ARHT 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Transept, Conques, First Romanesque
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Monuments marked territory, with achievements of the owner engraved. Embroidered wall hanging from canterbury, england, c 1066-1082, linen with wool embroidery. Was hung in the church in bayeux on hold days. Normans (northern france) invasion to england is depicted on the tapestry. People on the tapestry are looking at a star, halley"s comet. Wall painting in apse: christ in majesty: flanked by angels with the symbols of the evangelists. Mary and: almond radiance, christ is blessing with the right hand and holding the bible with the apostles below left, alpha and omega the beginning and the end, hierarchical scale. Cloister of santo domingo de silos (spain) Low relief, figure is visible through drapery. Crossed legs shows journey, getting away from the apostles. Cloister is a garden that unifies all of the buildings in a trying to touch him monanstery. Great association with the war in spain, against the muslims: images of santiago matamoros (st. james the moor-slayer)
