Barga 3 Gioiello d'arte medievale

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Barga
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Gioiello d'arte medievale
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The Duomo of Barga is the most important
religious building in the town. The cathedral is
built in a Romanesque style of architecture which
is quite typical to this valley. Built between
the 11th and 15th century, the cathedral has a
limestone façade. The interior of the cathedral
is quite impressive there is a single nave with
two aisles. In the central nave is the jewel of
Barga, a superb pulpit, attributed to Guido
Bigarelli or one of his students (XIII century).
Marble columns hold up the rectangular case, but
the decorations are what impress the faces of
the pulpit depict scenes from the life of Jesus,
the prophets and evangelical symbols. The
symbolism of these images must have impressed the
faithful of Barga for centuries.
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The facade is adorned by a double row of small
arches carved with human figures, animals, and
other decorations
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On the side door facing north there is a splendid
architrave decorated with a bas-relief attributed
to the Lucca artist, Biduino (12th c.), carefully
restored
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Next to the right-hand pluteus, theres the
famous pulpit dating back to the second half of
the 12th century attributed to Guido Bigarelli,
known as Guido da Como
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the back side of the pulpit Il Battista
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In the left section the Adoration of the Magi
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The Birth of Christ
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Representation of the Annunciation
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A crucifix painted in the later part of the
1400's has finally found its way back onto the
wall of the Duomo after being away at Lucca for
restoration work that took over 25 years to
complete
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The church has a dividing wall made of shining
stone known as jasper, the same stone used to
cover the walls of the Cappella dei Principi, in
the Church of San Lorenzo in Florence.
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Pluteo details
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Text and pictures Internet This page Barga -
Mirka Ballabeni Copyright All the images belong
to their authors Presentation Sanda Foisoreanu
2013
Sound Jan Garbarek - Pace mihi Domine