Artist: Bonino Da Campione
Date: 1386
Museum: Sforza Castle (Milan, Italy)
Technique: Marble
The tomb of Bernabò Visconti, lord of Milan from 1354 to 1385,is a spectacular funeral monument.Its original location was the chancel of San Giovanni in Conca, Milan,an ancient church near the mansion of the Bernabò family and used by them as privatechapel and family mausoleum. Today only a few remains of the crypt survive inthe present Piazza Missori. Thetomb arrived at Castello Sforzesco in 1898. It is made entirely of marble andthe base consists of twelve columns and pillars. The burial chamber, richly decorated withreliefs on an eschatological theme, supports the equestrian statue of Bernabòwith beside him the personifications of Justice and Strength. The whole is extremely coherent and isremarkable for the naturalistic rendering of details, such as the ornamentationof the armour and the finishing of the horse, better visible following recentrestoration. The animal
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