Social influences on sculpted Romanesque corbels in the eleventh and twelfth centuries
chelsea buras
Sculpted corbels of the Romanesque period are often categorized as obscene or grotesque, and frequently dismissed medieval humor an individual artist’s imagination. Common themes on include images debauchery obscenity, well depictions effects sin. These usually communicated through image entertainers (acrobats, musicians, dancers), acts excess such overindulgence in alcohol sexual vice, threatening gestures, monstrous animals, human visage transformed by idiocy. As titillating lowbrow may seem, they should not be relegated to categories absurdity pure entertainment. reveal a specific visual concept physical spiritual degradation resulting from mortal Furthermore, people activities sculpted created between eleventh twelfth century France Northern Spain provide insight into society. In analyzing evidence, interdisciplinary approach is essential social functions corbels. An evaluation shifts power economics during centuries establishes historical contexts, while review written sources provides insights philosophies perceptions. When source materials reviewed conjunction with images, many aspects societal concerns that embedded within become identifiable. Finally, when considered contextually other their immediate vicinity building facades, even narratives revealed.