Romanesque Art & Architecture


Abbey Church of St. Michael, Hildesheim/ St. Philibert, Tournus/ St-Sernin, Toulouse/ St-Sernin: Ambulatory Sculpture/ Abbey Church, Cluny/ Abbey Church St. Pierre, Moissac/ Trumeau from St. Pierre, Moissac/ St. Peter from St. Pierre, Moissac/ Incarnation panel from St. Pierre, Moissac/ Abbey Church of Ste.Foy, Conques/ St. Lazare, Autun/ La Madeleine, Vezelay/ La Madeleine, Vezelay: Narthex Portals/ La Madeleine, Vezelay: Capitals/ St. Gilles-du-Gard/ St.-Trophime, Arles/ Sal Minato al Monte/ Pisa Cathedral (Duomo)/ "Leaning Tower" of Pisa/


Abbey Church of St. Michael, Hildesheim

Overall view from S/ Detail of W end from S/ General view from SE/ Detail of E end from S
1006-1033, Abbey Church of St. Michael, Hildesheim, Germany




St. Philibert, Tournus

N. Aisle, groin vaulting./ Nave arcade and piers
11-12th C, St. Philibert, interior. Tournus, France




St.-Sernin, Toulouse

Octogonal Crossing Tower from SE/ West Facade/ View from SW/ View from NW/ South Flank/ East End/ Barrel vault of nave/ Interior/ Nave Arcade/ Elevation E End/ Elevation Nave Arcade/ Cross section
1080-1120, St.-Sernin, tower added ca. 1250; spire added 1478 , Toulouse, France




Ambulatory Sculpture, St Sernin

Christ in Majesty/ Angel/ Angel/ Apostle/ Apostle
1095-1100, St.-Sernin, Ambulatory Relief Sculpture, Toulouse, France




Abbey Church, Cluny

S. transept
1088-1118, Abbey Church, S. transept ("Tower of the Blessed Water"), view from NW.. Cluny, France




Abbey Church of St. Pierre, Moissac, France

S. portal (orig. W. portal)/ S. Portal from SW/ the Apocalyse, tympanum/ Christ in Majesty/ Elders of the Apocalypse (detail)
1115-1135, Abbey Church of St. Pierre, Moissac, France




Abbey Church of St. Pierre, Moissac, France: Trumeau

Trumeau (Prophet Jeremiah (Or Isaiah?)/ Detail/
1115-1135, Abbey Church of St. Pierre, Moissac, France




Abbey Church of St. Pierre, Moissac, France: St. Peter

Saint Peter, figure from L. jamb
1115-1135, Abbey Church of St. Pierre, Moissac, France




Abbey Church of St. Pierre, Moissac, France: Relief Panel

Incarnation cycle
1115-1135, Abbey Church of St. Pierre, [L.] Flight in to Egypt; [C.] Angel's warning to Joseph; [R.] Circumcision; relief panel from the Incarnation cycle, upper R. side of S. portal. Moissac, France




Abbey Church of Ste.-Foy

View from NE
begun ca. 1100, Abbey Church of Ste.-Foy. Conques, France




Abbey Church of Ste.-Foy: Last Judgement

Tympanum detail/ Christ in Majesty/ Virgin & Saints/ Resurrection of the Dead/ The Elect and the Damned/ Damned in Hell/ Trumpet of the Apocalypse/ Angel with scroll/
1124-35, Abbey Church of Ste.-Foy. Conques, France




St. Lazare, Autun

Last Judgement/ Detail/ Detail/ Christ in Majesty/ sculptor's inscription "Gislebertus hoc fecit/ "Weighing of Souls"
1130-1140, St. Lazare, W. portal with tympanum of the Last Judgment sculpted by Gislebertus. Autun, France




La Madeleine, Vezelay

West Facade/ South Flank/ Interior of nave/ Vaulting
1120-1132, La Madeleine, interior, nave, view towards E. Vezelay, France




La Madeleine, Vezelay: Narthex Portals

Central: Ascension of Christ and Commissioning of the Apostles/ Detail: Ascension of Christ / North: Apparitions of Christ/ North: Ascension of Christ/ North: Road to Emmaus/ South: Infancy of Christ/ South: Adoration of Magi/ South: Annunciation & Visitation
1120-1132, La Madeleine, Portals of the narthex. Vezelay, France




La Madeleine, Vezeley: Capitals

"The Mystic Mill/ Detail/ Narthex: Serpent Bird/ Narthex: Angel & Demon/ Nave: The Basilisk/ Nave: Education of Achilles/ Nave: Abduction of Ganymede/ Narthex: Ulysses and the Siren/ Narthex: Faun and Demon / Nave: Rivers of Paradise/ Side Aisle: Profane Music and the Demon of Impurity/ Nave: Fantastic Combat / Side Aisle: Lust and Despair/ Nave: Wisdom and Folly/ Nave: Punishment of Greed and Scandalmongering
1125-1150, La Madeleine: Capitals from the Narthex, Nave, and Side Aisles, Vezelay, France




St. Gilles-du-Gard: C. portal of W. front.

West Facade/ Sacrifices of Cain and Abel/ David Slaying Goliath
1150-1180, St. Gilles-du-Gard: Sacrifices of Cain and Abel, detail, socle group from L. side of C. portal of W. front. France




Church of : Cloister.

detail of NW. corner
12-14th C, Church of St.-Trophime: Cloister. Arles, France




Sal Minato al Monte, Florence: W. facade

W. facade/ Detail
completed ca. 1062 A.D., Sal Minato al Monte: W. facade. Florence, Italy




Pisa Baptistery

Baptistry
1063-1272., Baptistry, exterior, view from NW. Pisa, Italy




Pisa Cathedral (Duomo)

W. facade/ Detail/ Interior
1063-1272, Pisa Cathedral (Duomo). Pisa, Italy




Campanile ("Leaning Tower") of Pisa

"Leaning Tower")
1174-1271, Campanile ("Leaning Tower"): view from E. Pisa, Italy





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