern era. Key points include the realistic Doryphoros sculpture, the abstract jamb figures of Chartres Cathedral, Donatello's return to naturalism, and ...
Feb 8, 2023 · Between 1190 and 1220, the Cathedral of Chartres in northern France was erected in its present Romanesque and Gothic form. It drew pilgrims from all over as a larger version of previous cathedrals that once existed in the same location. It is renowned for its sculpture, grandeur, and exquisite stained-glass windows.
Oct 15, 2018 · Historical Overview. Chartres has been an important Christian centre since at least the 4th century when it was the seat of bishops. The presence of a cathedral in the city is first attested in historical records in 743 when the Duke of Aquitaine sacked the city and destroyed it.
Chartres Cathedral. Chartres, France. Gothic Europe. Original construction c. 1145–1155 . C. E.; reconstructed c. 1194–1220 . C. E. Limestone, stained glass. Describe two elements of form or content that use light to convey spiritual meaning. Chartres Cathedral is unique in the survival of its extensive number of stained-glass windows, which
A Romanesque pilgrimage church: Saint-Foy, Conques. Located in Conques, the Church of Saint-Foy (Saint Faith) is an important pilgrimage church on the route to Santiago de Compostela in Northern Spain. It is also an abbey, meaning that the church was part of a monastery where monks lived, prayed and worked.
