pre-romanesque art

The pieces provide an insight into the decorative richness of Pre-Romanesque art during 10th century in Spain.

"Pre-Romanesque Art".

Ottonian art (Pre-Romanesque art)

Spanish Pre-Romanesque Art Guide; The Vega de Mar Basilic.

San Vicente del Valle Spanish Pre-Romanesque Art Guide.

Spanish Pre-Romanesque Art Guide; San Adriano de Tuñón.

Spanish Pre-Romanesque Art Guide; Introduction to Asturian Art.

Continuing with the architectural works of the second period of Pre-Romanesque art, the last two are the churches of Santa Maria de Bendones and San Pedro de Nora.

After the Arab invasion, Pre-Romanesque art was first reduced to the Kingdom of Asturias, the only Christian realm on the country at the time which reached high levels of artistic depuration.

The plan and decoration of the building combines elements of Classical architecture, Byzantine architecture and Pre-Romanesque art and architecture, and opulent materials as the expression of a new royal house, ruled by Charlemagne.

Inside the tower there is a museum on Pre-Romanesque art that is a valuable collection of pieces and tombstones from the church of San Martín, hence the name Museo Prerrománico de San Martín de Salas.

Pre-Romanesque art and architecture is the period in Western European art from either the emergence of the Merovingian kingdom in about 500 or from the Carolingian Renaissance in the late 8th century, to the beginning of the 11th century Romanesque period.

Historical surveys of French art typically begin with Pre-Romanesque art, Romanesque art, and Gothic art, but some surveys, such as André Chastel's French Art, include discussions of prehistoric art, Celtic art, and Roman art within France.

The Pre-Romanesque art and architecture of the Iberian Peninsula (in Spanish, arte prerrománico; in Portuguese, arte pré-românica) refers to the art of Spain and Portugal after the Classical Age and before Romanesque art and architecture; hence the term Pre-Romanesque.