Lecture 6: Romanesque in Italy - School of Architecture and Planning
Lecture 6: Romanesque in Italy - School of Architecture and Planning
Lecture 6: Romanesque in Italy - School of Architecture and Planning
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Santa Maria, Pomposa ‐‐ observations<br />
about Northern Italian <strong>Romanesque</strong>:<br />
• Cont<strong>in</strong>uation <strong>of</strong> basilica form (Roman<br />
<strong>in</strong>fluence)<br />
• Sometimes <strong>in</strong>terior Byzant<strong>in</strong>e y decorative<br />
<strong>in</strong>fluence (esp. Ravenna)<br />
• Separation <strong>of</strong> basic elements: rectangular<br />
basilica / free ‐st<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g bell tower (campanile) /<br />
<strong>of</strong>ten separate round or octagonal baptistery<br />
• Interior proportions: low / square vs. tall <strong>and</strong><br />
rectangular northern examples (eg. France,<br />
Germany)<br />
• “First <strong>Romanesque</strong>” characteristic exterior<br />
elements elements, ma<strong>in</strong>ly <strong>in</strong> brick: especially bl<strong>in</strong>d<br />
arcades, Lombard b<strong>and</strong>s<br />
• Importance <strong>of</strong> façade: frontal read<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> urban<br />
public space, vs. “picturesque” stepped mass<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>of</strong> chapels p <strong>and</strong> towers <strong>in</strong> the north to be viewed<br />
from a distance <strong>in</strong> the open country side.<br />
Tower: classic progression from heavy to light<br />
Santa Maria, Pomposa: Characteristic<br />
“Fi “First t R <strong>Romanesque</strong>” ” style t l ttower<br />
Toman p78
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