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Okay, so today I'm going to be talking about the gothic art.

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The gothic art started in the second quarter of the 12th century until the renaissance appeared

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in the 15th century where this type of art disappeared in Italy. However, in other areas

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this type of art lasted until the 16th century. It began in northern France and it quickly spread

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through the rest of Europe. It was called gothic in the renaissance because it was introduced by

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the goths. The goths were a barbarian tribe from the outside of the roman empire and they defeated

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them. The people were building these cathedrals with this type of art without not knowing it

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and the renaissance thought it was a really bad art so that's why they call this art the gothic

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art. The burgessy financed its expensive buildings. The burgessy were people from the countryside

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who came to live to the cities and they were very rich. It was decorated with the sculptures,

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paintings, and stained glass windows. It was made of stone and it was characterized by the pointed

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arch, the rivet bolts, and flying buttresses. The pointed arch was more dynamic than the romanesque

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semicircular arch thus enabling a considerable elevation to be a ship. The rivet bolt was

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lighter than the romanesque growing bolts. It was formed by the intersection of two arches

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at a central point called the key point. The weight of these arches was support at four points which

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coincide with the angles of the bolts. Flying buttresses help the walls to lose their supporting

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role and big openings can be made in these walls to hold the stained glass windows

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which provide the gothic art great brightness and color. The most important religious building was

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the cathedral and it became a symbol of power in cities. It usually consists of a latin cross plan

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with three or five names, a transept, a sanctuary, with an ambulatory, and numerous chapels.

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The inside consists of three levels, staircases, declaratory, and stained glass windows. The outside

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of the building has a façade surrounded by two towers, large entrance doors, and a rosette.

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Most prominent examples of gothic art are found in France with Notre-Dame in Paris,

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Chartres, Reims, and in the United Kingdom with Salisbury, in Germany with Cologne,

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and in Spain with the Cathedral of León. Secular buildings were found in town or city halls,

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marketplaces, and palaces of nobles and burgessy. Now I'm going to be talking about the gothic

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art too. Gothic painting and sculptures show beauty, movement, dramatic feelings, or affection.

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It was more realistic than the Romanesque sculpture. They were portrayed in the New

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Testaments, the lives of saints, and the Virgin Mary. Monumental sculptures were situated on the

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façades, on the portals and capitals of the cathedrals, and the sculpted figures were detached

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from the wall behind. Pre-Standing sculpture was more realistic and natural. The crucified

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priest appears with a crown of thorns, a short robe, and his nail to the cross with three nails

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to convey suffering. The Virgin Mary appears as Mother of God. It shows a maternal attitude to

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convey suffering, and the Pietà appeared. The gothic painting was taken up by stained glass

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windows, which were made on wooden panels, and they were located behind the altar, so they were

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called altar pieces. The colors of the paintings were vivid. They used gold leaves to provide

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brightness, and they represented volume and depth in the figures, and books were illustrated with

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miniatures. Stained glass windows fulfilled a triple action. They protected from cold.

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They created bright color light and spiritual space, which symbolized divine light.

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And this is the end of my presentation.