Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
General Photography
Black & White
Post Your Black and Whites Photos!!
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Blue439" data-source="post: 822900" data-attributes="member: 53455"><p>The architectural style that would later be called “Romanesque” (the word was not coined until the 19th century) was originally brought into France by Italian architects and masons from the region of Lake Como, where Romanesque was really invented in the 900s, then spread around in Italy, France and the rest of Europe. The style, which went through several periods, was characterized by, <em>inter alia,</em> round arches and barrel vaults, in homage to the Romans —even though the “pointy arch” that would later become a symbol of the Gothic style, was also invented during the Romanesque age, but never gained popularity, as it was deemed less perfect than the round barrel arch.</p><p></p><p>The Benedictine priory church of Anzy-le-Duc in Burgundy was built during the 1000s. Although it is not one of the first Romanesque churches built in France by the “Comasques” (those people from Lake Como), it still retains typical traits of what is called <em>le premier art roman</em> (“the First Romanesque Art”), the most obvious of them being the impressive octagonal bell tower adorned with <em>bandes lombardes</em> (“Lombard stripes”), those rows of blind barrel arches that “festoon” each level of the tower.</p><p></p><p>I will post below a photo from Italy for comparison.</p><p></p><p>Nikon Z7 II, Nikkor 19mm, ƒ/4 PC-E tilt-shift lens, FTZ II adapter. Gitzo tripod, Benro geared head.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]408938[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>And now, below is the most iconic of those Romanesque bell towers, that of the Benedictine abbey church of Santa Maria Pomposa in northern Italy, built during the late 900s, one hundred years before the priory at Anzy-le-Duc. Notice the paired windows and the <em>bandes lombardes...</em> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Nikon Z7 II, Nikkor 19mm, ƒ/4 PC-E tilt-shift lens, FTZ II adapter. Gitzo tripod, Benro geared head.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]408939[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blue439, post: 822900, member: 53455"] The architectural style that would later be called “Romanesque” (the word was not coined until the 19th century) was originally brought into France by Italian architects and masons from the region of Lake Como, where Romanesque was really invented in the 900s, then spread around in Italy, France and the rest of Europe. The style, which went through several periods, was characterized by, [I]inter alia,[/I] round arches and barrel vaults, in homage to the Romans —even though the “pointy arch” that would later become a symbol of the Gothic style, was also invented during the Romanesque age, but never gained popularity, as it was deemed less perfect than the round barrel arch. The Benedictine priory church of Anzy-le-Duc in Burgundy was built during the 1000s. Although it is not one of the first Romanesque churches built in France by the “Comasques” (those people from Lake Como), it still retains typical traits of what is called [I]le premier art roman[/I] (“the First Romanesque Art”), the most obvious of them being the impressive octagonal bell tower adorned with [I]bandes lombardes[/I] (“Lombard stripes”), those rows of blind barrel arches that “festoon” each level of the tower. I will post below a photo from Italy for comparison. Nikon Z7 II, Nikkor 19mm, ƒ/4 PC-E tilt-shift lens, FTZ II adapter. Gitzo tripod, Benro geared head. [ATTACH type="full"]408938[/ATTACH] And now, below is the most iconic of those Romanesque bell towers, that of the Benedictine abbey church of Santa Maria Pomposa in northern Italy, built during the late 900s, one hundred years before the priory at Anzy-le-Duc. Notice the paired windows and the [I]bandes lombardes...[/I] :) Nikon Z7 II, Nikkor 19mm, ƒ/4 PC-E tilt-shift lens, FTZ II adapter. Gitzo tripod, Benro geared head. [ATTACH type="full"]408939[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
General Photography
Black & White
Post Your Black and Whites Photos!!
Top
