Romanesque Period- (1000-1200) Western Europe

Church reform (consistency); spreading of manuscripts; crusades (1095-1204); pilgrimage increase; commerce (money economy via coining); greater wealth; vernacular languages rise; stable kingdoms; education increased. Increased mobility and identity. ---Inspired by Rome (but not unified)

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Question 1
  • Monastery church of St. Michael
    • Hildesheim
    • 1001-1033
Question 2
  • Modena Façade
    • Genesis scenes
    • 1099-1120
      • revival of monumental sculpture on buildings
      • Modena cathedral
      • Religious imagery
      • Greater naturalism
Question 3
  • Saint’ Ambrogio
    • Milan (north Italy)
    • Begun 1080
    • Second phase 1117
      • Corbel tables
      • Classical (Romanesque feel)
        • Bell tower
        • Basilica plan
        • Bay system
        • Compound peers & half columns
        • Large scale
        • *Groin Vaulted nave (become more common)
Question 4
  • Santiago de Compostela
    • 1078-1188
    • built for pilgrimage
      • to see relics of saints
    • large scale barrel vaults
      • massive central barrel vaults surrounded by groin vaulting
      • built large for pilgrims
      • Exterior:
        • Puerta de las platerias
        • Woman with skull
          • Moral warning
          • external sculpture
Question 5
  • Saint Foy reliquary
    • 1100
Question 6
  • Bernard Gelduinus
    • Christ in majesty
    • Ambulatory of saint-sernin
    • Toulouse
    • 1096 (Romanesque)
Question 7
  • Cluny III
    • South transept and west portal remnant
      • Largest Romanesque church built in the west
      • 1083
        • mostly destroyed during the French revolution
Question 8
  • Paray-le-monial
    • 1100
broken arch (pointed arch) allowed more windows (similar to gothic)
Question 9
  • St. Lazare
    • Autun
    • 1120-1130
      • gothic widows, otherwise Romanesque
      • barrel vault with pointed arch
    • triforium- ornamental gallery (not meant to be occupied)
    • west portal
      • 1140
      • judgment
    • Eve from the north portal
      • 1130
Question 10
  • Northex tympanum of la Madeleine
    • Vezelay, France
    • 1135
      • “laser beam Jesus”
      • surrounded by apostles
      • bottom panel has townspeople bringing first fruits (propaganda)
      • Monstrous races along the outer circle
Question 11
  • Monstrous races from the arnstein bible
    • 1172
    • people in other places in need of conversion
Cistercian monks
- reformed practice of monks to move away from earthly things: hard labor, simple surroundings, and simple prayer
Bernard of Clairvaux
- strong advocate of Cistercian life style, writes of the importance of removal of images from churches (simply a distraction to monks)
Question 14
  • Fontenay abbey
    • 1130-1147
    • pointed barrel vault
    • bay system
    • extended basilican plan
    • one square apes
    • simplified architecture
      • prohibited sculpture and painting
      • crosses must be made of wood
      • candles can not be precious metal
Question 15
  • San Clemente
    • Taull
    • Apse fresco of Christ in majesty
    • 1123
      • Jusus surrounded by a mandorla
      • Hierarchical arrangement of the holy
      • line is dominate
      • simple and schematic