1. MOZARABIC ART
The principal characteristics that
define the Mozarabic architecture
are the following:

2. • Use of the horseshoe arch
• Use of the column as support, crowned by a
capital decorated with very stylized vegetable
elements.
• These features shows the Muslim influence

3. San Millán de la Cogolla
Yuso (La Rioja)

4. MUDEJAR ART
• The Mudejars had a rich artistic culture and
their artistic style had a strong influence on
Christian Gothic style
• The Mudéjar style is a mix of techniques and
ways of understanding architecture resulting
from Muslim and Christian cultures living
side by side.

5. Virgen de la Vega
Toro (Zamora)

6. ROMANESQUE ART

7. ARCHITECTURE
• Romanesque art first appeared on the Iberian
Peninsula along the new pilgrim routes going
to Santiago the Compostela.
• The main elements of Romanesque churches
were:
- Floor plan in the shape of a Latin cross
- barrel vault and
- buttresses.

8. ROMANESQUE FLOOR PLAN
crossing
Side aisles
Main
entrance apse
ambulatory
Central nave transept

9. BARREL VAULT AND BUTTRESSES
Buttresses

10. Flying
buttresses
•In Romanesque
art architects do
not use flying
buttresses.
•Flying buttresses
are used in Gothic
art

11. Kingdom of Leon and Castile
Romanesque churches
• Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
• San Martin de Frómista (Palencia)
• Santo Domingo (Soria)

12. Santiago de Compostela
Western
towers Dome
Transep
t
Portico de la
Gloria
Apse
Ambulatory
Facade
Absidioles

13. San Martin de Fromista

14. Santo Domingo (Soria)

15. CATALONIA
• Ripoll Monastery
• San Clemente y Santa María de Tahüll

16. Crown of Aragon
• Eunate Monastery
• San Miguel de Estella

17. SCULPTURE
• In Romanesque churches, the facades and
columns were highly decorated.

18. PAINTING
• Romanesque paintings often depicted Christ
and the Virgin.
• They also showed everyday scenes

19. Romanesque paintings
Tahüll

20. San Baudelio de Berlanga

21. San Isidoro de León

22. The Camino the Santiago
• Alfonso II, king of Asturias, ordered a church
to be built were legend says St. James, s tomb
lay.
• From the 11th century, this church became a
mayor pilgrimage site for Christians.
• The route that the pilgrims took became
known as St. James, s Way or Camino de
Santiago

24. PILGRIM
Shell
Gourd symbolizing
(calabaza) for St James
carrying water Way
Bag for food
Walking stick