Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Izon

There are many brilliant examples of late Romanesque architecture and art in western France, but even a humble church like Saint Martin in Izon still has visible Romanesque roots. There is the 12th century portal and some smaller carvings around. Here is are two quadruped creatures (dogs?) with long tails, sharing one head. As I mentioned on the previous upload, these works were not done by master carvers, but they are interesting works. The reliefs look like printing blocks.

There are many brilliant examples of late Romanesque architecture and art in western France, but even a humble church like Saint Martin in Izon still has visible Romanesque roots, like this 12th century portal. It is still impressive, though the master carvers may have not been available or were too expensive, when the portal was completed. Large parts of the inner archivolt seem weathered and vandalized.

There are many brilliant examples of late Romanesque architecture and art in western France, but even a church like Saint Martin in Izon still has visible Romanesque roots. This construction of this church started in the 10th century, western and eastern parts date back to the 12th. The immense spire and the nave are results of a 19th century enlargement.