Venus
Sculptures
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Column
| Artist | |
|---|---|
| Culture | Italian |
| Date | mid-12th century |
| Object type | sculpture |
| Medium, technique | marble |
| Dimensions | 275 × 26 × 25 cm, 350 kg |
| Inventory number | 1321 |
| Collection | Sculptures |
| On view | This artwork is not on display |
This marble column is an important relic of early Italian decorative sculpture; based on its style, it can be connected to the twelfth-century Lombard school. Sculpture started to develop in Italy at the turn of the eleventh and twelfth century, and the Lombard school played a leading role in this process. The tendrils decorating the column show affinity with the carvings of the portal of the Church of San Michele in Pavia, while the decorative figures (various human and animal motifs and palmettes) are related to the reliefs of Modena cathedral that were made by Master Willigelmo.
References
Balogh, Jolán, Katalog der ausländischen Bildwerke des Museums der bildenden Künste in Budapest, IV – XVIII. Jahrhundert: 1. Textband Bd. 1, Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1975, p. 34., no. 8.
This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.