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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Milan, Lombardy, Italyen_US
dc.coverage.temporal1018-1196 (alteration); begun ca. 374 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorunknown (Italian)en_US
dc.date374en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-09T20:07:11Z
dc.date.available2013-01-09T20:07:11Z
dc.date.issued374en_US
dc.identifier182128en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 2060en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/88746
dc.descriptionView of the Atrio di Ansperto (entrance portico); The church is a foremost representative of Lombard Romanesque architecture, with an early example of rib vaulting in Italy. It served as the model for a large number of Italian churches, even in such distant regions as Apulia. The basilica martyrum, the predecessor of the present church, had probably been started when St. Ambrose (ca. 339-397) was appointed bishop in 374. Ambrose was buried in the church alongside the relics of SS Gervase and Protasius. This building had an aisled nave with a columnar arcade and an apse; its dimensions were those of the present church excluding the presbytery and choir. The rivalry between monks and canons led to the construction of the canons’ tower between 1128 and 1144. In 1196 the fourth bay of the nave collapsed beneath the weight of the lantern, and both were rebuilt with reinforcing arches. Lengthy restoration work in the mid-19th century returned the building to its supposed appearance before the collapse of 1196, and further restorations were undertaken in the 20th century, especially after severe damage in World War II required the rebuilding of the apse, lantern and north aisle. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/ (accessed 7/14/2010)en_US
dc.format.mediumbrick; ashlar stoneen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectureen_US
dc.subjectdeath or burialen_US
dc.subjectfunerary arten_US
dc.subjectsaintsen_US
dc.subjectAmbrose, Saint, Bishop of Milan, d. 397en_US
dc.subjectRomanesqueen_US
dc.titleSant'Ambrogioen_US
dc.title.alternativeSt. Ambrogioen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A2-I-M-SA-A1en_US
vra.culturalContextItalianen_US
vra.techniqueconstruction (assembling) carving (processes)en_US
vra.worktypechurchen_US
vra.worktypebasilicaen_US
dc.contributor.displayunknown (Italian)en_US


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