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Capital with male figures
Telamone with dragons
mosaic of Sant'Eustachio
Main portal of Santa Maria del Popolo
Styphore Lion
Leone Stiloforo
Pietà Mantegazza
Apsidal fresco of Sant'Agata al Monte
Wooden model of the Cathedral of Pavia
Wooden model of the cathedral of Pavia
Crypt of Sant'Eusebio
Crypt of Sant'Eusebio
Crypt of Sant'Eusebio
Crypt of Sant'Eusebio
Triumph of Alexander the Great
Reflection
Gallant scene
Portrait of a Malaspina man
Shovel Bottigella
Madonna and Child
Secret accusation
Small cup
Pluteus with peacocks
Senator plate
Pluteus with sea monsters

Capital with male figures

Anonymous

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Civic Museums of the Visconti Castle

Civic Museums of the Visconti Castle

Viale XI Febbraio, 35, Pavia

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The capital that we tell you today comes from the cathedral of Santa Maria del Popolo. The sculpture extends on three sides and is composed of two horizontal bands, the lower one has a semicircular section molding; the upper band instead sees sculpted seven male busts facing frontally. Physiognomic characteristics are poorly defined, flat covers and disproportionate. The figure in the right corner is missing the face, unfortunately lost. Some figures are also characterized by a Y-neckline, an element presumably attributable to the episcopal planet. Both the characters positioned on the corners and the first figure on the left side bring their hand to their chest; instead the last figure on the right side holds a cross in his hand. The capital is of difficult iconographic interpretation. A previous hypothesis, according to which he could have depicted the Assassination of St. Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral, has been accompanied by a more recent one, which would like a representation of the Capture of Christ in the Garden of the Mount of Olives.
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Title: Capital with male figures

Author: Anonymous

Date: XI sec.

Technique: stone of ornavasso

Displayed in: Civic Museums of the Visconti Castle

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