Tag: Romanesque

L’église de Vers (1912)

Derain, André (1880-1954) L’église de Vers (The Church at Vers) 1912 Oil on canvas, 65.5 x 92.3 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff See also: • Vers, Lot (France)

The Annunciation (1420-1425)

Campin, Robert (c.1378-1444) The Annunciation 1420–1425 Oil on oak panel, 76 x 70 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid The event is set in a gothic temple, alluding to the New Law that replaces the old one, represented by the Romanesque tower in…

Santa Maria del Carmine (Firenze)

Opened: 1268 Completed: 1782 Address: Piazza del Carmine, 50124 Firenze, Italia Website: https://museicivicifiorentini.comune.fi.it/en/brancacci/ • Cappella Brancacci See also: • Churches | Firenze (Italia) | Museums

Saint-Pierre de Montmartre (Paris)

Built: 1147 Address: 2 Rue du Mont-Cenis, 75018 Paris, France Saint-Pierre de Montmartre seen from the dome of the Basilica of the Sacré-Cœur. Saint-Pierre de Montmartre in Art: Utrillo, Maurice (1883-1955) L’église Saint-Pierre et le Sacré-Cœur à Paris 1912 Koninklijk…

Battistero di San Giovanni (Firenze)

Construction started: 1059 Opened: 1128 Address: Piazza San Giovanni, 50122 Firenze FI, Italia Website: https://duomo.firenze.it/it/scopri/battistero-di-san-giovanni Works of Art: • Ghiberti, Lorenzo (1378-1455): Porta del Paradiso (1425-52) The East Gate, with the crowning sculptures. See also: • Firenze (Italia)

Duomo di Siena

Cattedrale Metropolitana di Santa Maria Assunta Construction started: 1196 Opened: 1215 Construction finished: 1370 Address: Piazza del Duomo, 8, 53100 Siena SI, Italia Website: https://operaduomo.siena.it/it/ Works of Art: • Duccio di Buoninsegna (c.1255-c.1319): Maestà (1308-11) See also: • Cathedrals | Churches |…

Abbaye Notre-Dame de Fontevraud

Royal Abbey of Our Lady of Fontevraud Founded: 1101 Closed: 1792 Style: Romanesque, Gothic, Classical Location: Fontevraud-l’Abbaye, France Burials: • Eleanor of Aquitaine (c.1122-1204) • Henry II, King of England (1133-1189) • Richard I, King of England (1157-1199) Tomb of Eleanor of Aquitaine and…

Santa Maria Maggiore (Roma)

Basilica Papale di Santa Maria Maggiore Papale Arcibasilica Maggiore Arcipretale Liberiana di Santa Maria Maggiore Groundbreaking: 432 Construction started: 435 Completed: 1743 Designated as World Heritage Site: 1980 Address: Piazza di Santa Maria Maggiore, 00100 Roma, Italia Website: https://www.vatican.va/various/basiliche/sm_maggiore/index_en.html Burials:…

The Annunciation (c.1434-1436)

Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) The Annunciation c.1434–1436 Oil on canvas transferred from panel, 90.2 x 34.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington The Annunciation described by Saint Luke is interpreted in terms of actuality in this painting, which was probably once…