MAITANI, Lorenzo
(b. ca. 1255, Siena, d. 1330, Orvieto)

The Eagle: Symbol of St John

1325-30
Bronze
Duomo, Orvieto

On a finely worked cornice which runs along the whole façade of the Orvieto Cathedral, come out some corbels supporting the symbols of the four Evangelists: the Angel (St Matthew), the Lion (St Mark), the Eagle (St John) and the Winged Bull (St Luke). Among these works, the Angel and the Eagle are usually attributed to Lorenzo Maitani, while the Lion and the Winged Bull are by collaborators.