The fighting figures of Barisano of Trani

Author

Roberts, Helen; Izbicki, Thomas M.

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Source : notes in the history of art. 1991, Num. 1, Vol. 11, 7-13, 3 ill.

ISSN

0737-4453

Abstract (en)

Hypothesizes that the bronze doors by Barisano of Trani in the western portal of the cathedral of Monreale included figures of men fighting with shields and clubs, similar to those on the doors he executed for the cathedrals of Ravello and Trani; and argues that at Monreale these figures, representing the judicial duel of Lombard law, would have pertained to the ambitions of the Norman king William II in the contest over the throne of the Byzantine empire.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 300-1400 -- Sculpture -- Italy
• Barisano da Trani, 12th c.
• Sculpture
• Italy
• 1100-1200
• Doors
• Duels
• Fighting
• Iconography
• S. Maria la Nuova (cathedral)||Monreale (ITA)
• S. Nicola Pellegrino (cathedral)||Trani (ITA)
• S. Pantaleone (cathedral)||Ravello (ITA)
• Guglielmo II, king of Sicily, ca.1153-1189
• Byzantine Empire
• Relief sculpture
• Lombards
• Law

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 300-1400 -- Sculpture -- Italie
• Barisano da Trani, 12~e s.
• Sculpture
• Italie
• 1100-1200
• Porte [door]
• Duel
• Combat
• Iconographie
• S. Maria la Nuova (cathédrale)||Monreale (ITA)
• S. Nicola Pellegrino (cathédrale)||Trani (ITA)
• S. Pantaleone (cathédrale)||Ravello (ITA)
• Guglielmo II, roi de Sicile, v.1153-1189
• Empire byzantin
• Relief
• Lombards
• Loi

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19921001-00430953

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