The Impact of Burnout syndrome on Nurse Workers !1
The Impact of Burnout Syndrome on Psychosocial Wellbeing, Expected Outcomes, Self-efficacy,
Turnover, and Interest in Career of Nurse Workers.
Olajumoke Omiyale
Aspen University
Author Note
Essentials of Nursing Research N494
Dr. Keshea Britton
Date of Submission February 11, 2020
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Background
Burnout is a very common condition across the world and especially in the nursing
career. It's the reduction in the energy and zeal of nurses manifesting in form of being
emotionally exhausted, lacking motivation, feeling frustrated, fatigued, and low reaction time
which reduces individuals' output and work efficacy in general. Burnout has been strongly
attributed to the deficit in the number of healthcare professionals, a concern that goes way to be a
matter of global importance. The rapidly changing healthcare landscape that brings a paradigm
shift to increased demand for healthcare services in the world population has come with its
challenges. Although experts associate the change to improvement in the quality of life for which
people become capable of seeking healthcare services, the move has placed a lot of pressure on
not only the healthcare systems but particularly on the workforce (Mudallal, Othman, & Al
Hassan, 2017). However, governments have not moved at a similar pace to address these
pressures, leaving the mantle on the health institutions and professionals. To be specific, nurses,
as well as other healthcare providers, are left with a large number of patients to takes care of, a
number that keeps on increasing day after day, keeping them on the run all the time. The absolute
result of this healthcare environment is burning or wearing out, which without doubt minimizes
the efficacy of the nurse’s output.
The working environment for which the nurse staff doesn't match the care demand
culminated by poor leadership creates unattractive working conditions. Indeed, WHO reports
indicate that shortages of nurses would nationally and internally interfere with the efforts to
health and well being of the world population. Where staff shortage exists, human resources are
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overstretched, working conditions become poor and unbearable, work becomes increasingly
hazardous to the health of the nurse- they get no rest, become stressed, productivity decrease
with the poor patient outcome which add up to the trauma of the workers. They end up losing
interest in their job, become highly dissatisfied, burnout and increase the chances of quitting the
job. In return, the turnover of nurses affects the quality of healthcare services offered because of
a lack of expertise and increasing the workload burden on the remaining staff (Sobral, et. al,
2018). .
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1. The Impact of Burnout syndrome on Nurse Workers
!1
The Impact of Burnout Syndrome on Psychosocial Wellbeing,
Expected Outcomes, Self-efficacy,
Turnover, and Interest in Career of Nurse Workers.
Olajumoke Omiyale
Aspen University
Author Note
Essentials of Nursing Research N494
Dr. Keshea Britton
Date of Submission February 11, 2020
Burnout Among Nurses !2
Background
Burnout is a very common condition across the world and
especially in the nursing
career. It's the reduction in the energy and zeal of nurses
manifesting in form of being
2. emotionally exhausted, lacking motivation, feeling frustrated,
fatigued, and low reaction time
which reduces individuals' output and work efficacy in general.
Burnout has been strongly
attributed to the deficit in the number of healthcare
professionals, a concern that goes way to be a
matter of global importance. The rapidly changing healthcare
landscape that brings a paradigm
shift to increased demand for healthcare services in the world
population has come with its
challenges. Although experts associate the change to
improvement in the quality of life for which
people become capable of seeking healthcare services, the move
has placed a lot of pressure on
not only the healthcare systems but particularly on the
workforce (Mudallal, Othman, & Al
Hassan, 2017). However, governments have not moved at a
similar pace to address these
pressures, leaving the mantle on the health institutions and
professionals. To be specific, nurses,
as well as other healthcare providers, are left with a large
number of patients to takes care of, a
number that keeps on increasing day after day, keeping them on
the run all the time. The absolute
3. result of this healthcare environment is burning or wearing out,
which without doubt minimizes
the efficacy of the nurse’s output.
The working environment for which the nurse staff doesn't
match the care demand
culminated by poor leadership creates unattractive working
conditions. Indeed, WHO reports
indicate that shortages of nurses would nationally and internally
interfere with the efforts to
health and well being of the world population. Where staff
shortage exists, human resources are
Burnout Among Nurses !3
overstretched, working conditions become poor and unbearable,
work becomes increasingly
hazardous to the health of the nurse- they get no rest, become
stressed, productivity decrease
with the poor patient outcome which add up to the trauma of the
workers. They end up losing
interest in their job, become highly dissatisfied, burnout and
increase the chances of quitting the
job. In return, the turnover of nurses affects the quality of
healthcare services offered because of
4. a lack of expertise and increasing the workload burden on the
remaining staff (Sobral, et. al,
2018).
The research topic in question is consistent with the PICOT
format which requires the
development of answerable and researchable questions. The
research question of what impact
does burnout has on productivity or self-efficacy, career
interest, expected outcome, turnover,
and quality of healthcare services in the nursing profession can
have the following formula.
Population- the population is comprised of nurses in the wards;
palliative care wards,
maternity and newborn, renal, ICU wards among others.
Intervention/Indicator- indications would include stressors such
as social, psychological,
and work-related factors.
Comparison/control- may have placebo form nurses in private
hospitals or theater staffs,
who in most cases are relatively sufficient. They usually take
enough rest, do the work for a few
hours and thus less predisposed to burnout.
Outcome- nurses in these wards show a decrease in the reaction
5. time, often get fatigued
and sick, may lose hope in the career, high dissatisfaction
levels, and increased rate of turnover.
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Time-research can be cross-sectional.
Why burn out Syndrome is a Clinical problem
Productivity in many working environments, particularly in the
provision of healthcare
services depends majorly on the motivation, energy, and the
ability of the nurses to make fast and
accurate decisions regarding the circumstances they are
confronted with. While this freshness
remains significant for a nurse to give the best they can to their
client, many factors do affect that
state of consciousness and health for a nurse. just like other
workers, nurses require enough time
to rest after work, take vacations to refresh and maintain the
fitness of both the mind and the
body. However, in reality, nurses rarely get this rest, in most
cases being on call, working for
long-hour shifts and in a stressful working environment.
6. The palliative care ward where I work has a capacity of between
sixty to a hundred
patients. The nurses assigned to this ward are 20. Taking this as
a reflection of the entire
healthcare system, we find that the ratio of nurses to the patient
is 1:3 on the bare minimum. The
implication of this is that one nurse would at least take care of 3
patients daily on the minimum
with this number likely to increase every other day. Because the
aged population is growing
rapidly and are prone to lifestyle diseases, the likelihood of
demands for these services would
increase. Ultimately, nurses would have a huge burden on the
care they have to take care of a
large number of patients, possibly over a long time. If the
number of nurses remains the same
with the increasing workload, the department is likely to
experience higher rates of turnover.
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Literature Review
According to Rola, et. al, (2017), burnout Syndrome is a trend
that is synonymous in the
7. entire world with some areas severely suffering from the
condition due to the limited workforce.
In this study that was conducted in Jordan, burnout among the
working staff is characteristic of
depersonalization, emotional exhaustion, personal
accomplishment and correlates to work
conditions, demographic traits, and leader empowering
behaviors. the high level of burnout in
this part of the word subjective to poor working conditions
including unfairness, an overload of
work, lack of leaders, personal and social issues necessitate
improvement of health care services
to focus on eliminating burnout among the healthcare workers.
Besides, nurses working on fixed
schedules demonstrated a greater level of emotional exhaustion
and depersonalization compare
to the ones working on rotating shifts due to work overload.
Besides, nurses working in private
environments felt to be in favorable conditions in terms of the
quality of care, staffing, resource
capabilities, and leadership and collegial support (Mudallal,
Othman, & Al Hassan, 2017).
A study done by Chang in Taiwan involving nurses on full-time
basis self-efficacy,
8. outcome expectations, and positivity in career interests were
measured. The study showed a
strong association between the three factors and burnout. Both
self-efficacy and expected
outcomes showed an inverse relationship with a burnout in
which it negatively impacts them.
Since self-efficacy was positively related to outcome
expectations, any negative effects on the
two by burnout would consequently result in the diminishing the
other factor. Interest in nursing
career negatively impacted the intention to quit the organization
as well as leaving the
profession. The study concluded that since when nurses leave
the profession, patient outcomes
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are negatively impacted, policymakers must focus on satisfying
the expectations of nurses and
adequately compensate them fairly to retain them.
According to sabral, et. al, (2018), burnout syndrome is
experienced by workers as a
result of being exposed to interpersonal stressors for a
prolonged duration. The author notes that
9. burnout has become an issue of global concern by the
justification of the number of researches
that have been previously done concerning the topic. More than
4000 articles on nursing burnout
have been found in PubMed with the database recording over
6000 publications on burnout
generally. Prevalence of burnout among the public university
hospital workers in Sāo Paulo was
found to be 4.8% which was consistent with studies done in a
general hospital in Recife,
Pernambuco, brazil. It outlined that burnout could have
contributed to the high rate of sick nurses
observed during the study. In most cases, the participants
indicated working unfavorably-forced
to deliver services with their exhausted minds and bodies. Also,
the study identified failure of
getting support from colleagues and supervisors, lack of
dialogue in workplaces, relationship
issues, lack of autonomy work overload as well as failure to be
recognized as the major sources
of stress for nurses. Hence, organizations have a big role to play
in identifying and minimizing
stressors congruent in their various work station in order to
prevent employee burnout and
10. turnover (Sobral, et. al, 2018).
Elin in a study of the role of burnout in new professional's
problem of task mastering,
social acceptance, and role clarity, he noted that the is a gap in
the goal to improve healthcare
because despite burnout being a common phenomenon there are
no preventive measures.
Effective intervention programs for enabling socialization
processes within an organization can
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play a role in reducing cases of burnout for new employees.
When the programs target on
clarifying the new role, enhancing social acceptance, and
mastering of tasks within the first year
of work, it creates positive impacts of work in the years to
come. This emphasizes the
importance of incorporating such an intervention program in
establishing a favorable work
environment (Frögli, et. al, 2019).
According to Petitta et. al, (2016), that investigated the role of
various stakeholders such
as leaders, patients, and colleagues as the sources of emotional
11. exchanges and how they
determine the absorption of negative, (like anger) and positive
(joy) emotions which culminate to
burnout. It outlined that emotional exchanges in workplaces are
contributors to emotional
contingency and thus, burnout. However, while doctors are
capable of joy and anger from
colleagues but less from leaders or patients, nursing absorbs
emotions from both patients,
leaders, and colleagues. Emotions absorbed by doctors are
likely to result in exhaustion but only
cynicism in nurses (Petitta, Jiang, & Härtel, 2017).
The article that Supports Nursing Intervention for Burn out
Syndrome, why?
Both Rola’s and Sabral study provides that intervention
programs are critical in burnout
reduction among workers. Rola stipulated that leaders and
empowering leadership play a critical
role in helping nurses cope with stress at work. Identifying and
devising preventive measures to
the causes of burnout is paramount in motivation at work,
productivity, and the probability of
increased chances for career progression. This is synonymous
with Sabral’s finding that removal
12. of various stressors by the management stand a big chance of
retaining of employees (Sobral, et.
al, 2018). Creating a favorable environment requires employees
to work for favorable shifts,
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getting support from management and collaboration form
colleagues to enable not only
experienced but also new employees from exhaustion and
burnout.
Conclusion
From the discussions above, Burnout remains a world concern
in the healthcare
profession. Many studies, both cross-sectional and case studies
implicate a reduction in
employee nurses as the main cause of burnout. However, many
types of research implicate
burnout in workplaces as a multifactorial condition developed
sequentially by many social and
health environment under which nurses work. hence, the
leadership of various institutions must
address the need as they vary from one institution to another in
order to achieve a highly
13. motivated workforce, with energy to deliver quality healthcare
and essentially reduce burnout
and the likelihood of experiencing the detrimental employee
turnout.
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Art History
Unit 4: The Ancient Roman World
2 / 20 Temple of Portunus. ca. 80–70 BCE
The Romans developed a new system of construction using
concrete. Concrete is faster,
cheaper, and requires less skilled workers than marble stone. It
allowed the Romans to
quickly establish a new Roman center in newly conquered
territories.
3 / 20 Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia. Late second century
15. BCE
Architectural style of the Roman Empire shows an influence
from the Ancient Greek civilization.
Although there is a visual, decorative impression of Greek
architecture, the purpose and structural design
of each Roman building was created to serve the purpose of the
government.
4 / 20 Arches
Instead of relying on the post and lintel contstruction of the
past, the Romans developed the arch system.
5 / 20 Sculptural relief from statue base, showing sea thiasos
and census.
Late second to early first century BCE
Greek sculpture focused on stories of the Gods, whereas
Romans created images relating to their government.
6 / 20 Veristic male portrait. Early first century BCE
Veristic is Roman for “true.” Romans created realistic portraits
of their leaders.
Rather than creating images of an idealized youth, portraits of
men accurately displayed their age.
For the Romans, age was a symbol of maturity and intellect.
16. 7 / 20
Augustus of Primaporta. Possibly Roman
copy of a statue of ca. 20 CE
• In contrast, the young Augustus Caesar chose to portray
himself as an
idealized youth.
• The draped cloth also resembles the Ancient Greek
sculptures, as does the
image of Eros and Cupid at his leg.
• The most notable Roman element is the warrior chest plate, a
symbol of a
military leader, with a military scene decorating the surface.
8 / 20 Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius. 161-180 CE.
A statue of gilded bronze, it is a symbol of military power.
9 / 20 Ara Pacis Augustae, Imperial Procession south frieze.
13–9 BCE
Since the Roman Empire was lead by an emperor, who was born
into his role, we see an increase of imagery devoted to
the family: women, young children, and the elderly are all
present in this frieze.
17. 10 / 20 Colosseum. 72–80 CE
11 / 20 Colosseum, interior view
12 / 20
Colosseum (continued)
• Colosseum was the largest structure ever built at the time of
its completion.
• To celebrate its opening, Rome enjoyed 100 days of
gladiatorial games.
• Local seamen would install large sailcloth awnings on hot
days.
• The wooden floor could be removed and the base flooded
with water, to re-
enact naval war scenes.
• The entire structure is made out of concrete. It originally had
a travertine
marble façade.
• The design allowed for the ease of citizens to move in and out
of the
building freely and without congestion.
18. • The sports arenas of today are still designed after the basic
floorplan of the
Colosseum.
• This was done to prevent raiders from stealing the artifacts
left in the tombs,
which happened in Giza by invading forces.
13 / 20
Pantheon. Completed ca. 125 CE
• Dedicated to “all the Gods”, the Pantheon is a perfectly
circular temple.
• Constructed out of concrete nearly 2000 years ago, to this day
it is still the largest unreinforced concrete dome to exist.
• The interior has a coffered ceiling, which originally had
bronze stars to represent the night sky.
• The interior design focuses on horizontal lines, which gives
the dome the feeling of floating above the walls.
• The Pantheon is the best preserved relic from the Roman
Empire, and has been a well used structure since its creation.
14 / 20 Pantheon. Interior
19. 15 / 20 Aqueduct. First or early second century CE
An aqueduct is a structure designated to moving water from
natural sources into Roman cities.
It was the first public water system in the world.
16 / 20
Portrait of a Woman, from Hawara in the
Fayum, Lower Egypt. ca. 110–130 CE
• In contrast, the young Augustus Caesar chose to portray
himself as an
idealized youth.
• They are created using encaustic, a method of painting with
hot melted
wax mixed with pigments.
• They represent how the Roman Empire influenced
civilizations within
their borders.
17 / 20 Wall painting, Ixion Room, House of the Vettii,
Pompeii. 63–79 CE
Decorative wall paintings discovered in the ruins of Pompeii is
the largest collection Roman paintings to exist.
20. 18 / 20
Portrait of Constantine the Great. Early fourth century CE
• Constantine was a powerful Roman Emperor who united a
divided Republic.
• He is known for establishing Christianity as the religion of the
Empire.
• At a meeting called The Council of Nicaea, Constantine and
church leaders established many Christian rules that still
exist today: the end of gladiatorial games, Sunday being a day
of rest, and how to decide the date of Easter each year.
• He moved the capital from Rome to Byzantium, which he
renamed Constantinople, present-day Istanbul, Turkey.
19 / 20 Arch of Constantine. 312–315 CE
A victory monument that re-used decorative elements from
other structures on a new concrete frame.
20 / 20 Basilica of Maxentius, renamed Basilica of Constantine.
Begun ca. 307 CE
Example of the basilica floor plan. Once used for political
structures, later adapted for Christian churches.
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Art History
Unit 3: The Ancient Greek World
2 / 21 Temple Plans: Reading Architectural Drawings
3 / 21 Ground plan of a typical Greek Temple (Parthenon
model)
4 / 21 Doric, Ionic and Corinthian styles in elevation
5 / 21 The Temple of Hera I (“Basilica”), ca. 550 BCE, and the
Temple of Hera II (“Temple of Poseidon”), ca. 500 BCE
Example of an Archaic Greek temple, created using the Doric
22. Architectural Order.
6 / 21
Kouros (Youth). ca. 600–590 BCE
• First free-standing human sculpture (no additional supports to
keep upright).
• Archaic style: frontal design, stylized hair, features, and
proportions (learned
from observing the Ancient Egyptians.
• The idealized youth is a Greek concept where the Gods were
personified in
beautiful human forms. In life, the pursuit of achieving a
perfected physique
was considered an act of Godliness.
• Male youths were often portrayed nude, as it was customary
for men to be
nude in society.
7 / 21
Kore, from Chios (?). ca. 520 BCE
• Kore: Greek for female youth.
• Archaic Age: stylized features and dress.
23. • Archaic sculptures are characterized by their Archaic smile.
• Women were always portrayed fully clothed, as was expected
of
them in society.
8 / 21
Battle of the Gods and Giants, from the north frieze of the
Treasury of the Siphnians, Delphi. ca. 530 BCE
• As the Greeks developed their own style of art, they learned
techniques for
creating space in their work, a three dimensional quality that
does not exist in
the art of the Egyptians, or any other civilization of this time.
• The figures are no longer portrayed side by side, but rather,
in layers. This
layering creates space.
• Figures in the foreground are carved with more dimension,
while figures in the
background are carved more shallow. This too creates space.
9 / 21 Dying Warrior, from the east pediment of the Temple of
Aphaia. ca. 480 BCE
24. This sculpture was meant to fit within the pediment, the
triangular space created
by the temple roof. As the Greeks were creating sculptures to
decorate specific
sections of the temples, they experimented with more life-like
body positions.
The Archaic smile is still evident, and dates this piece to the
Archaic Age.
10 / 21 Achilles and Ajax Playing Dice. Black-figured amphora
signed by Exekias as painter andpotter. ca. 540–530 BCE
The artistic development seen in sculpture is also reflected in
their pottery. Early
examples are created using the black figure technique, with
stylized features and
clothing. Then they would put all the pieces together, which
creates the iconic
Egyptian style.
11 / 21 Euthymides. Dancing Revelers. Red-figured amphora.
ca. 510–500 BCE
In contrast, the red figure technique shows a greater focus on
creating realistic human forms.
25. 12 / 21 The Classical Age: Kritios Boy. ca. 480 BCE
In the Classical Age, the pursuit of life like representations of
the kouros becomes more realized.
13 / 21 Iktinos and Kallikrates. The Parthenon (view from the
west), ca. 447–432 BCE
An iconic Greek temple created in the Classical Age, using the
traditional
Doric architectural order.
14 / 21 Three Goddesses, from the east pediment of the
Parthenon. ca. 438–432 BCE
A sculpture created for the Parthenon pediment. Drapery is
created in a highly realistic way, with the true forms of the
goddesses
revealed through the folds of fabric.
15 / 21 Frieze above the western entrance of the cella of the
Parthenon. ca. 440–432 BCE
Upon closer inspection, while the exterior architrave is Doric,
the interior is Ionic, as indicated by the continuous
frieze: a sculpted frieze of a continuous image, without any
spaces or breaks.
16 / 21 Theater at Epidauros. Early third to second centuries
26. BCE
The Ancient Greeks were the first to design a perfectly acoustic
theater, where all spectators had a clear view of the stage. It is a
design still used today.
17 / 21 Paionios of Ephesos and Daphnis of Miletos. Temple of
Apollo. Begun 313 BCE
Example of the style of theatricality, where traditional Greek
designs were altered to create an experience of drama.
18 / 21
Lysippos. Portrait of Alexander the Great,
the “Azara herm.”
Roman copy after an original of the late
fourth century BCE
• Alexander the Great, a military leader known for united a
divided Greek
republic, marks the Hellenistic Age and the quest for
theatricality.
• Stylistically, the Hellenistic Age further improved upon the
methods of
creating beautifully proportionate and life-like human figures,
with a flair for
the dramatic.
• Introduces the concept of portraiture, images representing
individuals
27. instead of an ideal man.
19 / 21 Epigonos of Pergamon (?). Dying Trumpeter.
Perhaps a Roman copy after a bronze original of ca. 230–220
BCE
20 / 21 The Great Altar of Zeus at Pergamon (restored) ca.180
BCE
Rather than use the Ionic tradition of a continuous frieze above
the columns, this victory monument has a larger
than life frieze along the bottom, allowing the viewer to
experience the story in a more realistic, dramatic way.
21 / 21 Athena and Alkyoneus, from the east side of the Great
Frieze of the Great Altar of Zeus at Pergamon. ca. 180 BCE
A close up of this frieze reveals figures wrought with action,
agony, and emotion.
Figures twist and turn in a theatrical rendition of a war story.
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Rubric for Unit 7 Written Assignment
The architecture of the Romanesque period had significant
influences from the Ancient Romans. Do these Romanesque
buildings remind you of anything from the Ancient Roman
Unit? Do you see similarities within these buildings that are
alike you’re your architectural search of your community in
Unit 3? Choose one Romanesque feature of architecture, be it
an entire structure or a specific detail, and compare / contrast it
with one from the Ancient World. Interpret how the
Romanesque period used the influence from the Ancients to
create a new system for Christianity.
CRITERIA
Deficient
(0-5points)
Proficient to Development Needed
(6-8 points)
Exemplary to Proficient (9-10 points)
Points Earned
(100 points)
Overview of the topic.
25 points
Does not provide an adequate overview or is missing
Overview is presented, though may not be clear or complete
Overview is clearly presented including all criteria outlined
29. above
Interpretation
25 points
Missing major content areas, unable to compare content from
Units 4 and 7
Recognizes basic content from Units 4 and 7
Critiques content from Units 4 and 7
Evaluation
25 points
Fails to draw conclusions between content from Units 4 and 7
Identifies some conclusions between content from Units 4 and 7
Examines conclusions between content from Units 4 and 7
Presentation
10 points
Misrepresents issues or draws faulty conclusions
Identifies or generalizes issues
Discusses issues thoroughly and shows intellectual honesty
Evidence of learning outcomes
15 points
Unclear or contradictory evidence of learning the styles of
Roman and Romanesque Art
Some evidence of learning the styles of Roman and Romanesque
Art
Complete evidence of learning all about Roman and
Romanesque Art
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30. Art History
Unit 7: Europe in the Romanesque Period
2 / 19 Nave and choir, Sant Vincenç. ca. 1029–1040
Cathedrals built in the Romanesque period were made of stone,
and relied on the Ancient Roman
system of arches and barrel vaults. Interiors appear heavy and
dense with thick walls and small windows.
3 / 19 Lintel of west portal, Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines, France.
1020–1021
Stone relief sculptures are decorative, inspired by illuminated
manuscripts.
4 / 19
Nave, Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela,
Spain. ca. 1075–1120
• Christians considered pilgrimage to be a key factor to their
religion.
• Most traveled to notable cathedrals that housed holy relics,
remains of
saints. These relics were believed to have healing powers.
• This cathedral was the final stop along the
European pilgrimage route, and
31. was the grandest of them all.
• Traditionally, pilgrimages to Jerusalem was important to
Christians, but
that path was too dangerous due to the Crusades, wars in the
Middle East
between Europeans and Muslims, who occupied the area.
5 / 19 Plan of Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Spain (after
Dehio)
The pilgrimage floor plan is shaped like a cross,
and allows traffic to flow around the
Cathedrals to view the relics without
interfering with rituals.
6 / 19 The Chasse of Champagnat. Reliquary casket with
symbols of the four Evangelists. ca. 1150
Holy relics were kept in small caskets called reliquaries. These
were displayed in the apsidioles of the Cathedrals.
7 / 19 Christ in Majesty (Maiestas Domini). ca. 1096
Common depiction of Christ is Christ in Majesty: Christ as a
royal leader.
8 / 19 Gunzo and others. Plan of Monastery of Cluny (Cluny
32. III), France (after Conant). ca. 1088–1130
9 / 19
Reconstruction of Abbey Church, Cluny
• The Benedictine Monastic Order built their original
monastery with
Cathedral in the Romanesque style.
• The original cathedral was rebuilt three times after the
Romanesque period.
• Monasteries were exclusively used for the monks. The
Cathedrals were the
only portion of the monastery that had public access.
• The commoners entered the Cathedral from the front entrance.
The monks
used their own entrance on the side.
• Monks performedrituals in the Cathedral
five times a day.
10 / 19 Cloister, Priory of Saint-Pierre. ca. 1100
A cloister is an open pavilion used exclusively by the monks.
They are traditionally placed
outside the monks entrance to the Cathedral, and it is where
33. they begin their processional rituals.
11 / 19
Trumeau and jambs, south portal, Church of
Saint-Pierre, Moissac, France.
• Sculptural elements that were popularized in the Romanesque
period can
be described as linear, decorative, and stylized.
• Human forms were not created in a representational, three
dimensional
style. Instead, they were molded to the surface, using unnatural
proportions.
• Design elements were created using patterns and lines, with
no regard to
the spatial qualities of the Ancient Roman sculptures.
12 / 19
South Portal with Second Coming of Christ
on tympanum, Church of Saint-Pierre,
Moissac, France. ca. 1115–1130
• Entrances to Romanesque Cathedrals were traditionally
decorated with
34. scenes of the Second Coming of Christ or Judgment Day.
• This is a biblical reference to the prophecy of Christ returning
to Earth,
condemning the evil to hell, and rewarding the good with
heaven.
• These scenes centered on Christ in Majesty, surrounded by
demonic
monsters and tortured human forms.
13 / 19 West portal, with Last Judgment by Gislebertus on
tympanum, Cathedral of Saint-Lazare. ca. 1120–1135
14 / 19 The Building of the Tower of Babel. Early twelfth
century. Detail of painting on the nave vault, Saint-Savin-sur-
Gartempe, France
A rare example of Romanesque painting. Stylistically, it is very
similar to the preferred
method of decoration: relief sculpture.
15 / 19 St. Matthew, from the Codex Colbertinus. ca. 1100
The most common form of Romanesque painting can be found
in illuminated manuscripts.
35. 16 / 19 St. Mark, from a gospel book produced at the Abbey at
Corbie. Early twelfth century
17 / 19 West façade, Notre-Dame-la-Grande. Early twelfth
century.
18 / 19 Crowds Gaze in Awe at a Comet as Harold Is Told of an
Omen. Detail of the Bayeux Tapestry. ca. 1066–1083a
19 / 19 West façade, Saint-Étienne. Begun 1068
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