Romanesque 1

Basilica of Saint Madeleine, Vézelay, France, begun A.D. 1150

Plan of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Reliquary Statue of Saint Foy(Saint Faith), made in Auvergne region, France, for Abbey Church of Conques (right), Mid-Pyrénées. Lates 9th c. with later additions.Silver gilt with wood care, with added gems. Height: 33 “. Church Treasury, Conques. 

Interior of Saint Philibert, Tournus, France, nave vaults, ca. 1060.

Aerial view (from the southeast) of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, France, ca. 1070–1120.

Interior of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, France, ca. 1070–1120. Interior: general view of the nave, from W

Model of the third abbey church (“Cluny III”), Cluny, France, 1088–1130. Musée du Farinier, Cluny, France.

Interior of abbey church of Notre-Dame, Fontenay, France, 1139–1147.

Plan and aerial view of Abbey of Notre-DameFontenay, Burgundy, France 1139-47.

Interior of Speyer Cathedral, Speyer, Germany, begun 1030; nave vaults, ca. 1082–1106.

Romanesque 11

Aerial view of Sant’Ambrogio, Milan, Italy, late eleventh to early twelfth century.

Interior of Sant’Ambrogio, Milan, Italy, late eleventh to early twelfth century.

West facade of Saint-Étienne, Caen, France, begun 1067. Total view of W façade

Interior of Saint-Étienne, Caen, France, vaulted ca. 1115–1120.

Plan of Saint-Étienne, Caen, France.

Composite diagram of Church ofSaint-Etienne, Caen, showing original11th c. timber roof and later 12th csix-part vault inserted under roof.

Battle of Hastings, detail of the Bayeux Tapestry, from Bayeux Cathedral, Bayeux, France, ca. 1070–1080. Embroidered wool on linen, 1’ 8” high (entire length of fabric 229’ 8”). Centre Guillaume le Conquérant, Bayeux.

Interior of Durham Cathedral, England, begun ca. 1093.

Plan of Durham Castle complex.

Plan of Durham Cathedral.

Lateral section of Durham Cathedral, showing quadrant arches.

Cathedral complex, Pisa, Italy; cathedral begun 1063; baptistery begun 1153; campanile begun 1174.

Interior Cathedral at Pisa, Italy.

Baptistery of San Giovanni, Florence, Italy, dedicated 1059.

Bernardus Gelduinus, Christ in Majesty, relief in the ambulatory of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, France, ca. 1096. Marble, 4’ 2” high.

Cloister of Saint-Pierre, Moissac, France, ca. 1100–1115. Limestone with marble relief panels, piers approx. 6’ high. Cloister of Saint-Pierre, Moissac, France, ca. 1100–1115. Limestone with marble relief panels, piers approx. 6’ high.

South portal of Saint-Pierre, Moissac, France, ca. 1115–1135. Marble, approx. 16’ 6” wide at base.

Lions and Old Testament prophet (Jeremiah or Isaiah?), from the trumeau of the south portal of Saint-Pierre, Moissac, France, ca. 1115–1130. Marble, approx. life-size.

GISLEBERTUS, Last Judgment, west tympanum of Saint-Lazare, Autun, France, ca. 1120–1135. Marble, approx. 21’ wide at base.

Portal on the west facade of Saint-Trophîme, Arles, France, mid twelfth century.

Virgin and Child (Morgan Madonna), from the Auvergne, France, second half of twelfth century. Painted wood, 2’ 7” high. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1916). 

Above right: Christ in Majesty, detail of apse from Church of San Clemente, Tahull, Catalonia, Spain. C. 1123. Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, Barcelona.

RAINER OF HUY, Baptism of Christ, baptismal font from Notre-Dame-des-Fonts, Liège, Belgium, 1107–1118. Bronze, 2’ 1” high. Saint-Barthélémy, Liège.