CHAPTER 10: Romanesque Art
Key Works
The Stavelot Triptych, Mosan, c. 1156–1158
Vision of Constantine, detail of the Stavelot Triptych, Mosan, c. 1156–1158
Aerial view of Sainte-Foy, Conques, Auvergne, France, c. 1050–1120
Reliquary statue of Sainte-Foy, Conques, late 10th–11th century
Tribune and nave vaults, Sainte-Foy, Conques, c. 1050–1120
West entrance wall, Sainte-Foy, Conques, c. 1130
West portal with tympanum, Sainte-Foy
Last Judgment, tympanum of west portal, Sainte-Foy, Conques, c. 1130
South porch, Saint-Pierre, Moissac, c. 1115–1135
Tympanum of south porch, Saint-Pierre, Moissac, c. 1115–1135
The elders, tympanum of south porch (detail), Saint-Pierre, Moissac, c. 1115–1135
An elder, tympanum of south porch (detail), Saint-Pierre, Moissac, c. 1115–1135
Saint Paul, trumeau of Saint-Pierre, Moissac
Cloister pier with relief of Abbott Durand, Saint-Pierre, Moissac, 1047–1072
Capital, north gallery of the cloister, Saint-Pierre, Moissac, c. 1100
Gislebertus (?), capital depicting Flight into Egypt, Cathedral of Saint-Lazare, Autun, Burgundy,
France, c. 1130
Gislebertus (?), Last Judgment, tympanum of west portal, Cathedral of Saint-Lazare, Autun,
Burgundy, c. 1120–1135
Gislebertus (?), Last Judgment (detail showing the weighing of souls)
Gislebertus (?), Last Judgment (detail showing two pilgrims)
Initial L and Saint Matthew, region of Agen-Moissac, c. 1100
Christ in Majesty, from the Stavelot Bible, 1093–1197
Initial T, from the sacramentary of Saint-Sauveur de Figeac, 11th century
Decorative detail of interlace sculpture, right jamb of west portal, Ål Cathedral, Norway,
12th century
Borgund stave church, Sogne, Norway, second half of 12th century
View of the baptistry, cathedral, and campanile, Pisa, 1053–1272
Nave of Pisa Cathedral, 12th century
Campanile of Pisa Cathedral, 1174–1271
Apse of the chapel of Castel Appiano, Italy, c. 1200
Mary and Christ with Two Angels (detail from the Apse of the chapel of Castel Appiano), Italy,
c. 1200
Detail of battle scene, Bishop Odo with mace, from the Bayeux “Tapestry,” c.1070–1080
Detail of Viking Ships from the Bayeux “Tapestry”
Detail of craftsmen from the Bayeux “Tapestry”
West façade, Saint-Étienne, Caen, Normandy, France, 1067–1087
Nave, Saint-Étienne, Caen, 1067–1087
Exterior of Durham Cathedral, England, begun 1093
Nave, Durham Cathedral
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Maps, Diagrams, and Projections
Map of Romanesque and Gothic sites in western Europe, including pilgrimage routes to Santiago
de Compostela
Plan of Sainte-Foy, Conques, c. 1050–1120
Diagram of the three main Romanesque vaulting systems
Diagram of a Romanesque portal
Plan of the abbey and church of Saint-Pierre, Moissac, France
Plan of Pisa Cathedral and the surrounding complex
Plan of Saint-Étienne, Caen
Plan of Durham Cathedral
Key Terms
abutment
archivolt
bay
buttress
campanile
cluster pier, compound pier
compound pier
crossing
jamb
mandorla
portal
program
quadrant vaulting, half-barrel vaulting
radiating chapels
reliquary
ribbed vault
rosette
stringcourse
transverse rib
tribune
trumeau(x)
tympanum(a)
Videos
Art of the Western World
Volume 1: A White Garment of Churches: Romanesque and Gothic
55 min., VM
First Crusade
54 min., VM
Italian Romanesque: Architecture - Sculpture - Painting
26 min., VM, RMI, Crystal
Medieval Manuscripts
30 min., FFHS
A World Inscribed: The Illuminated Manuscript
24 min., FFHS
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