Capital
Capital
1100-1200 (made)
1100-1200 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This squat capital probably came from a cloister or pulpit. The leaf design, of a kind that can be traced back to ancient Roman models, is rendered in a semiabstract manner. Similar 12th-century capitals can be found across southern France and northern Italy.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Capital (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Carved limestone |
| Brief description | Capital, carved limestone, four-sided, possibly Northern Italy, ca.1100-1200 |
| Physical description | Carved at the corners and betwen with scrolls, and beneath with two tiers of acanthus leaves. Various portions are missing, the most important loss being a volute from one corner. |
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| Object history | Given to the museum by J.H. Fitzhenry in 1910, previously bought by the donor in Paris 1909. |
| Historical context | Capitals such as this, carved in a debased classical style, were common throughout southern france and nothern Italy in the twelfth century and are difficult to place accurately. The squat proportions of this capital can be seen on a finer capital, one of four supporting the corners of the pulpit in the Collegetiata at Barga north east Tuscany. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This squat capital probably came from a cloister or pulpit. The leaf design, of a kind that can be traced back to ancient Roman models, is rendered in a semiabstract manner. Similar 12th-century capitals can be found across southern France and northern Italy. |
| Bibliographic reference | Williamson.P Catalogue of Romanesque Sculpture (V&A Publications, 1983) pp 80-81 Cat.36 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.13-1910 |
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| Record created | December 14, 2005 |
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