AR.

JOAN VEÑEGAS-GALLANO
INSTRUCTOR
 Romanesque- (800-1180)
means “Roman-like-Art”
 PILGRIMAGE
 People believed that the world was ending in year 1000
 Main objective: Salvation of their souls

 RELIGION
• Rise of the religious orders
• Science, letters, art and culture were the monopoly of orders

 ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER

 Sober and Dignified

• Religious fervor expressed in: Art, cathedrals and monastic  Roof; Rib and Panel vaulting system - framework of ribs
buildings support thin stone panels
• “Roman-like”; based on Roman art and Architecture
1. Quadripartite
(round arch/ arcuated) 2. Sexpartite
• Architecture spread throughout Europe but governed by
classical traditions – Romanesque  Column; Mouldings- are usually in horizontal courses,
deviated from Roman
• used ruins of old Roman buildings Ornamets- fresco paintings- principal
 - vegetable & animals forms
• Heavy articulated masonry- vaulted masonry ceiling; thick
load-bearing walls (resulting to very few and narrow  EXAMPLES
windows, hence, little light)
 CATHEDRALS
 Latin cross plan, bema evolved into transepts • Mostly Basilican in plan
 Towers, at the east or west ends, or at the crossing of the
transept and nave  BAPTISTERIES
• Large, separate buildings usually octagonal in plan and
 Sparse ornamentation connected to the cathedral by the atrium
 Façade faced west (altar was oriented towards east) • Used 3 times a year: Easter, Pentecost, Epiphany

 Material: Stone and Brick for Germany  CAMPANILES

• Straight towers shafts, generally standing alone
• Served as civic monuments, symbols of power, watch towers
S. Ambrogio, Milan- Exterior

S. Ambrogio, Milan- Interior

Cefalu Cathedral, Sicily (above), Monreale Cathedral (below)
S. Madeleine, Vezelay (above); Abbey of St. Denis (below)
Peterborough Cathedral (above); Durham Cathedral (below)