Posts
Speranza
During the early period of LOMBARD RULE, while ITALY was suffering from war and pestilence, the MAESTRI COMACINI found little employment, but their situation was ameliorated after the conversion of the LOMBARDS from ARIANISM to Catholicism, through the influence of QUEEN THEODOLINDA, the Bavarian and Catholic wife of King AGILULPH.
To commemorate his change of faith, the queen employed COMACINE architects to build
THE CATHEDRAL OF MONZA
where they represented her with other members of the family, and the precious gifts with which she endowed the CHURCH, in a
BAS-RELIEF
of the Baptism of our Lord,
which still exists over its chief portal.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment