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Relief with the procession of the Magi
Follower of Benedetto AntelamiEnd of the 12th - beginning of the 13th century
Sforzesco Castle
Milan, Italy
Benedetto Antelami (about 1150 - 1230) was one of the
protagonists of Romanesque sculpture in Northern Italy. The relief with the
procession of the Magi, done by one of his followers, summoned to work in the
church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Milan, is a wonderful example of Antelami’s
sculpture. The fragment, dating back to the decades around 1200 A.D. and found
in 1943 under a pillar in Milan cathedral, shows elegant forms, admirable
rendering of details and free expressiveness in the characters
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Details
- Title: Relief with the procession of the Magi
- Creator: Follower of Benedetto Antelami
- Date Created: End of the 12th - beginning of the 13th century
- Location: Museo di Arte Antica, Castello Sforzesco, Milan
- Physical Dimensions: 61,5 x 109 x 25 cm
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: Comune di Milano - Civiche Raccolte Artistiche, Castello Sforzesco, Milano
- External Link: https://arteantica.milanocastello.it/
- Medium: Stone
- Art Genre: Sacred art
- Art Movement: Romanesque
- Art Form: Sculpture
- Original title: Rilievo con il corteo dei re Magi
- Artist Nationality: Italian
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