Romanesque art, especially metalwork, was at its most sophisticated in Mosan art, in which distinct artistic personalities including Nicholas of Verdun (d. 1205) become apparent, and an almost classical style is seen in works such as a font at Liège, contrasting with the writhing animals of the exactly contemporary Gloucester Candlestick. Large illuminated bibles and psalters were the typical forms of luxury manuscripts, and wall-painting flourished in churches, often following a scheme with a Last Judgement on the west wall, a Christ in Majesty at the east end, and narrative biblical scenes down the nave, or in the best surviving example, at Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, on the barrel-vaulted roof. COUNT 5
QSN1 Who was a noted figure in Mosan art? ANS1 Nicholas of Verdun QSN2 What year saw the death of Nicholas of Verdun? ANS2 1205 QSN3 On what wall of a church was the Last Judgment typically painted? ANS3 west QSN4 Where are narrative biblical scenes painted in the church at Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe? ANS4 on the barrel-vaulted roof QSN5 What notable Romanesque metalwork is named for Gloucester? ANS5 Gloucester Candlestick