Romanesque

Art period between 1000 CE up to roughly the 13th Century, preceding the Gothic art form. Romanesque style was heavily influenced by Byzantine motifs, but retains many elements found in classic Roman art.


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The Virgin and Child in Majesty and the
Adoration of the Maji

Master of Pedret, c. 1100

Fresco
20 x 30 in
Church of Saint Joan at Tredos, Lleida

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Christ Pantocrator
Unknown, c. 1100

Fresco
Basillica Sant' Angelo, Formis, Campania, Italy

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Annunciation (Maria with a Spindle) (detail)
Unknown, c. 1125-1130

Fresco
Museo de Arte de Cataluña, Barcelona, Spain

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Moses and the Jews
Unknown, c. 1135-1140

Pergament
Corpus Christi College Library, Cambridge

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Christ and the Apostles
Unknown, c. 1150

Tempera on wood
Museo de Arte de Cataluña, Barcelona, Spain

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Maternity from the Spirit and the Water
Unknown, c. 1165

Pergament
St. Hildegard's Abbey, Eibingen

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Adam and Eve (detail)
Unknown, c. 1200

Tempera on wood
St. Michael's Church, Hildesheim

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Maiestas Domini, San Clemente de Tahull
Unknown, c. 1220

Fresco
Museo de Arte de Cataluña, Barcelona, Spain

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Christ of the Apocalypse
Unknown, c. 1220

Pergament
25 x 22 cm
Trinity College, Cambridge
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