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Fragment of a Capital with Scenes from Mary’s Infancy

early 1100s

workshop of The Cathedral of Monopoli

(Italian)
Culture
South Italy, Apulia, early 12th Century
Medium
fine-grained limestone
Measurements
without base: 26.7 x 33 x 22.9 cm (10 1/2 x 13 x 9 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1955.556
Public Domain
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Location
106B Romanesque & Gothic Sculpture
Print

Description

This sculpture relates stylistically with architrave figures from the facade of Monopoli’s cathedral. It is especially similar to a capital there featuring the prophet Daniel. The figure pouring water on the left probably represents an attendant in the Birth of the Virgin. The remaining figures depict the subject of the Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple. Their exquisite sculptural character gives this fragment major importance in the study of Romanesque sculpture in Apulia.

Fragment of a Capital with Scenes from Mary’s Infancy

early 1100s

The Cathedral of Monopoli

(Italian)
South Italy, Apulia, early 12th Century

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