Art History 322 - Romanesque Sculpture of the Pilgrimage Routes

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Bard College

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French Studies, Medieval Studies This examination of the "renaissance of the 12th century" follows the major pilgrimage routes through France to the famous shrine of Santiago de Compostela in Spain. An analysis of the great sculptured portals of Burgundy, Provence, Limousin, Périgord, Languedoc, and western France concludes with the royal portals at Saint-Denis and Chartres. Innovations in sculpture and architecture are studied within the contexts of religious and social change, the cult of relics, heresy, troubadour poetry, early drama, and the Crusades.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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