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Nicola Pisano

Column-bearing Lion

The Romanesque architectural motif of the column-bearing lion does not lead the sculptor towards naturalistic investigation; instead its symbolic undertone is enhanced in an abstract monumentality, with a precise constructive will that squares the volumes into clear geometries.

How to cite

Bruno Balestrini (photograph), “Column-bearing Lion”, work by Nicola Pisano, Gothic Sculpture, Siena, Cathedral. Bruno Balestrini Photographic Archive, https://brunobalestrini.org/cita/sch00557/. Accessed [date accessed].

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