Question

In contrast to French Gothic style sculpture German Gothic style sculpture displays ___________.

a) realism
b) nonrepresentation
c) elongation
d) all of the above

Answer 1

A.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Gothic style flourished first in France in the 12th century, from there it expanded to Germany. The first German Gothic architecture was built in the late 13th century in the city Strasbourg, Alsace. The name of the architecture is Strasbourg Cathedral.

The contrast displayed in French Gothic style and German Gothic style is that the sculptures in German Gothic style incorporated descriptive realism. The sculpture that incorporated the descriptive realism in German Gothic style first is the Royal Horseman of Bamberg. The Royal Horseman of Bamberg was a transition of German art from Romanesque to Gothic using idealism and realism.

Therefore, option A is correct.