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[M.188L] [M.188] Academia Gate 188
transept Madonna of Amiens. The Madonna features regular:
the drapery very graceful yet it looks more rigid than the
Ducal palace sculpture. It bears date 1345.
The twisted shafts of it are the Doge palace section, without the
block fillings.
The two reliefs on each side of the door are each of under canopies
like that at p 72 {fig 1} which is the one on the right - over a St
Christopher: The lines which separate the circle with head
are not, I think, joints: only bold projections. The head larger
at fig 2, and the opposite capital to the one drawn in its
place, at fig 3. These capitals are incised only not ribbed
(that of the Madonna canopy is sharply rubbed as it turns)
and their shafts are plain rounded cable spirals. The
St Christopher below is very barbarous; in punta di piedi
as Vasari says and horrible feet they are: and yet it reminds
me in many parts of the Noah: and is I believe only a work
by second or third rate men, not much earlier. The other
bas relief has date 1377
The door between: general outline and small figures on capitals
p 71 l Gothic book. Archivolt section fig 2 p 72 l
Pil head fig 4 p 72. The figures kneeling of course
occupy the angle of the square abacus which the mouldings
[?] leave undercut.
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[Version 0.05: May 2008]