Benedict Antelami - Finestre sull'Arte

A garland of primroses in stone: the Spring of Benedetto Antelami

The image of spring, in Benedetto Antelami's sculpture, takes the form of an elegant, somewhat haughty young woman, dressed in a long tunic cinched at the waist by a leather girdle, and on her shoulders a cloak that defends her from the last ...
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Benedetto Antelami's masterpieces on the facade of the Parma Baptistery: the zooforo and portals

In the historic center of Parma stands near the cathedral one of the greatest artistic feats of Italy's 13th century, the Baptistery, whose exterior denotes a close link between sculpture and architecture, as only Benedetto Antelami (Val d'Intelv...
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