“Gothic was an innovative, progressive architecture,” says Robert Bork, a professor of art history at the University of Iowa and a Gothic architecture expert. “It was a futuristic ...

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Gothic architecture, or the 'modern style' as it was known 850 years ago, is immensely popular among architectural historians. Broadcaster and art historian Dan Cruickshank appraises its on-screen ...

is one of the great masterpieces of Gothic art and is admired for its proportions and the unity of its design. The tympanum, sculptures and stained-glass windows are particularly striking. Apart from ...

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In Europe, Gothic architecture was most commonly detailed ... Surprisingly, the residence that Grant Wood used for his famous work of art in 1930 still stands in Eldon, Iowa; and, contrary to ...

Researchers and historians of architecture divide the achievements of the Polish Gothic according to diverse typologies, but even the eye of an amateur can spot the differences between Silesian and ...

The outstanding handling of new architectural techniques in the 13th century, and the harmonious marriage of sculptural decoration with architecture, has made Notre-Dame in Reims one of the ...