Art History Before 1450, VAFA191
Instructor: Roberta A. Mayer, Ph.D.

ROMANESQUE (1050-1200)
Study Guide 15

Architecture

Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, France

Durham Cathedral, England

Reliquary

Head reliquary of St. Alexander

Architectural Sculpture

St. Pierre, Moissac, France -- Tympanum, Christ in Majesty

St. Pierre, Moissac, France -- Trumeau, Lions and Old Testament Prophet

Giselbertus, Last Judgement, Saint-Lazare, Autun, France

Needlework

Bayeux Tapestry

Manuscripts

Moralia in Job, Initial R with “Knight Fighting a Dragon”

Vocabulary

groin vault
radiating chapel
rib vault
portal
tympanum
trumeau
lintel
mandorla
voussoir
jamb
archivolt

Practice Essay Questions

What are the distinguishing features of the Romanesque style seen in the church of St. Sernin at Toulouse compared with the features of Old St. Peter's in Rome?

What common experience made the use of stone vaults so important to Romanesque builders?

Why were so many Romanesque pilgrimage churches of such great size, even though they were frequently located in isolated places?

What are the typical stylistic characteristics of Romanesque sculpture?

What are the typical stylistic characteristics of Romanesque manuscript illumination?