Zenone da Campione

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Zenone da Campione († around 1380) was an Italian sculptor of the early Gothic . It came from Campione d'Italia , an Italian enclave in the Swiss Lombardy . He is one of Campione champion (it. Magistri Campionesi), one under this provisional names combined group of medieval sculptors, masons and architects of the 13th and 14th centuries, all of which came from Campione d'Italia. His name da Campione was given because of its origin, but it does not represent a family name.

In Spilimbergo, northeast of Venice , Zenone created the north entrance, the so-called porta moresca, for the Duomo di S.Maria Maggiore, the cathedral of this small town built in 1284 . Zenone's work can be presumed to be around 1380.

literature

  • Gianfranco Fiaccadori (Ed.): Arte in Friuli . Magnus 1999
  • Giorgio Taborelli: Guida illustrata d'italia: con atlante stradale in 32 tavole . Touring Editore, 1999.
  • Touring Club Italiano (ed.): Veneto, Trentino-Alto Adige, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Emilia-Romagna . Touring Editore 2002
personal data
SURNAME Zenone da Campione
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian sculptor of the early Gothic
DATE OF BIRTH 13th century or 14th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Campione d'Italia
DATE OF DEATH around 1380