It’s that time of year when Halloween thrusts Gothic motifs into the spotlight: Think Dracula’s castle, haunted Victorians and frightening figures from dragons to gargoyles. But Gothic architecture ...
Twenty-five years ago, Dr. Robert Bork, a professor of art history at the University of Iowa and a specialist in the study of Gothic architecture, was working in his office when a student knocked on ...
What began as an appreciation of Gothic stained glass, and its various arches and geometric patterns soon became a deep dive into architecture as a function and reflection of thought and philosophy.
Recognizable for its pointed arches and rib vaults, Gothic architecture was Europe’s primary building style for cathedrals from the late 12th to the 16th century. It evolved from its heavier, rounder ...
The Gothic mansion overlooking Biscayne Bay isn’t something you expect to see in gleaming, modern Miami, even in Coconut Grove, the oldest neighborhood in the city. “This is a magnificent example of a ...
Hans Holbein the Elder (German, ca. 1465–1524); Portrait of the Architect Mathes (Matthäus) Roriczer ca. 1490–93; silverpoint on gray-white prepared paper, later partially covered with gray body color ...