Research on the Evolution of the Architectural Style of Catholic Church in Europe from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

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Research on the Evolution of the Architectural Style of Catholic Church in Europe from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

Enze Fang 1*
  • 1 The University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo Beilun, 315800, CHINA.    
  • *corresponding author Hvyef1@nottingham.edu.cn
CHR Vol.3
ISSN (Print): 2753-7072
ISSN (Online): 2753-7064
ISBN (Print): 978-1-915371-29-4
ISBN (Online): 978-1-915371-30-0

Abstract

Architects and artists in the Renaissance believed that Gothic architecture was a symbol of Christian theocracy, while ancient Greek and Roman architecture was non Christian. With the impact of humanism and Protestantism on Catholicism during the Renaissance and Reformation, the architectural style of the Catholic Church changed dramatically. From 1500 to 1700, the style of the church also changed from the original Gothic style and the Latin cross to the Greek cross, and even integrated the Baroque style. From the perspective of the time axis, this paper mainly adopts the method of literature analysis, combined with the social background, the evolution of artistic style and other factors, trying to explain and analyze the changes in the architectural style of the Catholic Church during this period. After analyzing the historical trend of Catholicism and the literature at that time, it is not difficult to find that the pursuit of humanism in the Renaissance, the change in the style of the mainstream of art, and the anti-Renaissance movement directly affected the change in the style of the Catholic Church, becoming more secular and popular; this change also reflected the spirit of Florence and other places where the Renaissance originated at that time.

Keywords:

Baroque style, church architecture, Catholicism, religious reform, Renaissance

Fang,E. (2023). Research on the Evolution of the Architectural Style of Catholic Church in Europe from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. Communications in Humanities Research,3,966-969.
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References

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[11]. Scaglia, G. (1991). Building the Cathedral in Florence. Scientific American, 264(1), 66–75. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24936755

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Fang,E. (2023). Research on the Evolution of the Architectural Style of Catholic Church in Europe from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. Communications in Humanities Research,3,966-969.

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Volume title: Proceedings of the International Conference on Interdisciplinary Humanities and Communication Studies (ICIHCS 2022), Part 1

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Editor：Faraz Ali Bughio, David T. Mitchell
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Conference date: 18 December 2022
Series: Communications in Humanities Research
Volume number: Vol.3
ISSN：2753-7064(Print) / 2753-7072(Online)

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References

[1]. Luo Fuwu. The Wonderful Flower of Ancient Masonry Structure - Gothic Church Building. Architectural Technology, 2001 (11): 770-771

[2]. Wan Dawei. Architectural Features of Gothic Churches [J]. Northern Fine Arts: Journal of Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, 2014 (3): 45-46

[3]. Augustine, S. (2009). The city of God. Hendrickson Publishers.

[4]. Yunhong. On Italian Church Architecture in the Renaissance [J]. Journal of Xuchang College, 1991 (3): 42-46

[5]. Hicks, D. L. (1960). Sienese society in the Renaissance. Comparative Studies in Society and History, 2(4), 412-420.

[6]. Hu Qili, Nie Zhiyong On the forms of centralized dome church and vertical basilica church -- Take St. Peter's Cathedral in the Renaissance as an example [J]. Architecture and Culture, 2019 (10): 105-107

[7]. Wang Huijun (2011). The birth of St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome World Culture, (8), 43-45

[8]. Wu Yihui. Analysis of the Evolution of Gothic Church Architectural Style [J]. Sichuan Cement, 2016 (7): 273-273

[9]. Maravall, J. A. (1986). Culture of the baroque: analysis of a historical structure (Vol. 25). U of Minnesota Press.

[10]. Zhang Yu, Liu Jihua. "Deformed pearls" are also pearls - inspiration from Baroque [J]. Central China Architecture, 2008 (12): 12-17

[11]. Scaglia, G. (1991). Building the Cathedral in Florence. Scientific American, 264(1), 66–75. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24936755

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