Romanesque Sculpture

Bishop Bernward’s Doors, St. Michael’s, Hildesheim, Germany, 1015

Magdeburg Antependium,

c. 1000

Pre-Romanesque Sculpture

Revival of Stone Carving in 12th Century:

• beautify house of God

• new function of church - not just for clergy but for laity (instruct illiterates)

St. Pierre, Moissac, France, c. 1115-1135

tympanum

trumeau

jamb

archivolt; voussoir

St. Pierre, Moissac, Jeremiah or Isaiah

St. Lazare, Autun, France, c. 1130Gislebertus, Last Judgment, west tympanum of Saint-Lazare, Autun, France, ca. 1120-1135, Marble, 21’ wide at base

Figures beg an angel to intercede on their behalf

Symbols of pilgrims to Jerusalem and

Santiago de Compostela:

Cross

Shell

Historiated Capitals