Romanesque architecture in Sardinia

Basilica of San Gavino, Porto Torres

The Sardinian Romanesque is the Romanesque architectural style that developed in Sardinia. The Romanesque architecture in Sardinia has had a remarkable development since the early origins, during the Giudicati era, and for a long period. His expressions, although autonomous, are not classifiable in a recognizable image, since in the island the Romanesque manifested itself with unusual results but in numerous forms;[1] this is due to the establishment in Sardinia of several religious orders, coming from various Italian regions and from France. Consequently, in the architectures of that era Pisan, Lombard and Provençal influences are recognizable as well as traces of the passage of workers, coming from the Iberian Peninsula, of Islamic culture. In total there are over 150 Romanesque monuments in Sardinia.[2]

  1. ^ F.A. Pittui, Note sulle genealogie e la poetica della chiesa di San Nicola di Silanos. Sedini.,in Sacer, n. 12, Sassari, 2005 p. 89.
  2. ^ Viaggio alla scoperta delle preziose chiese del Romanico sardo (in Italian), retrieved 14 July 2024