Inovácia obsahu a metód vzdelávania prispôsobená potrebám
vedomostnej spoločnosti
Art History I
The Romanesque Art
VYPRACOVAL: Mgr, Vladislav, Kravec
Február 2015
„Moderné vzdelávanie pre vedomostnú spoločnosť/Projekt je spolufinancovaný zo zdrojov EÚ“
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The Romanesque Period
Origins
Architecture
Sculpture
Painting
The Romanesque Period
Origins
• Romanesque means „like the Romans“ or
„Roman-like“
• encompassed the 11th and 12th Centuries
• feudalism provided some military and economic
security
• church had very strong unifying influence and its
authoritian rule extended (beyond the spiritual)
into every aspect of community life
• during this period the church remained the
predominant influence in western Europe.
The Romanesque Period
Architecture
 Many elements reflect Roman architecture
• heavy proportions
• the barrel vault (valená klenba)
• rounded arch (plný oblúk)
• The use of sculpture with architecture
 Buildings have few windows
 The tower becomes integral part of the church
design, sometimes isolated from the church(
called a bell tower or „campanile“)
The Romanesque Period
Architecture
Churces were built on variety of floor plans:
• The Latin Cross plan (most used)
• Greek Cross plan
• The basilica style (revived in Italy)
The Romanesque Period
Sculpture
Used in conjuncton with architecture
Noted primarily in the portals:
• Archivolts
• Tympanum
characteristic elongated bodies
unreal and inorganic
spiritual and flat
almost always frontal position is used
The Romanesque Period
Painting
1. Fresco (dry frescoes)
• Colours limited and appear flat and full
• Pigments mixed with water and glue-based substances
2. Manuscript
• Painted in watercolours and ink on vellum or
parchment
• Often decorated with gold leaf
3. Panel
• On wood or ceramic tiles
• Some panels show figures with volume and weight with
drapery suggesting a body underneath (Nicolas of
Verdun)
sources
• http://www.kenneymencher.com/pic_old/romanesque_gothic/diagram_romanes
que_church_portal.jpg
• https://2008remodel.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/milano_sa
nt_ambrogio_plan1.gif
• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1
4/SaintPierre.svg/2000px-SaintPierre.svg.png
• http://moocva.com/wpcontent/uploads/2015/01/decoration-other-marvelous-mrbells-world-history-2-eso-session-7-religion-and-and-indrawing-and-sculpture-charming-gothic-and-romanesquearchitecture.png
• https://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/470/flashcards/2
108470/jpg/medieval__romanesque_floorplan__st_sernin__toulouse1351780914524.jpg
• https://deirdremorgan1.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/apostle
-at-st-sernins-1090s.jpg
• http://3.bp.blogspot.com/9C0ZNmY5p50/T3AH2JDJbSI/AAAAAAAAETQ/9UhiY1M7g7M/
s1600/Annunciation+Birth+of+Samson.jpg
• http://www.wga.hu/art/zgothic/mural/11c1/12berze.jpg
• http://employees.oneonta.edu/farberas/arth/Images/arth212
images/Romanesque/manuscripts/worcester_chronicle.jpg