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Corner capital with feline protome
Lombard sculptor12th century
Sforzesco Castle
Milan, Italy
This corner capital is a valuable indication of the orientations
of Romanesque sculpture in Milan between the 11th and 12th centuries. Here elements of the classical, early
Christian and barbaric traditions merge in imaginative and original solutions,
including plant elements, geometric patterns and depictions of monsters and
animals.
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Details
- Title: Corner capital with feline protome
- Creator: Lombard sculptor
- Date Created: 12th century
- Location: Museo di Arte Antica, Castello Sforzesco, Milan
- Physical Dimensions: 26,5 x 19 x 20 cm
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: Comune di Milano - Civiche Raccolte Artistiche, Castello Sforzesco, Milano
- External Link: https://arteantica.milanocastello.it/
- Medium: Stone
- Art Movement: Romanesque
- Art Form: Sculture
- Original title: Capitello angolare con protome feline
- Artist Nationality: Italian
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