1. ART AND CULTURE
OF THE CHRISTIAN KINGDOMS
DURING THE MIDDLE AGES

2. ASTURIAN ART
•It developed between the
8th
and 10th
centuries.
•It was very similar to
Visigothic art.
•The main works of art were
small churches and
precious metal works.

3. SAN JULIÁN DE LOS PRADOS,
SANTULLANO, ASTURIAS

4. SANTA MARÍA DEL NARANCO,
NEAR OVIEDO
It was originally built as a palace,
but later it was used as a church

5. CROSS OF THE ANGELS, OVIEDO CATHEDRAL

6. MOZARABIC ART
•This style developed in the Christian kingdoms in the 10th
century.
•It was developed by the Mozarabs who had escaped from Al-
Andalus to the North.
•It was influenced by Islamic art: they used the horseshoe arch
and similar capitals as the ones used in Al- Andalus.
•The Mozarabs also made miniatures called beatus: beautifully
illustrated books with stories of the Gospel.

7. SAN BAUDELIO DE BERLANGA, SORIA

8. BEATUS OF LIÉBANA

9. SAN MIGUEL DE ESCALADA, LEÓN

10. MUDÉJAR ART
•This style developed in the
Christian kingdoms from the
12th
century.
•It was developed by the
Muslims who remained in the
Christian kingdoms.
•They used Islamic decorative
elements, bricks and ceramic
tiles.
MUDÉJAR ARCHITECTURE IN THE IBERIAN PENINSULA

11. CIMBORRIO OF THE TERUEL CATHEDRAL

12. TOWER OF THE
CHURCH OF UTEBO,
ZARAGOZA
TOWER OF SAN MARTÍN,
TERUEL

13. SYNAGOGUE OF EL TRÁNSITO, TOLEDO

14. REALES ALCÁZARES, SEVILLE

15. SAINT JAMES WAY

16. When Hispania belonged to the
Roman Empire, the route to
Santiago was a trade route called
The Milky Way, because it
followed the Milky Way to the
Atlantic Ocean.
Some legends say that this route
was related to fertility rites.
Some others explain that the route
was related to a death journey
towards the place where the sun
sets, to Finis Terrae (the end of
the world). SCALLOP SHELL,
(related to fertility rites)

17. The Christian legend says that James, one
of the apostles, travelled to Hispania and
his body was buried in an unknown place in
Galicia.
In the 9th
century a hermit saw a bright light
at night and the tomb of the apostle was
discovered. This place was called
Campus Stellea (stars´ land) and a shrine
was built there.
Historians assure that James was never
in Hispania.
The remains found in Compostela may
belong to Priscillian, a bishop , leader of a
Christian sect of the 4th
century who was
executed as heretic.
PRISCILIAN

18. The kings of Asturias and León considered
the legend of the Tomb of Saint James
as an opportunity to promote the
economy of their kingdom and gave
support to the pilgrimage to Santiago.
Pilgrims from different European kingdoms
arrived to Santiago. Many of them walked
the way as a penance.
Some innovations were introduced through
the Saint James way, such as
Romanesque and Gothic art.
The most important Romanesque works of
art in the Iberian Peninsula are located all
along the Way.
PILGRIMS

19. SAN MARTÍN DE FRÓMISTA,
PALENCIA
SOME ROMANESQUE WORKS OF ART
COLLEGIATE CHURCH OF
SAN ISIDORO, LEÓN

20. PORTAL OF THE GLORY,
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

21. SOME GOTHIC WORKS OF ART
BURGOS CATHEDRAL
LEÓN CATHEDRAL

22. THE TOLEDO SCHOOL OF TRANSLATORS
Although Toledo was conquered in
1085 by Alfonso VI, the city
remained a cultural centre where
three cultures lived together and
exchanged knowledge.
In the 12th
century, the Toledo
school was created: it was a
translators’ school, where Arabic
texts were translated to Latin. They
translated very important
manuscripts and allowed the spread
of Greek, Persian and Islamic
discoveries to all Europe.
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