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Aerial view (from the southeast) of Saint-Sernin
radiating chapels
ca. 1070–1120
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Exterior view Saint-Sernin, Detail
Closer view of the chevet, from E
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Interior of Saint-Sernin
general view of nave
ca. 1070–1120
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Interior of Speyer Cathedral,
Alternate support system
nave vaults
Largest Romanesque church in Europe
ca. 1082–1106.
Romanesque
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Aerial view of Sant’Ambrogio
campanile
Milan, Italy
late eleventh to early twelfth century
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Interior of Sant’Ambrogio, Milan, Italy
Rib vaulting
late eleventh to early twelfth century.
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West facade of Saint-Étienne, Caen, France
Built by William the Conquerer (Norman)
begun 1067 Romanesque
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Interior of Saint-Étienne, Caen, France,
Sexpartite vault
ca. 1115–1120
Romanesque
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Cathedral complex (Campo dei Miracoli), Pisa, Italy
cathedral begun 1063
baptistery begun 1153
campanile begun 1174
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Baptistery of San Giovanni, Florence, Italy
Incrustation
dedicated 1059.
Romanesque
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Interior of San Miniato al Monte, Florence, Italy
General View of the restored sanctuary (1998)
ca. 1062–1090.
Romanesque
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Cloister of Saint-Pierre, Moissac, France
Limestone with marble relief panels
ca. 1100–1115 Romanesque
Theologian Bernard of Clairvaux (Cistercian): “[But] in the cloisters, before the eyes of the brothers while they read – what…are the filthy apes doing there? The fierce lion? The monstrous centaurs? The creatures, part man and part beast?...Good God! If one is not ashamed of the absurdity, why is one not at least troubled at the expense?”
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South portal of Saint-Pierre, Moissac, France
Marble
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Detail
Close detail of tympanum on the S portal
South portal of Saint-Pierre, Moissac, France
Marble
Romanesque
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Lions and Old Testament prophet (Jeremiah or Isaiah?)
From the trumeau of the south portal of Saint-Pierre, Moissac, France
Marble
ca. 1115–1130
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GISLEBERTUS, Last Judgment
West tympanum of Saint-Lazare, Autun, France
Marble
ca. 1120–1135
Romanesque
May this terror terrify those whom earthly terror binds, for the horror of these images here in this manner truly depicts what will be
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RAINER OF HUY
Baptism of Christ
baptismal font from Notre-Dame-des-Fonts
Bronze
1107–1118
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Virgin and Child (Morgan Madonna)
Painted wood
second half of twelfth century
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Head reliquary of Saint Alexander
Silver repoussé (partly gilt), gilt bronze, gems, pearls, and enamel
1145
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EADWINE THE SCRIBE(?), Eadwine the scribe at work
Ink and tempera on vellum
ca. 1160–1170
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Battle of Hastings (Norman defeat of Anglo-Saxons) detail of the Bayeux Tapestry
Embroidered wool on linen
ca. 1070–1080
Romanesque
Embroidery
Commissioned by Bishop Odo, half-brother of William the Conquerer
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