Some of the most beautiful Romanesque art was created in Catalonia (in northeast Spain), and much of it can be seen today in the National Museum of Catalan Art located in Barcelona.
c. 1000 - 1200
Some of the most beautiful Romanesque art was created in Catalonia (in northeast Spain), and much of it can be seen today in the National Museum of Catalan Art located in Barcelona.
c. 1000 - 1200
A serene Mary offers her draped lap as a throne for Christ. Her outsized hands direct the viewer to the divine.
These statues of the Virgin and Child often held relics. Designed to be mobile, they starred in parades and plays.
Delicate and brightly colored, this statue from Spain combines elegance with solidity, the human with the divine.
These frescoes covered the thick walls of a Romanesque church. Once isolated in the Pyrenees, they adorn a museum.
Romanesque sculptors adorned the tops of columns with bible stories. These scenes are bold, emotional, and direct.