Benedetto Antelami
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Benedetto Antelami (c. 1150 – c. 1230)[1] was an Italian architect and sculptor of the Romanesque school, whose "sculptural style sprang from local north Italian traditions that can be traced back to late antiquity".[2] He is chiefly known for three carved doorways and the allegorical figures and prophets that decorate the Parma Baptistery.
Life
Little is known about his life. He was probably originally from
Parma
His earliest recorded work is at
Later, in 1196, he was working with the sculptural decoration of the
Also on the interiors can be seen
There are remarkable stylistic similarities with figures on the outer arch of the north porch,[5] at Chartres cathedral in France in 1213. His trademark is relief carvings emphasizing design by means of drapery details on elongate figures and tight compositions.[4]
Borgo San Donnino
Presumably, he went traveling in his 50s, and this opens the possibility that more of his work may be found along the roads he may have taken. Benedetto's sculpture is also to be found in the Cattedrale di San Donnino, dedicated to Saint Domninus of Fidenza in Fidenza. Definitely to be attributed to Antelami is the construction of the lower and middle part of the Cathedral's facade, a facade that in the Antelamic project also included the two side towers, confirming that Antelami's plan is a French one. The lower facade includes a cycle of sculptures made largely by the workshop of Antelami between the late 12th and early 13th centuries. Antelami completed his portion of the work on the cathedral in 1207.[6]
The main west door of the
References
- Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 441.
- ^ Florens Deuchler, "Introducing Nicholas of Verdun", The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin New Series, 28.6 (February 1970, pp. 229-231), p 230.
- ^ "L’epoca di Benedetto Antelami", Diocesi di Fidenza
- ^ a b c "Benedetto Antelami", Welcome Parma, Comune di Parma
- ^ John James, "Un sculpteur Chartrain en Italie", ' 'Bulletin de la société archéologique d'Eure-et-Loir' ', xxxiv 1998, 124-128.
- ^ "Cattedrale", Diocesi di Fidenza
Sources
- Moritz Woelk: Benedetto Antelami – Die Werke in Parma und Fidenza. Rhema-Verlag, Münster 1995, ISBN 978-3-930454-01-3