Romanesque11th and 12th Century

AP Art HistoryErica Ness

Important Dates

• Normans Invade England - 1066 C.E.• Pilgrimage Roads and Crusades - 1095-

1204 C.E.• Saint Francis founds Franciscan Order -

1209 C.E.• Dominican Order Founded - 1216 C.E.

Similar Features of the Period• Round arches• Stone Vaults• Thick Walls• Exterior Relief Sculptures• A Taste for Linear Patterns of Hiberno-

Saxon Art.• Influences from Byzantine and Islamic Art.

Pilgrimages• Relic: a personal

memorial of a holy person.

• These could be parts of a person or objects associated to one.

• Relics with Healing Powers.

• Pilgrims travel to see these items.

Romanesque Paintings and Tapestries

Initial L and Saint MatthewDate: 1100Medium: Illuminated Manuscript, Parchment and Tempera

Christ in Majesty, from Stavelot BibleDate: 1093-1097 Medium: Illuminated Manuscript, Parchment with tempera

Initial T, from the Sacramentary of Saint-Saveur de FigeacDate: 11th CenturyMedium: Illuminated Manuscripts, Parchment with Tempera

Mary and Christ with Two AngelsDate: c. 1200Location: Appaiano, ItalyMedium: Fresco

The Bayeux “Tapestry”Date: 1070-1080Location: Bayeux, FranceMedium: Wool embroidery on Linen

The Bayeux “Tapestry”Date: 1070-1080 Location: Bayeux, FranceMedium: Wool embroidery on Linen

Relequaries

The Stavelot TriptychDate: 1156-1158 Location: Mosan, BelgiumMedium: Cloisonne Enamel

Reliquary Statue of Sainte-Foy, ConquesDate: Late 10th-11th CenturyLocation: Auvergne, FranceMedium: Gold and Gemstones over a Wooden Core