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The Monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos is located in Burgos province in northern Spain. It was originally built in the 11th century but was reconstructed in the 18th century, losing some of its original Romanesque features. The monastery is known for its Gregorian chants and was an important center of book making, metalworking, and scholarship during the Middle Ages. Sculptures at the monastery combine Romanesque and Gothic styles and were used both decoratively and to illustrate biblical stories for illiterate viewers.

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Monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos Albena Gradeva, Madina Ismailova
1. Introduction ? Historical context of the artwork. ? Artistic context. ? The author. 2. Analysis ? Description ? Style ? Features ? Symbolic Meaning 3. Conclusion
? Historical context - Burgos province, North of Spain - Village built up due to the monastery - Firstly from Visigoth period (7th. Century) - Destroyed during the Islamic rule
- Romanesque part built in 1088 - 1751 Romanesque part disappears: neoclassical temple, built by Pedro Machuca plans Ventura Rodr¨ªguez (many Romanesque features lost) - Author: not clear, only 2 different styles of 2 teachers are visible
? Driven out of monastery San Mila de Cogola by King of Navarre ? Found refuge under protection of Ferdinand I of Leon ? Rebuilt monastery :wealthy patrons endowed the monastery ? ransomed Christians from the Moors ? Center of book design, gold and silver work, scholarships and charity
Transept - Successor : Abbot Fortuni - He started the transpet and cloister
? Mainly Romanesque style ? Few pieces showing early Gothic style (annunciation) ? Two styles distinguished by columns
Abbey de Santo Domingo de Silos
? Puerta de las Virgenes ? One of the few preserved Romanesque features ? Southern Arm connecting transpet and cloister ? Horse-shoe arch : Mozarabic style
? Pillars also typically Romanesque ? Two men holding a pair of rampant lions with ropes.(childish depiction) ? Detailed geometrical shapes: Islamic Influence
? Monastery famous for it¡¯s Gregorian Chants ? Gives a very chilling and mysterious atmosphere ? http://www.youtube.co m/watch?NR=1&v=8J 7NjHD1O_o
?Sculpture used for 2 purposes 1) Decoration 2) Illustrate stories of the Bible
? Disciples of Emmaus - sketchy, experssionless, little attention paid to detail - No sense of depth - Little movement and unnatural (placed above eye level)
- Silos-Duda ? Little anatomic perfection ? Thin and elongated with large eyes and heads ? Unrealistic position of Jesus¡¯s Hand (looks like a stick: very stiff) ? Representation: unrealistic; as if they are standing on a staircase
? Stiffmother Marry and young Jesus: sitting very unnaturally on the side of his mother ? Although baby Jesus moves from the middle, still looks like he is sitting on a throne
? Cloister - semi-circular arches - Arcades(piers supporting the building) - Walls: thick
? (Entombment+Resurr ection ) ? Putting two stories together:typically medieval ? Many people illiterate so no writing ? Almost like a comic book
1) First School - Main protagonists are animals (surrounded by foliage/stems) - Delicate and finesse artworks: Hispano- Muslim influence e.g. Hair, feathers etc...
- Plenty of rhythm and repetition
? Annunciation of Marry ? Later in 12th. Century ? Late Romanesque, Early Gothic ? Figures and details more refined and realistic
- Main protagonists are harpies and dragons

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Abbey de Santo Domingo de Silos

  • 1. Monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos Albena Gradeva, Madina Ismailova
  • 2. 1. Introduction ? Historical context of the artwork. ? Artistic context. ? The author. 2. Analysis ? Description ? Style ? Features ? Symbolic Meaning 3. Conclusion
  • 3. ? Historical context - Burgos province, North of Spain - Village built up due to the monastery - Firstly from Visigoth period (7th. Century) - Destroyed during the Islamic rule
  • 4. - Romanesque part built in 1088 - 1751 Romanesque part disappears: neoclassical temple, built by Pedro Machuca plans Ventura Rodr¨ªguez (many Romanesque features lost) - Author: not clear, only 2 different styles of 2 teachers are visible
  • 5. ? Driven out of monastery San Mila de Cogola by King of Navarre ? Found refuge under protection of Ferdinand I of Leon ? Rebuilt monastery :wealthy patrons endowed the monastery ? ransomed Christians from the Moors ? Center of book design, gold and silver work, scholarships and charity
  • 6. Transept - Successor : Abbot Fortuni - He started the transpet and cloister
  • 7. ? Mainly Romanesque style ? Few pieces showing early Gothic style (annunciation) ? Two styles distinguished by columns
  • 9. ? Puerta de las Virgenes ? One of the few preserved Romanesque features ? Southern Arm connecting transpet and cloister ? Horse-shoe arch : Mozarabic style
  • 10. ? Pillars also typically Romanesque ? Two men holding a pair of rampant lions with ropes.(childish depiction) ? Detailed geometrical shapes: Islamic Influence
  • 11. ? Monastery famous for it¡¯s Gregorian Chants ? Gives a very chilling and mysterious atmosphere ? http://www.youtube.co m/watch?NR=1&v=8J 7NjHD1O_o
  • 12. ?Sculpture used for 2 purposes 1) Decoration 2) Illustrate stories of the Bible
  • 13. ? Disciples of Emmaus - sketchy, experssionless, little attention paid to detail - No sense of depth - Little movement and unnatural (placed above eye level)
  • 14. - Silos-Duda ? Little anatomic perfection ? Thin and elongated with large eyes and heads ? Unrealistic position of Jesus¡¯s Hand (looks like a stick: very stiff) ? Representation: unrealistic; as if they are standing on a staircase
  • 15. ? Stiffmother Marry and young Jesus: sitting very unnaturally on the side of his mother ? Although baby Jesus moves from the middle, still looks like he is sitting on a throne
  • 16. ? Cloister - semi-circular arches - Arcades(piers supporting the building) - Walls: thick
  • 17. ? (Entombment+Resurr ection ) ? Putting two stories together:typically medieval ? Many people illiterate so no writing ? Almost like a comic book
  • 18. 1) First School - Main protagonists are animals (surrounded by foliage/stems) - Delicate and finesse artworks: Hispano- Muslim influence e.g. Hair, feathers etc...
  • 19. - Plenty of rhythm and repetition
  • 20. ? Annunciation of Marry ? Later in 12th. Century ? Late Romanesque, Early Gothic ? Figures and details more refined and realistic
  • 21. - Main protagonists are harpies and dragons

Editor's Notes

  • #2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSVRyJnhnt4
  • #9: 2 main parts: cloister and the transept
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