Romanesque Sculpture Tradition

Timeline

1. 1000–1100Moissac and Auvergne · MoissacTympanum reliefs at monastery churches such as Moissac and Vézelay established classic Romanesque sculptural paradigms in theological narrative and architectural integration through Last Judgment scenes, apostle rows, and foliate capital motifs, influencing Western European stone-carving workshops for the next century.
2. 1161–1170Cathedrals of Western Europe · Western EuropeBetween 1161 and 1170, churches at Sens, Laon, Santiago de Compostela, and elsewhere continued adding portal and west-façade sculpture; Burgundian and Spanish schools each displayed distinctive drapery, zoomorphic ornament, and narrative density, with high Romanesque coexisting with early Gothic experiments.