Gothic Cathedrals Art 101 (3 Pages 1389 Words)

Gothic Cathedrals Gothic Art is concerned with the painting, sculpture, architecture, and music characteristic of the second of two great international eras that flourished in western and central Europe during the middle Ages. It is a form of art which encompasses not only paintings and sculptures, but also religious artifacts and magnificent cathedrals. The entire world knows Westminster Abbey. The original building was founded in 960 AD, however, very little of it remains today. The present building dates from the reign of King Henry III. In 1245 he had the eastern part of the 11th century Abbey destroyed, which had been founded by King Edward the Confessor and dedicated in 1065. Earlier in Henrys reign, on 16 May 1220,...