International Gothic style

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The International Gothic style was a late medieval European artistic movement characterized by elegant, elongated figures, rich decorative detail, and a refined, courtly aesthetic that spread across courts and cities in the 14th and early 15th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gothic art style
art movement
characteristic attention to costume detail
courtly love themes
delicate facial features
elegant elongated figures
elegant gestures
graceful linear rhythms
increasing interest in naturalism
jewel-like color
luxurious textiles and patterns
ornate gold backgrounds
refined courtly aesthetic
religious iconography
rich decorative detail
sinuous drapery folds
developedIn Bohemia NERFINISHED
Burgundy NERFINISHED
England NERFINISHED
Europe NERFINISHED
France NERFINISHED
Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
Italy NERFINISHED
feature combination of elegance and emerging realism
international circulation of artists
stylistic unity across European courts
followedBy Early Netherlandish painting NERFINISHED
Italian Renaissance art NERFINISHED
follows High Gothic
Italo-Byzantine painting NERFINISHED
Rayonnant Gothic NERFINISHED
genre book of hours illumination
courtly scenes
devotional images
religious painting
influenced Early Netherlandish art NERFINISHED
Early Renaissance painting
influencedBy Byzantine art NERFINISHED
French Gothic art
Italian Trecento painting
notableArtist Gentile da Fabriano NERFINISHED
International Master of the Brussels Initials NERFINISHED
Limbourg brothers NERFINISHED
Pisanello NERFINISHED
Simone Martini NERFINISHED
Stefan Lochner NERFINISHED
notableCenter Florence NERFINISHED
London NERFINISHED
Paris NERFINISHED
court of Burgundy NERFINISHED
court of Charles IV in Prague NERFINISHED
papal court in Avignon NERFINISHED
notableWork Adoration of the Magi by Gentile da Fabriano NERFINISHED
Annunciation by Simone Martini and Lippo Memmi NERFINISHED
Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry NERFINISHED
partOf Late Middle Ages NERFINISHED
patronage ducal courts
royal courts
urban elites
precededBy Proto-Renaissance NERFINISHED
timePeriod early 15th century
late 14th century
usedIn decorative arts
fresco painting
illuminated manuscripts
metalwork
panel painting
sculpture
tapestry design

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Paolo Uccello influencedBy International Gothic style