Romanesque art
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Romanesque art is a medieval European artistic style characterized by solid, heavy forms, rounded arches, and religious themes, which laid the groundwork for the later development of Gothic art.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Early Romanesque | 1 |
| Romanesque art of Burgundy | 1 |
| Romanesque period | 1 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European art movement
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art style ⓘ medieval art ⓘ |
| follows | Pre-Romanesque art ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalElement |
apse
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arcades ⓘ massive piers ⓘ radiating chapels ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
barrel vaults
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didactic imagery ⓘ emphasis on horizontality ⓘ groin vaults ⓘ heavy massing ⓘ hieratic scale in figures ⓘ limited modeling of volume in figures ⓘ rounded arches ⓘ schematic figures in painting ⓘ small windows ⓘ solid forms ⓘ strong outlines in painting ⓘ stylized drapery ⓘ symbolic rather than naturalistic representation ⓘ thick walls in architecture ⓘ |
| hasGeographicRegion |
Central Europe
NERFINISHED
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Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Southern Europe ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
architecture
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illuminated manuscripts ⓘ ivory carving ⓘ metalwork ⓘ sculpture ⓘ tapestry ⓘ wall painting ⓘ |
| hasNotableExample |
Autun Cathedral sculpture
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Bayeux Tapestry NERFINISHED ⓘ Durham Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint-Sernin in Toulouse NERFINISHED ⓘ Sainte-Foy at Conques NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRegionalVariant |
French Romanesque
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German Romanesque NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Romanesque ⓘ Norman Romanesque NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Romanesque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSculpturalFeature |
capital carvings
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portal sculpture ⓘ tympanum reliefs ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Christ in Majesty
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Christian religious subjects ⓘ Last Judgment NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Testament narratives ⓘ pilgrimage and relics ⓘ saints and apostles ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | approximately 1000 to 1200 CE ⓘ |
| influenced | Gothic art ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
Cistercian order
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Cluniac order NERFINISHED ⓘ Romanesque architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ monasticism ⓘ pilgrimage routes ⓘ |
| precedes | Gothic art ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Romanesque art of Burgundy
this entity surface form:
Romanesque period
this entity surface form:
Early Romanesque