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American Gothic is a 1930 oil on beaverwood painting by the American Regionalist artist Grant Wood. Depicting a Midwestern farmer and his daughter standing in front of their Carpenter Gothic style home, American Gothic is one of the most famous American paintings of the 20th century and is frequently referenced in popular culture. [1] [2]
Houska Castle is an early Gothic castle in the municipality of Blatce in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It lies about 47 km (29 mi) north of Prague . [ 1 ] It is one of the best preserved castles of the period.
Gothic art was a style of medieval art that developed in Northern France out of Romanesque art in the 12th century, led by the concurrent development of Gothic architecture. It spread to all of Western Europe , and much of Northern , Southern and Central Europe , never quite effacing more classical styles in Italy.
American Gothic Alt text: Black and white photo of a somber middle-aged black janitress wearing rimless glasses and a polka dot dress stares off to the side. She holds a corn broom head up and wet mop head up behind her.
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The Gothic War culminated in the Battle of Adrianople in 378, in which the Romans were badly defeated and Valens was killed. [171] [172] Following the decisive Gothic victory at Adrianople, Julius, the magister militum of the Eastern Roman Empire, organized a wholesale massacre of Goths in Asia Minor, Syria and other parts of the Roman East ...
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Regensburg Cathedral (German: Dom St. Peter or Regensburger Dom), also known as St. Peter's Cathedral, is an example of important Gothic architecture within the German state of Bavaria. [1] It is a landmark for the city of Regensburg, Germany, and the seat of the Catholic Diocese of Regensburg.