Общее утверждение традиков-западников: стиль готический, господствующий в Европе Западной с 12 по 16 век, не имеет отношения к готам, которые к началу этого периода исчезают из западно-европейской истории.

Здесь мы видим привычное противоречие между историей общей и и узкой\частной дисциплиной историей искусства и архитектуры.

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Gothic art

находим длинный список якобы исчезнувший готов. Здесь они названы, например, итальянскими, но в то время не было такой страны Италии на политической карте Европы и национальности такой не было. Да и с Германией такая же история

Significant Gothic artists, listed chronologically.

* Mastro Guglielmo 12th Century Italian Sculptor
* Maestro Esiguo 13th Century
* Master of the Franciscan Crucifixes 13th Century Italian
* Benedetto Antelami 1178–1196 Italian Sculptor
* Bonaventura Berlinghieri 1215–1242 Italian Painter
* Nicola Pisano 1220–1284 Italian Sculptor
* Fra Guglielmo 1235–1310 Italian Sculptor
* Guido Bigarelli 1238–1257 Italian Sculptor
* Giovanni Pisano 1250–1314 Italian Sculptor
* Duccio di Buoninsegna 1255–1318 Italian Painter
* Lorenzo Maitani 1255–1330 Italian Sculptor/Architect
* Arnolfo di Cambio 1264–1302 Italian Sculptor
* Master of San Francesco Bardi 14th Century Italian Painter
* Master of San Jacopo a Mucciana 14th Century Italian
* Simone Martini 1285–1344 Italian Painter
* Tino da Camaino 1285–1337 Italian Sculptor
* Evrard d'Orleans 1292–1357 French Sculptor
* Andrea Pisano 1295–1348 Italian Sculptor
* Jacopo del Casentino 1297–1358 Italian Painter
* Segna di Buonaventure 1298–1331 Italian Painter
* Giovanni da Balduccio 1300–1360 Italian Sculptor
* Jean Pucelle 1300–1355 French Manuscript Illuminator
* Goro di Gregorio 1300–1334 Italian Sculptor
* Gano di Fazio 1302–1318 Italian Sculptor
* Vitale da Bologna 1309–1360 Italian Painter
* Agostino di Giovanni 1310–1347 Italian Sculptor
* Allegretto Nuzi 1315–1373 Italian Painter
* Giottino 1320–1369 Italian Painter
* Giusto de Menabuoi 1320–1397 Italian Painter
* Puccio Capanna 1325–1350 Italian Painter
* Altichiero 1330–1384 Italian Painter
* Bartolo di Fredi 1330–1410 Italian Painter
* Peter Parler 1330–1399 German Sculptor
* André Beauneveu 1335–1400 Netherlandish Painter/Sculptor
* Master of the Dominican Effigies 1336–1345 Italian Painter
* Niccolo di Pietro Gerini ca. 1340–1414 Italian Painter
* Guariento di Arpo 1338–1377 Italian Painter
* Jacobello Dalle Masegne Died 1409 Italian Sculptor
* Giovanni da Campione 1340–1360 Italian Sculptor
* Master of the Rebel Angels 1340 French Painter
* Andrea da Firenze 1343–1377 Italian Painter
* Nino Pisano 1343–1368 Italian Painter/Sculptor
* Puccio di Simone 1345–1365 Italian Painter
* Nicolo da Bologna 1348–1399 Italian
* Bonino da Campione 1350–1390 Italian Sculptor
* Lluís Borrassà 1350–1424 Spanish Painter
* Jacquemart de Hesdin 1350–1410 French Miniaturist
* Giovanni da Milano 1350–1369 Italian Painter
* Master of the Rinuccini Chapel 1350–1375 Italian
* Claus Sluter 1350–1406 Flemish Sculptor
* Giovanni Bon 1355–1443 Italian Sculptor/Architect
* Melchior Broederlam 1355–1411 Netherlandish Painter
* Giovanni del Biondo 1356–1399 Italian Painter
* Gherardo Starnina 1360–1413 Italian Painter
* Jean de Liege 1361–1382 Flemish Sculptor
* Taddeo di Bartolo 1362–1422 Italian Painter
* Jean Malouel 1365–1415 Netherlandish Painter
* Gentile da Fabriano 1370–1427 Italian Painter
* Lorenzo Monaco 1370–1425 Italian Painter
* Stefano da Verona 1375–1438 Italian Painter
* Master of Saint Veronica 1395–1420 German Painter
* Fra Angelico 1395–1455 Italian Painter
* Jacopo Bellini 1400–1470 Italian Painter
* Hermann Jean and Paul Limbourg 1400 Netherlandish Manuscript Illuminator
* Master of the Berswordt Altar 1400 German Painter
* Henri Bellechose 1415–1440 Flemish Painter
* Bernt Notke ca. 1435–1508 German Sculptor and Painter


Мало того что они продолжают свои национальные традиции, так они похоже подлецы ещё пишут по-готски в 15 веке в Германии.

15th century Gothic paintings, St Mary's, Greifswald