GIOVANNI DA CAMPIONE (b. ca. 1320, Campione, d. ca. 1375, Campione) |
North portal with red lions1351Marble Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, Bergamo | |
Giovanni da Campione's porch in the left transept is supported by columns departing from lions in Veronese marble. The arch has a frieze with hunting scenes, while the vault is decorated by polychrome lozenges. A loggia houses statues of St Barbara, St Vincent and St Alexander. At the peak is a Gothic niche by Hans von Fernach, with the Madonna with Child flanked by St Esther and St Grata (1398). |