ROMANESQUE
The years attributed during the Romanesque art period started from the 15th century.
The style of Romanesque art in the middle ages were mainly used in the Western Church which is now known as the Catholic Church.
This type of art style can be characterized by:
- The production of religious Christian art in the form of manuscripts, mosaics and frescoes.
- Brightly colored stained glass windows
- The size of the artwork varied depending on their importance
- Religious shrines were decorated with metals
- Embroidery/Tapestries
- Large sculptures made of stone
- Small carvings and
- Murals
This type of art style can be characterized by:
- The production of religious Christian art in the form of manuscripts, mosaics and frescoes.
- Brightly colored stained glass windows
- The size of the artwork varied depending on their importance
- Religious shrines were decorated with metals
- Embroidery/Tapestries
- Large sculptures made of stone
- Small carvings and
- Murals
The Western Empire (Europe) was dominated by fractions during their quest for conquest and power. During the early Medieval art period, it was strictly prohibited to produce Pietistic paintings (religious Christian art) in illuminated manuscripts, mosaics and fresco paintings in churches. There was barely any color as well as portrait paintings.
Jesus was portrayed in the Romanesque period very similarly to how the Byzantines portrayed Him. Romanesque artists drew Him with a beard and long hair. Artists used colors that seemed rich like reds, golds, oranges, and tones of blue. The color gold was majorly used in Romanesque artworks because it symbolizes Jesus' wealth and divinity. Halos were also added to represent that the person is holy and is significant to Catholics.
This image of Jesus uses rich yet simple colors. The gold and red represents his greatness as the son of God and the halo shows that he is holy and an important person in the Catholic faith as an icon.