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Flamboyant
Sign in to saveFlamboyant () is a lavishly decorated style of Gothic architecture that appeared in France and Spain in the 15th century, and lasted until the mid-sixteenth century and the beginning of the Renaissance. Elaborate stone tracery covered both the exterior and the interior. Windows were decorated with a characteristic s-shaped curve. Masonry wall space was reduced further as windows grew even larger. Major examples included the northern spire of Chartres Cathedral, Trinity Abbey, Vendôme, and Burgos Cathedral and Segovia Cathedral in Spain. It was gradually replaced by Renaissance architecture in
Key facts
- Art movement.name
- Flamboyant style
- Art movement.image
- Vendôme Abbatiale de la Trinité Fassade 5.jpg
- Art movement.alt
- Facade of the Trinity Abbey, Vendôme
- Art movement.yearsactive
- From 15th to 16th century
- Art movement.location
- France and Spain
- Art movement.caption
- Façade of the Trinity Abbey, Vendôme (Completed 1507)
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Article
24 sectionsContents
- The Period
- Characteristics
- Origins
- France
- Transition between Flamboyant Gothic and Renaissance (1495–1530){{efn-ua|Content in this section is translated from the [[:fr:Architecture gothique#Le style Louis XII : transition entre art gothique et Première Renaissance, 1495-1530|existing French Wikipedia article]]; see its history for attribution.}}
- Low Countries
- Adaptations in Holland and of Zeeland
- Spain
- Portugal
- Central Europe
- British Isles
- Characteristics
- Tracery
- Façades and porches
- Vaults, piers, and mouldings
- Notable examples in France
- Religious architecture
- Civil architecture
- Notable examples outside France
- Gallery
- See also
- Footnotes
- Citations
- References
Flamboyant () is a lavishly decorated style of Gothic architecture that appeared in France and Spain in the 15th century, and lasted until the mid-sixteenth century and the beginning of the Renaissance. Elaborate stone tracery covered both the exterior and the interior. Windows were decorated with a characteristic s-shaped curve. Masonry wall space was reduced further as windows grew even larger. Major examples included the northern spire of Chartres Cathedral, Trinity Abbey, Vendôme, and Burgos Cathedral and Segovia Cathedral in Spain. It was gradually replaced by Renaissance architecture in the 16th century.
== The Period == French scholars define Flamboyant as the fourth phase of Gothic style, preceded by Primary Gothic, Classic Gothic and Rayonnant Gothic. British and American historians describe it as a period of Late Gothic architecture, following Early Gothic architecture, High Gothic, and Rayonnant.