High Gothic period in France:1194-1300

Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, 1243-1248

Sainte-Chapelle,Interior of upper chapel, Paris, 1243-1248

Chartres Cathedral, as rebuilt after 1194

Chartres Cathedral, nave as rebuilt after 1194

Chartres Cathedral, vaulting and stained glass in the choir, after 1194

Virgin and Child and angels. Window in the choir of Chartres Cathedral. Central panel 1170, side panels 13th century

Chartres Cathedral, as rebuilt after 1194

Chartres Cathedral, rose window in the north transept, ca. 1220.Rose window is 43’ in diameter

Chartres Cathedral, as rebuilt after 1194

Porch of the Confessors

Royal Portal

Chartres Cathedral, west facade ca. 1145-1155Early Gothic

Reims Cathedral, west facade ca. 1225-1290High Gothic

Early Gothic portal: Royal Portal on the west façade of Chartres Cathedral, France, ca. 1145-1155

Royal Portal on the west façade of Chartres Cathedral, France, ca. 1145-1155. Detail shows Old Testament kings and queen jamb statues

Increasing naturalism in Gothic sculpture:Left: Old Testament kings and queen jamb statues from the Early Gothic Royal Portal at Chartres, ca. 1145Right: Saints Martin, Jerome, and Gregory, jamb statues from High Gothic Porch of the Confessors, Chartres, ca. 1220

West façade of Reims Cathedral, Reims, France, ca. 1225-1290

Annunciation and Visitation, jamb statues of central doorway, west façade, Reims Cathedral, ca. 1240

Left: Royal Portal at Chartres, ca. 1145Middle: Porch of the Confessors, Chartres, ca. 1220Right: Annunciation and Visitation, jamb statues of central doorway, west façade, Reims Cathedral, ca. 1240

West façade of Reims Cathedral, ca. 1225-1290

God as architect of the world.Folio 1 verso (back of first page) of a “moralized Bible”. Paris, ca. 1230.Austrian National Library, Vienna