Barisanus by Trani

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Barisanus von Trani is an Italian sculptor from the second half of the 12th century. Nothing is known about his life data.

Life

There are only two works that can be ascribed to him with certainty, the two bronze portals of the Cathedral of Trani San Nicola Pellegrino and the Cathedral of Monreale . He may also have been involved in the bronze door of Ravello Cathedral , the only work that is clearly dated to 1179. The chronology of his works is controversial. Most of the time the Trani portal is dated to 1190 and Monreale to 1200.

Characteristic of these bronze doors is the further development from the only incised predecessor types to a slightly raised, more sculptural representation. Barisanus creates extensive New Testament scenes that clearly show a Byzantine-Oriental influence in their filigree style and in some thematic peculiarities (e.g. depictions of gladiators and the tree of life with antithetical animals).

literature

  • A. Boeckler: The bronze doors of Bonanus of Pisa and Barisanus of Trani . Berlin 1953
  • Rolf Legler: Apulia . Cologne [1987], 3rd edition 1989. (DuMont Art Guide)
  • Ursula Mende: The bronze doors of the Middle Ages 800–1200 . Munich 1994. (complete inventory)
personal data
SURNAME Barisanus by Trani
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH 12th Century
DATE OF DEATH 12th century or 13th century