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[M.156L] [M.156] Frari. Tombs 156
than the whole work of the St Joseph and the child, and
the latter has been painted with a quaint stupid pattern upon
Leaf the bandage lines, like one of Tintoret’s. The St Joseph has
This tomb called of Arnoldo Teutonico in 1300 Selva p 145 plinths had a pattern, but not quite so barbarous.
No 121 is the capital supporting its canopy, a beautiful L
instance of the pure Byzantine transition leaf plinth - merely The work of these tombs makes me think the police house
twisted round the capital with its leaves turning over at the will not go much farther back than 1280-1300, and the
angles, sharply ribbed above deeply incised below in the central lobe. Doges palace tracery not later than 1350: For this, like
the other tomb, has the same spiral shaft, with round block
filling, and asomewhat quaint spiral base. ( fig 4 or something
like it. No 119.
Neither of these tombs has crockets. The Duccio one only
has a flower finial and that simple: Its classical heads
are a little like Noahs, one has the long asses ear, intended
for a Faun: if anything they are more flowing & classical
than Noah.
Tomb with equestrian statue in wood. Eyes painted, all as like
This sarcoph. the richest type with shelled angles: The leaf plinth life as can be - rich three inched sarcophagus, with small
luxuriant, double (-under) lobed yet without roses figures well cut, full featured yet no Bonism about
them, more like judgment of Solomon: Rich flowing leaf
plinth, and spiral shafts, small of [diagram] section
- This is Paolo Savelli’s.
Tomb in chapel most to the right of Bernardo family, very delicate
and fanciful is the flow of its double leaf plinth without
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