Spanish art and architecture: The Romanesque Period

During the Romanesque period (11th–12th cent.) Christian Spain in general exhibited characteristics common to the Romanesque style of Europe, but with traces of Middle Eastern influence. The cathedral at Santiago de Compostela (11th–12th cent.) reveals striking analogies in both architecture and sculpture to Burgundian works.

• Introduction
• The Baroque Period
• The Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: The Classic, Romantic, and Modern
• The Romanesque Period
• Moorish and Asturian Influences
• The Gothic Period: Architecture
• The Decorative Arts
• The Gothic Period: Art
• The Renaissance and Mannerism
• Early Works
• Bibliography

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