Romanesque--Ch. 17

Chapter 17 The Age of Pilgrimages: Romanesque Art Gardner’s Art Through the Ages

Romanesque Era ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Figure 17-3 Interior of Saint Philibert, Tournus, France, nave vaults, ca. 1060. Architecture – France – Saint Philibert (Southern Tradition) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Figure 17-4 Aerial view (from the southeast) of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, France, ca. 1070–1120. Saint-Sernin – Toulouse, France (honored Bishop St. Saturninus) ,[object Object],[object Object]

Figure 17-4 Exterior view, Detail Closer view of the chevet, from E Figure 17-4 Exterior view, Detail closer view of the chevet, from E Saint Sernin – Toulouse, France ,[object Object]

Figure 17-6 Interior of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, France, ca. 1070–1120. Interior: general view of the nave, from W Interior – Saint-Sernin ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Figure 17-7 Model of the third abbey church (“Cluny III”), Cluny, France, 1088–1130. Musée du Farinier, Cluny, France. Cluniac (Benedictine) Monks – Power/Prestige of the Order ,[object Object],[object Object]

Figure 17-8 Interior of abbey church of Notre-Dame, Fontenay, France, 1139–1147. Cistercian (Benedictine) Monks – White Monks Split from Cluniac order – rejected worldly extravagance ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Figure 17-9 Interior of Speyer Cathedral, Speyer, Germany, begun 1030; nave vaults, ca. 1082–1106. Germany – Speyer Cathedral ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Figure 17-10 Aerial view of Sant’Ambrogio, Milan, Italy, late eleventh to early twelfth century. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Figure 17-11 Interior of Sant’Ambrogio, Milan, Italy, late eleventh to early twelfth century.

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Figure 17-13 Interior of Saint-Étienne, Caen, France, vaulted ca. 1115–1120. © 2005 Saskia Cultural Documentation, Ltd. Normandy – Saint Etienne, France Masterpiece of Norman Romanesque Architecture ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Figure 17-14 Plan of Saint-Étienne, Caen, France. Figure 17-12 West facade of Saint-Étienne, Caen, France, begun 1067. Total view of W facade Normandy – Saint-Etienne – Caen, France ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Figure 17-15 Interior of Durham Cathedral, England, begun ca. 1093. England – Durham Cathedral ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Figure 17-16 Plan (top) and lateral section (right) of Durham Cathedral, England (after Kenneth John Conant). England – Durham Cathedral ,[object Object],[object Object]

Figure 17-10 Aerial view of Sant’Ambrogio, Milan, Italy, late eleventh to early twelfth century. Lombard Romanesque in Northern Italy Sant’ Ambrogio - Milan, Italy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Figure 17-11 Interior of Sant’Ambrogio, Milan, Italy, late eleventh to early twelfth century. Interior – Sant’ Ambrogio – Milan, Italy ,[object Object],[object Object]

Figure 17-17 Cathedral complex, Pisa, Italy; cathedral begun 1063; baptistery begun 1153; campanile begun 1174. Tuscany – Pisa Cathedral Complex, Italy (Southern Tradition) Early Christian Basilica Tradition ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Figure 17-18 Baptistery of San Giovanni, Florence, Italy, dedicated 1059. Florence Baptistery of San Giovanni ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Figure 17-19 Interior of San Miniato al Monte, Florence, Italy, ca. 1062–1090. General View of the restored sanctuary (1998) Florence – Abbey Church – San Miniato al Monte Early Christian Basilica Tradition ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Figure 17-20 Cloister of Saint-Pierre, Moissac, France, ca. 1100–1115. Limestone with marble relief panels, piers approx. 6’ high. Cloister: columns of W aisle, view SSW Architectural Sculpture – The Cloister ,[object Object]

Figure 17-20 Detail , corner column Cloister: SW corner pillar, view NE Figure 17-20 Detail columns of South aisle Cloister: columns of S aisle, view ESE Pilgrimage Churches increasingly served the lay public ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Figure 17-21 BERNARDUS GELDUINUS, Christ in Majesty, relief in the ambulatory of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, France, ca. 1096. Marble, 4’ 2” high. BERNARDUS GELDUINUS, Christ in Majesty, relief in the ambulatory of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, France, ca. 1096. Marble, 4’ 2” high. Sculpture – Saint Sernin, Toulouse - France ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Figure 17-22 WILIGELMO, creation and temptation of Adam and Eve, frieze on the west facade, Modena Cathedral, Modena, Italy, ca. 1110. Marble, approx. 3’ high. Modena Cathedral - Italy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Figure 17-23 South portal of Saint-Pierre, Moissac, France, ca. 1115–1135. Marble, approx. 16’ 6” wide at base. Figure 17-23 Detail Close detail of tympanum on the S portal South Portal TYMPANUM – Saint-Pierre, Moissac - France ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Figure 17-24 Lions and Old Testament prophet (Jeremiah or Isaiah?), from the trumeau of the south portal of Saint-Pierre, Moissac, France, ca. 1115–1130. Marble, approx. life-size. Trumeau – Saint Pierre – Moissac, France Lions and Old Testament Prophet ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Figure 17-25 GISLEBERTUS, Last Judgment, west tympanum of Saint-Lazare, Autun, France, ca. 1120–1135. Marble, approx. 21’ wide at base. Figure 17-25 Alternate View General view of Portal with Tympanum Yes- Christ Enthroned in a Mandorla (Is there an echo in the room?) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Last Judgment – Saint-Lazare – Autun, France

Figure 17-26 Ascension of Christ and Mission of the Apostles, tympanum of the center portal of the narthex of La Madeleine, Vézelay, France, 1120–1132. Tympanum – La Madeleine – Vezelay, France ,[object Object],[object Object]

Figure 17-27 Portal on the west facade of Saint-Trophîme, Arles, France, mid twelfth century. Figure 17-27 Detail Christ in Judgment Portal/ Tympanum – Saint Trophime – Arles, France Back by popular demand! Christ in a mandorla with signs of the 4 Evangelist ,[object Object],[object Object]

Figure 17-28 BENEDETTO ANTELAMI, King David, statue in a niche on the west facade of Fidenza Cathedral, Fidenza, Italy, ca. 1180–1190. Marble, approx. life-size. Stone Sculpture in the Round – King David ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Freestanding Statuary

Figure 17-29 RAINER OF HUY, Baptism of Christ, baptismal font from Notre-Dame-des-Fonts, Liège, Belgium, 1107–1118. Bronze, 2’ 1” high. Saint-Barthélémy, Liège. Metalwork – Baptismal Font ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Figure 17-30 Virgin and Child (Morgan Madonna), from the Auvergne, France, second half of twelfth century. Painted wood, 2’ 7” high. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1916). Relics – Demand for Small-Scale Images ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Throne of Wisdom

Figure 17-31 Head reliquary of Saint Alexander, from Stavelot Abbey, Belgium, 1145. Silver repoussé (partly gilt), gilt bronze, gems, pearls, and enamel, approx. 1’ 5 1/2” high. Musées Royaux, Brussels. Silver Reliquary - Repousse ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Figure 17-32 Christ in Majesty, apse fresco from Santa María de Mur, near Lérida, Spain, mid-twelfth century. 22’ X 24’. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Painting - Murals ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Figure 17-33 Entombment of Christ, fresco above the nave arcade, Sant’Angelo in Formis, near Capua, Italy, ca. 1085. Frescoes Used Above Nave Arcades ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Figure 17-34 Nave of the abbey church, Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, France. Painted barrel vault, ca. 1100. Figure 17-34 Detail Arcade of the apse Painted Vaults – Saint Savin – Hall Church Hall Church – where aisles are approximately same height as nave/ more light/ painting not true fresco ,[object Object],[object Object]

Figure 17-35 The vision of Hildegard of Bingen, detail of a facsimile of a lost folio in the Scivias by Hildegard of Bingen, from Trier or Bingen, Germany, ca. 1050–1079. Formerly in Hessische Landesbibliothek, Wiesbaden. Figure 17-38 EADWINE THE SCRIBE(?), Eadwine the scribe at work, folio 283 verso of the Eadwine Psalter, ca. 1160–1170. Ink and tempera on vellum. Trinity College, Cambridge. Manuscript Illumination – In Great Demand ,[object Object],[object Object]

Figure 17-40 Battle of Hastings, detail of the Bayeux Tapestry, from Bayeux Cathedral, Bayeux, France, ca. 1070–1080. Embroidered wool on linen, 1’ 8” high (entire length of fabric 229’ 8”). Centre Guillaume le Conquérant, Bayeux. Embroidery and Tapestry – Bayeux Tapestry, France ,[object Object],[object Object]

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