romanesque sculpture
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Romanesque Sculpture. Pre-Romanesque Sculpture. Bishop Bernward ’ s Doors , St. Michael ’ s, Hildesheim, Germany, 1015. Magdeburg Antependium, c. 1000. Revival of Stone Carving in 12th Century: beautify house of God - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Romanesque Sculpture
Bishop Bernward’s Doors, St. Michael’s, Hildesheim, Germany, 1015
Magdeburg Antependium,
c. 1000
Pre-Romanesque Sculpture
Revival of Stone Carving in 12th Century:• beautify house of God• new function of church - not just for clergy but for laity (instruct illiterates)
St. Pierre, Moissac, France, c. 1115-1135
tympanum
trumeau
jamb
archivolt; voussoir
St. Pierre, Moissac, Jeremiah or Isaiah
St. Lazare, Autun, France, c. 1130Gislebertus, Last Judgment, west tympanum of Saint-Lazare, Autun, France, ca. 1120-1135, Marble, 21’ wide at base
Figures beg an angel to intercede on their behalf
Symbols of pilgrims to Jerusalem and
Santiago de Compostela:
Cross
Shell