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Romanesque Art refers to the artistic style prevalent in Europe from the 10th to the 12th centuries, characterized by its use of rounded arches, thick walls, and decorative sculpture. It encompasses architecture, sculpture, and painting, reflecting the cultural and religious themes of the medieval period.
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Romanesque Art refers to the artistic style prevalent in Europe from the 10th to the 12th centuries, characterized by its use of rounded arches, thick walls, and decorative sculpture. It encompasses architecture, sculpture, and painting, reflecting the cultural and religious themes of the medieval period.

Key research themes

1. How do patronage strategies and local contexts shape the production and reception of Romanesque art at pilgrimage sites like Conques?

This theme investigates the influence of patronage, local geography, and socio-religious factors on the creation and reception of major Romanesque artworks and architectural programs, with particular focus on Conques, a key pilgrimage center. It explores how abbots and local conditions directed artistic production to enhance the site's religious prestige and how these dynamics complicate dominant center-periphery narratives in medieval art history.

Key finding: This paper argues that the creation and recognition of the reliquary statue of St Foy at Conques was shaped by its local geographic and social context. Challenges posed by Conques’ remote and rugged location influenced the... Read more
Key finding: Through an analysis of architectural and sculptural patronage under Abbots Odolric and Bégon, this study demonstrates nuanced patron strategies: Odolric emphasized historicity by reviving forms connecting to ancient and... Read more
Key finding: This volume emphasizes Conques as a node of entangled cultural and material histories, highlighting its evolving material, literary, and performative culture. The essays collectively illuminate how multi-disciplinary... Read more

2. What are the roles of Islamic and Byzantine artistic influences in shaping Romanesque art and architecture, particularly in the Iberian and Mediterranean contexts?

This theme explores the transmission, adaptation, and appropriation of Islamic and Byzantine visual cultures within Romanesque art, focusing on motifs, architectural forms, and decorative elements. Scholars analyze the complex cross-cultural exchanges in border regions such as Iberia and Latin East, where artistic interpenetration accompanied religious, political, and social interactions. The theme encompasses the aesthetic, iconographic, and symbolic dimensions of these influences as they were reinterpreted within Christian contexts.

Key finding: The paper identifies peacock and eagle motifs in Hispanic Romanesque sculpture as formally derived from Andalusi art, tracing their spatial and chronological transmission from the 10th into the 12th centuries. The eagle... Read more
Key finding: This study comprehensively documents the multifaceted Iberian artistic exchanges between Islamic al-Andalus and Christian northern kingdoms from the 9th to 13th centuries, detailing the adoption of Andalusi figurative motifs,... Read more
Key finding: By analyzing Crusader-era sculptural, mosaic, and mural cycles in key shrines of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, this study shows how artistic programs actively engaged diverse audiences and addressed complex intercultural... Read more

3. How do materiality, light, and technological approaches affect the interpretation and presentation of Romanesque art objects such as reliquaries and enamel artworks?

This theme focuses on the material properties and sensory experiences of Romanesque artworks, particularly enamel plaques and metal reliquaries. It includes studies on the recovery, restoration, and exhibition of such objects, revealing how light conditions and technical imaging (e.g., industrial CT) inform both medieval understanding and modern interpretation. It highlights how materiality and display impact art’s liturgical function, aesthetic perception, and scholarly reconstruction of medieval artistic intention.

Key finding: The discovery of large 12th-century enamel plaques at Pétermonostora enriches the understanding of Mosan art’s reach and technical mastery in a lost monastic setting destroyed during the Mongol invasion. The excavation and... Read more
Key finding: This paper elucidates how varying light conditions—candlelight, dim interiors, and sunlight—dramatically alter the chromatic and spatial qualities of the Pétermonostora enamel plaques, which were restored after centuries of... Read more
Key finding: The volume’s essay on materiality and medieval artist practices underlines how medieval artworks’ substance and fabrication processes are integral to their meaning and reception. By incorporating material analysis alongside... Read more

All papers in Romanesque Art

Seit mehreren Jahrzehnten wird in der Bau- und Kunstgeschichte davon ausgegangen, dass die Mehrzahl der Werkrisse der romanischen und gotischen Kirchen ‚verschollen‘ sei. Auch wenn etliche Pläne erhalten sind, so häuft sich ihre Anzahl... more
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D'ençà del seu ingrés al Museu Episcopal de Vic el 1905, l'anomenat Baldaquí de Ribes 1 ha suscitat un viu interès entre els historiadors de l'art. La seva bellesa colpidora no ha deixat indiferent cap dels estudiosos que s'hi han atansat... more
Edicio i interpretacio completament noves del text de l'epitafi de Llevant, mort el 8 de juny de 976, amb proposta de resolucio de l'enigmatica tercera linia i d'explicacio de l'ultima paraula abreujada i truncada.... more
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Esta ponencia analiza las estrategias discursivas y visuales mediante las cuales los artistas de la Monarquía Hispánica trataron de dignificar su práctica en la Edad Moderna. Frente a la tradición gremial, emergen tres modelos... more
his crat as a painter and they can easily be identiied on his frescoes, icons, miniatures, and paintings on canvas. he consistence of Longin's artistic expression, noticeable in the special details of iconography and composition, in... more
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The identification of polychromy in medieval imagery during restoration campaigns has significantly advanced the iconographic and formal interpretation of monumental sculpture. This integration of image and color provides a fresh... more
Viollet-le-duC, Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française du xi e au xvi e siècle, París 1954-1868. 4 C. Heitz, "D'Aix-la-Chapelle à Saint-Bénigne de Dijon, rotondes mariales carolingiennes et ottoniennes", Les Cahiers de... more
Among the components of the monumental landscapes are the material that constitutes it, the orography that shapes it, the settlement that humanizes it, and the architectural heritage that connects it with its past (for even in ruins,... more
El encuentro giró en torno al estudio del discurso jurídico en la Edad Media prestando e las consecuencias políticas de los textos legales como a las implicancias jurídicas de la teoría política y los actos de gobierno. Asimismo, la... more
The article examines the illustrated sources of «imaginary museums» or «paper museums», which are collections of homogenized and standardized photomechanical reproductions of works of art. A novel style emerges because of the new spatial... more
catalaEl Romanc d’Evast e Blaquerna se suposa que va ser escrit entre el 1276 i el 1283, i el nom del protagonista ja apareix al darrer capitol de la Doctrina pueril, composta entre el 1274 i el 1276. Aquest article explora les diverses... more
El Butlletí Arqueològic és l'anuari que, des de 1901, edita la Reial Societat Arqueològica Tarraconense, i que basa la seva línia d'actuació en la publicació de treballs d'Història i ciències auxiliars, amb preferència per l'àmbit de... more
Рад је на стао у окви ру ис тра жи ва ња на про јек ту Срп ска средњо ве ков на умет ност и њен европ ски кон текст (бр. 177036), фи нанси ра ном сред стви ма Ми ни стар ства про све те, на у ке и тех но ло шког раз во ја Ре пу бли ке Ср... more
The history of the Siren motif in art and literature from ancient Greece to Renaissance literature, with special attention to Christian iconography and the writings of the Church Fathers. A final chapter is devoted to sirens in folklore.
Este artículo sintetiza las investigaciones multidisciplinares (2017–2022) sobre la iglesia románica de San Miguel de Turégano, un ejemplo monumental de románico señorial que sirvió como manifestación del poder episcopal desde la donación... more
HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access archive for the deposit and dissemination of scientific research documents, whether they are published or not. The documents may come from teaching and research institutions in France or abroad, or... more
https://farelleditors.cat/producte/patrimoni-romanic-lart-catala-dels-segles-xi-i/ L’art romànic és considerat el primer gran estil artístic europeu. Els regnes occidentals -des de Noruega fins a la península Ibèrica i d’Anglaterra a... more
Scopo della relazione è porre in evidenza gli addentellati stilistici ed esecutivi tra i capitelli di Sant'Ambrogio di Milano - in particolare quelli dell'avancorpo - e la scultura architettonica della chiesa superiore di San Costanzo al... more
The crypt of San Filastrio in the Rotonda di Brescia has long been debated in terms of the dating and stratification of its architecture and capitals, between the early Middle Ages and the Romanesque period. Thanks to a new photographic... more
El presente artículo constituye la primera publicación científica dedicada íntegramente a una de las iglesias románicas menos estudiadas del valle de Bohí (Lleida), la iglesia de la Natividad de Santa María de Durro. Mientras que en la... more
In the 1950s, Catholic thought was challenged by a “quarrel of Sacred Art.” Radical dogmatic positions confronted each other around the question of the “regeneration” of religious art and the position of the Church faced with the artistic... more
Séminaire d'histoire de l'art n°22 (IRPA): Actualité de la recherche sur la sculpture en Belgique - Lopend onderzoek naar de beeldhouwkunst in België
EL CAPÍTULO XIII DE LA CRÓNICA DE TURPÍN ESTABLECE UNA JERARQUÍA DE LOS GRADOS ECLESIÁSTICOS DONDE MUCHOS AUTORES HAN QUERIDO VER LA IDENTIFICACIÓN DEL ANÓNIMO AUTOR CUYO IDENTIDAD VAMOS PERSIGUIENDO. LA REALIDAD ES MUCHO MÁS COMPLEJA... more
Notas sobre la iconografia de la fachada occidental de la Catedral Vieja de Plasencia Francisco Vicente Calle Calle La fachada occidental empezo a edificarse a comienzos del siglo XIII, en la primera fase constructiva de la catedral, y se... more
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sites and structures figure 4.2. Vézelay, nave. The alternating voussoirs of the last three transverse arches (those furthest to the east) are reconstructions of Viollet-le-Duc. Photograph by Jerrilynn Dodds.
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From its foundation in 1091, the Benedictine abbey of Somogyvár in Western Hungary was the site of intensive building activity for more than a century, resulting in a rich and distinct artistic heritage with a variety of interconnections.... more
Al pie de los Mallos de Riglos, junto al cauce del río Gállego, el apretado caserío de Murillo de Gállego domina un amplio panorama que se abre hacia Ayerbe y el Sur. Como otras poblaciones de su entorno, conserva un entramado urbano de... more
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