21. Transfiguration of Jesus
apse mosaic, Church of the Virgin
Monastery of Saint Catherine
Mount Sinai, Egypt
ca. 565 mandorla
mosaic
22. Virgin (Theotokos) and Child
between Saints Theodore and George, icon
From Monastery of Saint Catherine
Mount Sinai, Egypt
6th or early 7th century
encaustic on wood
2 ft. 3 in. x 1 ft. 7 3/8 in.
23. Justinian as world conqueror
(Barberini Ivory)
mid-6th century
ivory
1 ft. 1 1/2 in. x 10 1/2 in.
-narrative
-classical influence
24. Saint Michael the Archangel
early-6th century
ivory
1 ft. 5 in. x 5 1/2 in.
-space
-classical influence
-patron saint of Hagia Sophia
32. Purse cover
from the Sutton Hoo ship burial
Suffolk, England
ca. 625
gold, glass and enamel cloisonné with garnets and emeralds
7 1/2 in. long
Compare to Islamic interlace patterns
34. Hiberno-Saxon (Celtic)
Cross and Carpet page
Lindisfarne Gospels
Northumbria, England
ca. 698 - 721
tempera on vellum
13 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.
35. *Horror Vacui – latin for
“fear of empty spaces”
Chi-rho-iota page
Book of Kells
from Iona, Scotland
8th - 9th centuries
tempera on vellum
13 x 9 1/2 in.
49. Christ in Majesty
with angels and the Twenty-Four
Elders
Tympanum of the south portal of
Saint-Pierre
Moissac, France
marble
ca. 1115-1135
approximately 16 ft. 6 in. wide at base
50. Gislebertus
Last Judgment (plaster cast)
West tympanum of Saint-Lazare
Autun, France
ca. 1120-1135
marble
approximately 21’ wide at base
51. Initial R with knight fighting dragon
from the Moralia in Job
from Cîteaux, France
ca. 1115-1125
ink and tempera on vellum
13 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.
52. Virgin and Child ( Morgan Madonna)
from Auvergne, France
second half of twelfth century
painted wood
2 ft. 7 in. high
53. 1st Romanesque church in Germany
• Stone roof
• Typical arches and bays
• 1st building constructed entirely of stone
in Europe
Groin vaults
Interior of Speyer Cathedral
Speyer,Germany
begun 1030
nave vaults ca.1082-1106
54. *Role of women in
Romanesque Europe
The Vision of Hildegard of Bingen
Detail of facsimile of a lost folio
in the Scivias by Hildegard of Bingen
from Trier or Bingen, Germany
ca. 1050-1079
57. Wiligelmo
Creation of Adam and Eve, frieze on the west façade, Modena Cathedral
Modena, Italy
ca. 1110
marble
approximately 3 ft. high
58. * William the Conqueror buried here in 1087
West façade of Saint-Etienne
Caen, France
begun 1067, ca. 1115-1120
59. The THREE TIERS OF
CHURCH BAYS
Clerestory
Gallery
Nave/Arcade
Interior of Saint-Etienne (elevation)
Caen, France
ca. 1115-1120
60. Legacy of William the
Conqueror (Norman
Conquest of England in
1066)
Exterior of Durham Cathedral
Durham, England
begun ca. 1093
61. ENGLISH INNOVATION: Rib vaults
• Long narrow nave
• Huge composite piers alternate with carved
columns
• Stone ribs strengthened groin vaults carry
more weight
• Strong VERTICAL emphasis Gothic
predecessor
Interior of Durham Cathedral
Durham, England
begun ca. 1093
62. Funeral of Edward the Confessor Misnomer – actually an embroidery
procession to Westminster Abbey
detail of the Bayeux Tapestry
From Bayeux Cathedral, Bayeux, France
ca. 1070-1080
embroidered wool on linen
229 ft. 8 in. overall
63. Signing work vs. anonymity: The role
of the individual artist
Eadwine the Scribe(?)
Eadwine the Scribe at work
folio 283 verso of the Eadwine Psalter
ca. 1160-1170
ink and tempera on vellum