ROMANESQUE. Architecture Sculpture Painting

The Romanesque was the first epoch of medieval art that encompassed all ofEurope. Its origins hearken back to characteristic elements of Romanconstruction - reflected in the name of the period - and in the course ofthe High Middle Ages developed into the embodiment of Christian sacredart. Architecture, painting and sculpture were permeated with theChristian worldview and the spirit of the religion. The book at hand helpsus understand and even experience this tight integration and masterfullyexplains the manifold aspects of Romanesque artistic composition, in whichthe hopes and fears of the people of the time found their expression.