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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Orvieto Cathedral (Orvieto, Umbria, Italy)en_US
dc.coverage.temporalca. 1310-1330 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorMaitani, Lorenzoen_US
dc.date1310-1330en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-19T18:03:49Z
dc.date.available2013-03-19T18:03:49Z
dc.date.issued1310-1330en_US
dc.identifier201141en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 1153en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/108903
dc.descriptionSecond pilaster: in the center in the acanthus spirals, David, Solomon, and other Old Testament figures are sculpted with Mary and Jesus at the top; The extent of Maitani's involvement in the creation of the sculpture at the cathedral is disputed. The marble reliefs of Genesis and the Last Judgement on the first and fourth pilasters, the bronze and marble group in the main lunette of the façade, the bronze angels and the Evangelists' Symbols have been seen as stylistically related and have all been attributed to Maitani. The contract of 1310 did allow him to retain some assistants for the sculptural work on the façade, but it seems likely that these craftsmen had already begun the work under the supervision of an earlier master. If his activity as a sculptor is open to question, there is little doubt that Maitani was responsible for coordinating the design and decoration of the lower part of the west front. [Among the sculptors, Vitale Maitani, Niccolo Nuti, Meo Nuti have been traditionally listed.] Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/ (accessed 2/3/2008)en_US
dc.format.mediumstoneen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectural exteriorsen_US
dc.subjectcycles or seriesen_US
dc.subjectNew Testamenten_US
dc.subjectOld Testament and Apocryphaen_US
dc.subjectGothic (Medieval)en_US
dc.titleOrvieto Cathedral: Exterior West Front Sculptureen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A2-I-O-D-4-B1en_US
vra.culturalContextItalianen_US
vra.techniquecarving (processes)en_US
vra.worktypebas-relief (sculpture)en_US
dc.contributor.displayattributed to Lorenzo Maitani (Italian sculptor, ca.1275-1330)en_US


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