Romanesque Art Flashcards

These flashcards cover the key concepts, terms, and features of Romanesque Art, focusing on architecture, sculpture, painting, and techniques.

Barrel vault

The most distinctive roof type in Romanesque churches.

Archivolts

Typical element found in Romanesque portals.

Compound piers

The main structural support in Romanesque architecture.

Ambulatory with radiating chapels

Characteristic plan type of pilgrimage churches.

Ashlar stone

Most commonly used material for Romanesque walls.

Vertical organization with crossing tower

Feature that distinguishes the exterior of Romanesque churches.

Pointed arches

Not a characteristic of Romanesque architecture.

Santiago de Compostela

Best-known pilgrimage church in Spain.

Didactic teaching

Primary function of Romanesque sculpture.

Tympanums and capitals

Most common locations for Romanesque sculptures.

Last Judgment

Typical theme depicted in Romanesque tympanums.

Tetramorph

Accompaniment of the Christ Pantocrator.

Limestone

Most commonly used material for Romanesque sculpture.

Hieratic posture and frontality

Stylistic feature that defines Romanesque sculpture.

Pelican

Allegorical animal that symbolizes Christ's sacrifice.

Crismon

Name of the Christ monogram often found on portals.

Christ Pantocrator

Main theme in the apse of Romanesque churches.

Fresco

Most common technique for Romanesque murals.

Adaptation of scenes to architectural space

Describes the 'Law of the Frame' in Romanesque painting.

Fear of empty spaces

What 'Horror Vacui' refers to.

Antinaturalism

Stylistic feature that dominates Romanesque painting.

Pietistic and didactic

Main purpose of Romanesque painting.

Catalan

School that produced the famous Pantocrator in Sant Climent de Taüll.

Egg tempera

Technique used for illuminated manuscripts.