Final Review: Romanesque Art

Question 1

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Answer 1

• In which ways is the Romanesque fittingly named? In which ways is it a misnomer?
• How does the pilgrimage change the Christian church? In which ways does it change the Christian Mentality?
• Know the importance of the RELIC in Romanesque art and architecture - Be able to indentify the Romanesque Cathedral and its elements.
• In which ways is Romanesque Sculpture tied to the Classical past and in which ways is it radically different?
• How does the Romanesque church change the purpose of figural sculpture (think Portal sculpture)?
• Greater Individualism? Why do the names of more artists appear on the sculpture of this period?
• What is the motivation behind Illuminated manuscript painting of the Romanesque Period (both stylistically and by subject matter)?
• How is the Bayeux tapestry an excellent example of “Roman”esque art? What is its importance?

Terms to Know:
Jerusalem, Rome, Santiago de Compostela, the relic and reliquaries, tribunes, ambulatory, choir, radiating chapels, galleries, tympanum, trumeau, jamb figures, archivolts, The Crusades, Normandy, Bishop Odo, William the Conqueror, Battle of Hastings.

Question 2

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Answer 2

Reliquary of St. Foy
St. Sernin Basilica (Toulouse)
Cathedral Complex of Pisa
Wiligelmo, Creation and Temptation of Adam and Eve
Gisliebertus, Last Judgment 
Virgin and Child (in Majesty)
Eadwine, The Scribe Eadwine (author page)
Bayeux Tapestry