Romanesque Flashcards
Romanesque is a
visual style and related subdivision of the late Medieval period
Romanesque
1000 to 1150
Art historians often use the romanesque as a term for
the entire period
what happened around 1000
regions of Europe often consolidated into larger rule
what were kings often liked with
church to consolidate
what happened in 1054
Byzantine or Eastern orthodox church officially separates from Roman church
This is a period when the European Christians were trying to
gain territory from Muslim rule in Jerusalem
what was encouraged of believers
to make pilrimages
where were churches often found
in remote areas that were easily defendable
when do we see more large-scale buildings again
when the major states become more stable
what are common characteristics of Romanesque churches
- plain brickwork
- relatively dark
- small windows
- lots of walls
- thick buttresses
- barrel-vaulted ceiling
nave
large central asile
nave has a _____ roof compared to the side asiles
higher
clerestory windows
a row of windows well above eye leve
what separates the nave from the side aisles
columns
where is the alter located
at the apse end
entrance is often called the
westwork or the narthex
what was the simple apse replaced during the medieval period
larger rectangular unit
transept
the large rectangular unit that runs perpendicular to the nave
what grew larger as more visitors came to the towns
the apse
ambulatory
describes the side aisles extended up and around an extended apse
apsidal chapels
multiple smaller apses off the ambulatory
crossing
the transept meets the nave with large domes being built
Romanesque used ______ like in Ancient Rome
round arches
