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Romanesque Art. Romanesque. 1050-1200 solid masonry walls rounded arches masonry vaults. Politics & Society. Agricultural Society. Land Feudal System Manor Heredity. Crusades. Christian world becomes the aggressor 1 st Crusade – 1095 4 th Crusade (1202-04)
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Romanesque • 1050-1200 • solid masonry walls • rounded arches • masonry vaults
Agricultural Society • Land • Feudal System • Manor • Heredity
Crusades • Christian world becomes the aggressor • 1st Crusade – 1095 • 4th Crusade (1202-04) • Cultural and Economic Consequences
Pilgrimages • Dangerous • Rewards • Shrines • Economic & social changes
Monastic Communities • Major Landholders • Aristocracy • Education & Religious Devotion • Valuable Services
Images • Christ Enthroned • Stories of Jesus • Virgin Mary • Old Testament scenes • Contemporaries • Monsters • Plants • Animal Life • Allegories
Gislebertus, Last Judgement Tympanum Autun, 1120-35Romanesque
Durham Cathedral, c.1075-1100s, Romanesque Live picture
Politics • Salian dynasty • Investiture Controversy • Religious & Political problems
Metalwork • 3 centers • German Saxony • Meuse River valley • Lower Rhine River valley • Variety of influences