Gothic Images

Another task we had set for us was to find 5 Victorian visual references that match our understanding of the term Gothic. I spent most of my time browsing Pinterest to do this as i seem to find more interesting pictures on there as opposed to Google Images.

This is the first image that caught my eye. Like i am sure most people do i associate Gothic with very dark colours, particularly black.

Victorian Gothic involves a lot of lace and intricate details like this piece of jewelery shown in the picture. 

I just thought it was absolutely beautiful and unlike anything i have seen before.


http://www.pinterest.com/source/etsy.com/

The next image i found is a really beautiful Gothic cape. I love all the different textures that are included like the lace and ribbon.

You can definitely see the Victorian qualities in this item of clothing yet it still manages to look a little modern. 


http://www.pinterest.com/source/roxx-online.com/

When i think of Victorian Gothic buildings this is the image i have in my head. Very grand looking with big arch ways and lots of windows. I particularly like the castle style pointed roofs, very Gothic in my opinion.

http://www.pinterest.com/source/authenticfauxhemian.tumblr.com/

I found this image very eerie with the darker colours and with the old pictures on the walls. 

The sofa looks quite grand and i love all the detail in it and the textures.


http://www.pinterest.com/katiesarah86/i-belong-in-the-80s-the-1880s/

I saved my favorite image till last! Again, i found this on Pinterest and it's a painting by Michael Thomas. 

In the Victorian times butterfly collecting was popular. Young boys would catch rare butterflies that would then be sold to Gentleman for quite a large sum of money. 


http://www.pinterest.com/source/saatchionline.com/