One of the most noticable differences between The Last Judgement as depicted in the Romanesque era and the Early Gothic era, is that in the Gothic era, the tympanii has a much greater depth. This depth creates a more three-dimensional, realistic illusion that engages the person viewing the image. In the Gothic era, the image looks more realistic; the people are more natural. This shows that art is moving to a more natural time, where people want to see realistic images. In the Gothic era tympanii, there is more order to the image. On one hand, this shows what people wanted to see in art. Along with a more natural look, they also wanted there to be order, which makes it more aesthetically pleasing. On the other hand, from a perspective looking more on how they were thinking about religion, the beauty of the order and natural look of the people shows how Christianity was more accepted, and how they weren't only trying to scare people into repentance like what appears to be happening with the Last Judgement piece from the Romanesque period. The Last Judgement from the Romanesque era is intended to remind the people who see it that they need to repent. The images in this depiction are more demonic and distorted, with crowded bodies at odd angles. The people in the image seem more animalistic and frightening. This would, in theory, scare people into obedience and repentance. This contrasts greatly with the symmetry of the Gothic tympanii with the lovely angels creating a frame around the focus of the piece, which is Christ. This piece also shows an angel next to a demon, holding a scale as they judge those coming through. The demon still serves as a reminded to the people that they need to repent to avoid a hellish fate upon judgement day, but there is more emphasis on the beauty of Christ and the goal of going to heaven than the threat of ending up in hell which is emphasized in the Romanesque piece.
