Orvieto Cathedral: Exterior West Front Sculpture (Orvieto, Italy) : Detail, Last Judgement, top of 5th panel

Creator:

Maitani, Lorenzo, ca. 1275-1330 (attributed)

Published/Created:

Orvieto, Umbria, Italy
ca. 1310-1330

Date Depicted:

10/15/1998
500 AD - 1499 AD

Materials:

stone

Notes:

The extent of Maitani's involvement in the creation of the sculpture at the cathedral is disputed. The marble reliefs of Genesis and the Last Judgement on the first and fourth pilasters, the bronze and marble group in the main lunette of the façade, the bronze angels and the Evangelists' Symbols have been seen as stylistically related and have all been attributed to Maitani. The contract of 1310 did allow him to retain some assistants for the sculptural work on the façade, but it seems likely that these craftsmen had already begun the work under the supervision of an earlier master. If his activity as a sculptor is open to question, there is little doubt that Maitani was responsible for coordinating the design and decoration of the lower part of the west front. [Among the sculptors, Vitale Maitani, Niccolo Nuti, Meo Nuti have been traditionally listed.]

Variant Titles:

Duomo di Orvieto

Topics:

Architecture -- Italy -- 14th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Gothic (Medieval)

Culture:

Italian

Accession Number:

1A2-I-O-D-6-A2

Genre:

churches: cathedrals (AAT)
sculpture (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

architectural exteriors; cycles or series; New Testament; Old Testament and Apocrypha carving visual works; sculpture (visual work); reliefs (sculptures); bas-reliefs (sculpture) Last Judgement on fourth pilaster

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Module Two

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
10/15/1998

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4152

OID:

10168133

PID:

digcoll:1866956