MOZARABIC ART

The principal characteristics that define the Mozarabic architecture

are the following:

• Use of the horseshoe arch• Use of the column as support, crowned by a

capital decorated with very stylized vegetable elements.

• These features shows the Muslim influence

San Millán de la CogollaYuso (La Rioja)

MUDEJAR ART

• The Mudejars had a rich artistic culture and their artistic style had a strong influence on Christian Gothic style

• The Mudéjar style is a mix of techniques and ways of understanding architecture resulting from Muslim and Christian cultures living side by side.

Virgen de la VegaToro (Zamora)

ROMANESQUE ART

ARCHITECTURE• Romanesque art first appeared on the Iberian

Peninsula along the new pilgrim routes going to Santiago the Compostela.

• The main elements of Romanesque churches were:

- Floor plan in the shape of a Latin cross- barrel vault and- buttresses.

ROMANESQUE FLOOR PLAN

Main entrance

crossing

apse

ambulatory

transeptCentral nave

Side aisles

BARREL VAULT AND BUTTRESSES

Buttresses

Flying buttresses•In Romanesque art architects do not use flying buttresses.

•Flying buttresses are used in Gothic art

Kingdom of Leon and CastileRomanesque churches

• Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela• San Martin de Frómista (Palencia)• Santo Domingo (Soria)

Santiago de CompostelaWestern towers

Transept

Dome

Portico de la Gloria

Apse

Ambulatory

AbsidiolesFacade

San Martin de Fromista

Santo Domingo (Soria)

CATALONIA

• Ripoll Monastery• San Clemente y Santa María de Tahüll

Crown of Aragon

• Eunate Monastery• San Miguel de Estella

SCULPTURE

• In Romanesque churches, the facades and columns were highly decorated.

PAINTING

• Romanesque paintings often depicted Christ and the Virgin.

• They also showed everyday scenes

Romanesque paintingsTahüll

San Baudelio de Berlanga

San Isidoro de León

The Camino the Santiago

• Alfonso II, king of Asturias, ordered a church to be built were legend says St. James, s tomb lay.

• From the 11th century, this church became a mayor pilgrimage site for Christians.

• The route that the pilgrims took became known as St. James, s Way or Camino de Santiago

PILGRIM

Shell symbolizing St James Way

Gourd (calabaza) for carrying water

Walking stick

Bag for food