Persian King Darius has his crown removed by a woman with the name “Apeme” who is about to slap him. Detail from Late Gothic fresco in 12th century cloister adjoining Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta (Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption) in mainly German-speaking Bressanone-Brixen, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.
Bressanone-Brixen, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy: a medieval woman wearing a wimple and a high-waisted, green-patterned gown places a crown on a seated man’s head: Coronation scene amid 14th and 15th century Late Gothic and Early Renaissance frescoes in the cloister attached to the Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta (Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption). The original cloister was rebuilt in Romanesque style after a fire in 1174. The earlier frescoes were painted from about 1390 by a group of artists active throughout this mainly German-speaking region, including some from the nearby town of Brunico or Brunech. Later frescoes here are believed to be either the sole work of 15th century painter and sculptor Lienhart Scherhauff (also known as Leonhard von Brixen or Leonardo da Bressanone), or by his studio, which produced fresco cycles for churches throughout South and East Tyrol. Lienhart and his artists, with their delicate style, are credited with transforming the often harsh and crude nature of the region’s Christian art. The difference is most obvious in the softer and more lifelike faces of Old and New Testament biblical characters. Some frescoes in this cloister also feature further proof of Leonardo’s hand: the painted scorpion emblem he used as a signature or trademark that led to him becoming known as the Maestro dello Scorpione (Master of the Scorpion). The spa city of Bressanone-Brixen was founded in 901 AD, becoming the seat of powerful Prince Bishops whose influence forged links between southern Germany and northern Italy. South Tyrol became part of Italy after the 1914-18 First World War.
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Location: Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, Bressanone-Brixen, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
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