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Why is Romanesque art called “Romanesque”? 

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Daniel Esparza - published on 06/20/22
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Not entirely Roman nor fully Byzantine, Romanesque art is a fusion of Roman, Carolingian, Ottonian, Byzantine, and local traditions.

To many, anything built between the Fall of Rome and the Renaissance falls under “medieval architecture.” This is but a too often repeated over-simplification. Anti-medieval prejudices born in the early 15th century and simple lack of interest are responsible for perpetuating the idea that no changes whatsoever occurred, whether in art, science, architecture or any other field, for more than ten centuries.

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