Romanesque pt. 1

St. Martin du Canigou, France, 1001-1026

Barrel vaulted ceiling, small windows, rough and basic stonework

Sant Vincenç, Cardona, Spain, c. 1029-1040

Compound piers along arcade add structural integrity to the building, transverse ribs

Christ in Majesty with Six Apostles, lintel, St. Genis-des-Fontaines, France, 1020-1021

low relief and stylized images with simple features, because of more travel in Europe, artistic styles are becoming more standard

Christ in Majesty, apse, from Sant Climent, Tahull, Spain, fresco, 1123

Imagery similar to Byzantine influences, possibly from seeing Byzantine icons

Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 1075-1120

Buildings are growing in size, stonework is precise, engaged columns on compound piers, verticality of the building is emphasized

Cloister piers, Santo Domingo de Silos, Spain, c. 1100

Road to Emmaus

Doubting Thomas

used to be painted, all figures are similar, with christ being made larger, also found in Ottonian art

St. Sernin, Toulouse, France, 1070-1096

large bell tower over crossing, churches are becoming more decorated on the exterior

St. Sernin, Toulouse, France, 1070-1096

no clerestory, windows are placed in the gallery level

St. Sernin, Toulouse, France, 1070-1096

Maiestas Domini

low relief, Christ enthroned with 4 gospel writers in each corner, Christ is beardless but not youthful

St. Sernin, Toulouse, France, 1070-1096

Apostles

Abbey Church of Ste. Foy, Conques, France, eleventh-twelfth centuries

butresses on the outside thicken the walls and support the bell towers and height

Abbey Church of Ste. Foy, Conques, France, eleventh-twelfth centuries

A thinner nave creates a better vertical illusion

Abbey Church of Ste. Foy, Conques, France, eleventh-twelfth centuries

Reliquary of Ste. Foy, gold and jewels over wood

Reliquaries would draw religious tourists on pilgrimage,

Abbey Church of St. Pierre, Moissac, France, c. 1100

Cloister

pointed arches along arcade

Abbey Church of St. Pierre, Moissac, France, c. 1100

Abbot Durandus

a desire for people to be represented in artwork/monuments grows, was the Abbot of the monastery

Abbey Church of St. Pierre, Moissac, France, c. 1100

South Portal, Jambs

figures make harsh movements, creating a feeling of intensity

Abbey Church of St. Pierre, Moissac, France, c. 1100

South Portal, Jambs

St. Peter

Abbey Church of St. Pierre, Moissac, France, c. 1100

South Portal

Maeistas Domini with 24 Elders of the Apocalypse (tympanum)

distortions of scale create emphasis on certain figures, largely on Christ