03 — ARTWORK
Nativity (fragment)
- MEDIUM
- Marble
- TYPE
- Religious
PALETTE
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COMMENTARY
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In later life Arnolfo di Cambio returned to Florence (1296) and embarked on the ambitious project for the façadethe front or principal face of a building, especially one elaborately constructed; a blind façade is a façade that is purely decorative and does not relate to the structure of the building. of the Duomo until his death. It is known from paintings, a drawing and descriptions, which show that Arnolfo's façade then rose only to the height of the tympanumIn classical architecture, the triangular area enclosed by a pediment, often decorated with sculptures. In medieval architecture, the semi-circular area over a a door's lintel, enclosed by an arch, often decorated with sculptures or mosaics. of the central portala doorway. A portal recessed in several steps was frequently used in Romanesque architecture; this meant that the often relatively small entrance was given considerable emphasis on the façade.. The sculptures on it included episodes from the childhood of Christ and the life of Mary, a Virgin and Child, and statues of prophets and saints, including Pope Boniface VIII. The museums of Florence (Museo dell'Opera del Duomo) and Berlin (Bodemuseum) preserve two sculptures of the Virgin reclining that come respectively from the Nativity and the Dormition, and a seated Virgin holding the Child. The arrangement of the façade introduces statues in niches, thus covering the walls of the lower parts.
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@online{wga-rcf20697554ce93,
author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Nativity (fragment) by ARNOLFO DI CAMBIO},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-13},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/arnolfo-di-cambio-rd0bac3633baf0e/nativity-fragment-rcf20697554ce93},
urldate = {2026-09-13},
langid = {english}
}ACCESSED 2026-09-13. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
