http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14008/593
Contributors: | Bono, Giovanni | Title: | Mantova, N.° 42 Sarcofago del secolo VI, prospetto. Duomo. Fotografia Premi | Start date: | 300 | End date: | 499 | Historical Period: | Early Byzantine/Late Antique Period | Description: | Detail of a Late Antique sarcophagus with relief decorations. The lid has a pitched roof shape and acroteria at the corners. They are decorated with the figure of Christ, flanked by two Apostles. On the front of the lid, in the middle, the “tabula” bears a Nativity scene. Below, a Latin inscription attests that the sarcophagus has been reused in the 16th c. for the blessed Giovanni Bono, who died in 1248. On both sides of the inscription, two scenes present two men, dealing with wild beasts (probably a lion and a dragon). The casket is heavily damaged: the preserved part shows a row of figures moving towards the centre of the composition, on an architectural background. |
Place: | Duomo di Mantova, Italy | Languages: | Latin | Medium: | marble (rock) | Project: | BYZART Project | Fond: | UNIBO Zeri Foundation | Material and technique: | carving (processes) sculpting incising |
Data provider: | University of Bologna | License: |
Appears in Collections: | BYZART |
Show full item record
Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.