Romanesque Sculpture

By: Lidia San Juan Garcia

What is Romanesque Sculpture? Romanesque Art is applied in

romanesque sculpture Romanesque Sculpture followed

the same steps and evolutions as the architecture

The character of Romanesque sculpture is based on the imitation of roman and byzantine models.

Characteristics Romanesque sculpture follows the

same steps than architecture. Certain rigidity of forms. Absence in the expressions of the

figures. Adoption of flora and fauna.

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Types of colleges

Romanesque sculpture colleges whereschools in wich people were teached

todesign sculptures.

European college. Irish college. Anglosaxon college. French college.

European college

Until the last years of the XI century, there weren’t Romanesque Sculpture colleges. They won importance and have been developed in the XII century.

Irish college

This college is developed from the VII century and is characterized by the caligraphic motives that became ornamental motifs in the sculpture.

Anglosaxon college

It has the same characteristics as the Irish college.

French colleges

There were formed during the XII century. In all the colleges, figures of The Virgin with her son on her knees seated in her throne were represented.

Websites where I have found the imformation:

www.wikipedia.org www.google.com/imagenes