Transcript Age of Romanesque - Western Hills Choir

Age of
Romanesque
Architecture,
Sculpture, &
Other Visual Art
Romanesque
 Early Middle Ages
 Romanesque: Roman-like,
blocky, geometric forms,
arches
 Cathedral in shape of a
cross
Parts of a Cathedral
 Apse: top curved end
 Transept: arms of the cross
 Nave: middle section (navel) where the congregation sits
Apse
Transept
Nave
 Portal: round arched doorway
 Jambs: columns on sides of
portal
 Tympanum: half circle at top of
portal
Atelier
 Atelier: artist’s workshop
 Monks, friars, etc would use
 Found at monasteries
Giselburtus
Famous sculpture
Giselburtus hoc fecit =
“Giselburtus made this”
Medieval Sculpture
 Art has less realism
(regressed)
 Moved away from logic of
Greece
 Sculptures of Christ
 Characteristic in the Middle
Ages
 Mandorla: “almond” full body
halo
 Nimbus: head halo
Mandorla
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Nimbus
Medieval Visual Art
The Bayeux Tapestry
 Famous examples of early
Medieval art
 Size: 20 in. wide X 231 ft. long
 Embroidered frieze
 Illustrates William the
Conqueror’s invasion of
England
The Bayeux Tapestry