Praxiteles

An interesting carry-over from the Romanesque is to be seen here on the north wall of the nave of Orvieto Cathedral. The butresses are disguised as Romanesque apses which serve internally as nave chapels.

And here we have a glimpse of the remarkable medieval city of Bagnoreggio which continues to disappear over the cliff. The house of St. Bonaventure has long gone but the Franciscan Monsatery still clings on for dear life.

And a Romanesque Madonna surrounded by the four Evangelists:

St Matthew the Evangelist, Book of Durrow, late 7th century

Again from the Book of Durrow (c. 675) St Mark

The Stowe Missal

The Abbatial Church of Sant’ Antimo at Castel Nuovo dell’Abate: some interesting Romanesque details which will be familiar to anyone who has seen any of the insular codexes, e.g. The Book of Kells:

Sant’ Antimo

1. Tower from the west
2. South aisle
3. North aisle
4. Davidic lions which would originally have supported a portico outside the main door.
5. West wall with gallery from interior

On the monastery of Guadalupe, Caceres, Extremadura, Spain:

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monasterio_de_Guadalupe

Francesco de Zurbaran, portrait of the Sacristan of Guadalupe, Fra Gonzalo de Illescas (1639)

Francesco de Zurbaran, The Charity of Fra Martin de Viscaya in the sacristy of Guadalupe

The real Monasterio de Santa Maria Virgen de Gudalupe