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Lion of the Portal

The plastic solidity of these figures, such as to recall once again Lombard prototypes understood in a more abstract and timeless sense, is inherent in the modelling itself. Indeed the crumbling of the material on the surface deprives the details of clarity, but not the sinew of the structure.

How to cite

Bruno Balestrini (photograph), “Lion of the Portal”, work by Anonimo, Romanesque Sculpture, Ruvo di Puglia, Cathedral. Bruno Balestrini Photographic Archive, https://brunobalestrini.org/cita/sch00544/. Accessed [date accessed].

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