Cathedral Gothic Stained Glass Windows
Gothic was a style of architecture that developed in france around 1140 and spread throughout europe.
Cathedral gothic stained glass windows. Stained glass windows were a prominent feature of towering gothic churches. The invention of gothic architecture in mid 12th century france was a move toward minimal structure and large windows opening up a cathedral to more light. Stained glass is arguably one of the most important aspects of gothic cathedrals. Stained glass windows in houses were particularly popular in the victorian era and many domestic examples survive.
Greg christensen photographer s choice getty images plus medieval meaning. Stained glass windows in saint denis cathedral paris france. The 167 stained glass windows of chartres cathedral built 1190 1220 ce are the most complete group surviving anywhere from the middle ages several windows date to the mid 12th century ce while over 150 survive from the early 13th century ce. Architecturally the most foundational role of gothic stained glass windows was to admit enormous amounts of light into the cathedral.
Probably the most important form of gothic architectural art was the stained glass window. In this sense the glass functioned both as a practical means to illuminate the interior and in contrast to romanesque architecture which favored massive walls and small window openings to create an atmosphere of vast soaring spaces and thin curtainlike. In their simplest form they typically depict birds and flowers in small panels often surrounded with machine made cathedral glass which despite what the name suggests is pale coloured and textured. There are religious scenes to tell the faithful the key stories of the bible as well as countless depictions of saints kings queens nobles knights.
Gothic cathedrals were transformed into a vision of heaven a place of retreat from the noise of the city. As its popularity rose mainly during the mid 12th century the increased presence of stained glass presented major changes to the way the general populace was learning about religion. The oscar niemeyer designed cathedral s distinctive stained glass was created by artist marianne peretti in 1990. Some large homes have splendid.
The craft of stained glass colored by mineral oxides dated to late roman times but the introduction of large window spaces in the gothic era opened a whole new world of stained glass.