Gothic art was most dominant during the age of the great cathedrals, from about 1150 to 1250. ... These immense costs were born by donations collected all over the country, from all classes of society. ... The verticality of the interior space is supported by flying buttresses, which are arched bridges that reach upward to the critical spots, as we see in Notre-Dame, Paris (217). ... Viewing these works gives us the opportunity to visualize the wretchedness that was part of daily life. ... In Gothic art the animal realm is usually clearly distinguished from the human . ...

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