Camposanto

Simone, Giovanni di
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Camposanto Monumentale
Campo santo
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/125702
Date
1278-1283
Description
The niche with Madonna and Child above the entrance; The Camposanto was erected on the site of the old cemetery on the north side of the Piazza. The interior is laid out like a cloister, with arched and covered colonnades around a central area, said to contain soil brought from Golgotha. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/ (accessed 3/9/2008)
Type of Work
cemetery
Subject
architectural exteriors, death or burial, Cemeteries, Romanesque
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Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only
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