San Marco

For the crowning of the Arca, Niccolò develops in highly original terms both motifs of scenographic representation in the manner of Rossellino and the rising organic vitality of the material in the manner of Verrocchio. But Niccolò's spirit and culture were rooted in Burgundian taste: and this “St. Mark” translates the fabulous caprice of late-Gothic arabesque into Renaissance clarity and perspicuity.