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Romanesque art. The painted crypt of San Isidoro at León, Spain. The "Morgan Leaf", detached from the Winchester Bible of 1160–75. Scenes from the life of David. Romanesque art is the art of Europe from approximately 1000 AD to the rise of the Gothic style in the 12th century, or later depending on region.
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe that was predominant in the 11th and 12th centuries. [ 1] The style eventually developed into the Gothic style with the shape of the arches providing a simple distinction: the Romanesque is characterized by semicircular arches, while the Gothic is marked by the pointed arches.
The Apse of Sant Climent de Taüll ( Catalan: Absis de Sant Climent de Taüll) is a Romanesque fresco in the National Art Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona. The fresco is one of the masterpieces of the European Romanesque, [1] from which the unknown Master of Taüll takes his name. It was painted in the early 12th century in the church of Sant ...
This is a list of artists active within the Romanesque period of Western Art. As biographical information often is scarce about artists from this age, many are anonymous or known only by later notnames .
Romanesque architecture in Spain is the architectural style reflective of Romanesque architecture, with peculiar influences both from architectural styles outside the Iberian peninsula via Italy and France as well as traditional architectural patterns from within the peninsula. Romanesque architecture was developed in and propagated throughout ...
St. Longin's Rotunda in Prague. Rotunda of the Finding of the Holy Cross in Prague. St. George's Basilica, Prague (Bazilika svatého Jiří, Praha) St. Bartholomew's Church in Prague-Kyje. St. George's Rotunda on Říp. Castle and rotunda in Týnec nad Sázavou. St. Peter and Paul (Petr a Pavel) Church in Poříčí nad Sázavou.
List of regional characteristics of Romanesque churches. France, Saint-Front, Périgueux. Romanesque is the architecture of Europe which emerged in the late 10th century and evolved into Gothic architecture during the 12th century. The Romanesque style in England is more traditionally referred to as Norman architecture .
Romanesque art refers to the period from about 1000 to the rise of Gothic art in the 12th century. This was a period of increasing prosperity, and the first to see a coherent style used across Europe, from Scandinavia to Sicily. Romanesque art is vigorous and direct, was originally brightly coloured, and is often very sophisticated.