Codigoro: MRA-ITA-Cod005
Type Sample Item
Sample ID
- MRA-ITA-Cod005
Sample Material Type
- Mural painting
Sample Sub-type
- fragment
Dimensions (cm)
- Length
- 3.2
- Width
- 2
- Height
- 0.7
Weight
- weight value (g)
- 4.5
Geographic Location
- Country
- Italy
- Place
- Codigoro
Site/monument
- Italy (ITA)
Codigoro
Abbazia di Pomposa
Historical note about the site/monument
- The Pomposa abbey is a Benedictine architectural ensemble including a church (the basilica of Santa Maria) with a bell tower, a monastery, and the Palace of Reason (Italian: Palazzo della Ragione). It was at Pomposa abbey that Guido d’Arezzo was educated and invented modern musical notation. The abbey’s basilica is a three-nave Romanesque structure dating to the 7th century (with significant alterations in the 11th century). Its interior is adorned with mosaic stone pavements (12th century) and frescoes by Vitale da Bologna and his assistants. Of the monastery itself only the chapter house, dormitory, and refectory have been preserved to the present day. In the chapter hall, visitors can admire 14th-century frescoes by one of Giotto’s pupils. The Palace of Reason was consecrated in 1026, although alterations to its façade were undertaken in the early 1930s. The bell tower, measuring 48 meters in height, was added in the latter half of the 12th century.
Further reading:
Addison, A. C., & Gaiani, M. (2000). Virtualized architectural heritage: New tools and techniques. IEEE multimedia, 7(2), 26-31.
Chronological period (sample)
- 7th-12th century
Other info about sample provenance
- Pomposa, Refettorio; [...] Bologna, Scuola Riminese, Santa Maria Maggiore, Abside 1 frammento; 2 frammenti 300 [...] all'abside (pilastro navata sinistra) (Hand-written notes)