mosaics. Mosaics were made of small colored stones that were made of tesserae and

tesserae and were glued to the floor with mortar (cement).

2.They used natural dyes to paint: blood, hervs?, mud...

3.The drew hunting scremes, animals

architectural elements of churches and cathedrals. They adorned walls

vaults and apses,

● Romanesque wall paintings predominantly depicted religious themes.

religious themes.

● Romanesque wall paintings generally had a flat, two-dimensional style.

flat, two-dimensional style. The figures appeared somewhat stylized

and lacked naturalistic proportions.

● Other important features are the ribbed vault, flying buttress,

and windows with stone lace patterns called tracery.

Cathedrals were taller and brighter. The windows

decorated with stained glass.

● It is also the architecture of many castles, palaces, city halls

town halls, universities and also of some houses. It was an urban style.

● Decoration was very important.

● The depicted real people, religious scenes, portraits and

still lifes.

● They represented heavy scenes; this was because at that

time world view of people was pessimist.

● Another consequence of this pessimism was reflected in

their style of painting, by using the tenebrism technique

and the depiction of death motives.

○ Small, visible brushstrokes that offer the naked impression of the

form

○ Unmixed color

○ Emphasis on accurate rendering of natural light.

● The term impressionism comes from the art critic Louis Leroy, who

described what he saw in the Impressionist exhibitions as

mere impressions of what was seen. He was reacting against the

lack of care.

it was also kind of obtrusive but it attracted the attention.