192 156 FRARI TOMBS than the whole work of the St Joseph and the child, and the latter has been painted with a quaint stupid This tomb called of Arnold’s Teutonic in 1300 Silva p 145 pattern upon the bandage lines, like one of Tintoret’s. No 121 is the capital supporting its canopy, a beautiful Leaf plinths z The St Joseph has had a pattern, but not quite so bar- instance of the pure Byzantine transition leaf plinth - me barous. merely twisted round the capital with its leaves turning The work of these tombs makes me think of the police over at the angles, sharply ribbed above deeply incised house will not go much further back than 1280-1300, below in the central lobe. and the Doge palace tracery not later than 1350, for this, like the other tomb, has the same spiral sh[j]af[g]t, with round block filling, and asomewhat quaint spiral base. Fig 4 or something like it. No 119. Neither of these tombs have crockets. The Duomo one only has a flower finial and that simple: Its classical heads are a little like Noahs, one has the long asses ear, untouched and intended for a Faun: if anything they are more flowing and classical than Noah. Tomb with equestrian statue in wood. Eyes painted - all This sarcoph. the richest type with shelled angled; as like life as can be - rich three inched sarcophagus, wi The leaf plinth luxuriant, double (under) lobed - yet with small figures well cut, full featured yet no Bonism without roses. about them more like judgement of Solomon. Rich flow- ing leaf plinth, and spiral shafts, small of 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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