Local and Supra-regional Significance of Romanesque Sculpture and its Place in Art History – the Example of Bas-reliefs from a Church in Inowrocław
Local and Supra-regional Significance of Romanesque Sculpture and its Place in Art History – the Example of Bas-reliefs from a Church in Inowrocław
Author(s): Przemysław WaszakSubject(s): Cultural history, Museology & Heritage Studies, History of Church(es), Visual Arts, History of Art
Published by: Slovenská akadémie vied - Centrum vied o umení
Keywords: Middle Ages; Romanesque; cultural heritage; Romanesque sculpture; medieval sculpture; stone sculpture; Inowroclaw; Poland; masks; law of the frame;
Summary/Abstract: This paper addresses the issue of Romanesque sculpture and presents it by means of describing the ensemble of masks preserved in the Romanesque, partially reconstructed, church dedicated to the Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a symbol of Inowrocław. This text addresses the well-known sculptures analysed from a contemporary research and methodological perspective in respect of the history of medieval art. Artistic analogies, aesthetic sources, and the practice of ornamenting the Houses of God with stone masks have been presented and new interpretations of iconography, form, and meaning have been discussed. Issues concerning artistic geography, style, significance, law of the frame and technique have been considered and compared.
Journal: ARS
- Issue Year: 54/2021
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 140-154
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English