Antelami, Benedetto
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Antelami, Benedetto (active late 12th century). Italian
Romanesque sculptor, the most notable figure in the history of Italian sculpture before
Nicola Pisano. His name first appears on a
relief of the
Descent from the Cross (1178) in Parma Cathedral. The major works associated with him are the three carved portals of the adjacent Baptistery, one of which is signed and dated 1196; it has been suggested that he may have overseen the whole structure as architect as well as sculptor. On stylistic grounds he or his workshop have been credited with other work in north Italy. His sculptures have a gravity and dramatic expressiveness hitherto unknown in the region.
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Benedetto Antelami
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Benedetto Antelami , c.1150-c.1225, Italian sculptor...late Romanesque period in N Italy, Antelami was an aesthetic forebear of Nicola...figures are profoundly expressive. Antelami's style, as in his doors for the...
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Antelami, Benedetto degli
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Antelami, Benedetto degli or Antelmi, Benedetto degli ( fl. 1178–1233). Italian sculptor and architect, responsible for the towering octagonal Romanesque Baptistry at Parma (1196–1216, but not completed until 1270...
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Antelami, Benedetto
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists
Antelami, Benedetto (active late 12th century). Italian Romanesque sculptor, the most notable figure in the history of Italian sculpture before...
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