Engaged Capital with Figures of a Man and of an Eagle
1175–1199
- Medium
- marble
- Dimensions
- Overall: 30.2 x 32.4 x 33 cm (11 7/8 x 12 3/4 x 13 in.)
- Genre
- Sculpture
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
Northern Italy, Emilia (Bologna?), 12th century
About
These creatures, as indicated by their Latin inscriptions, are symbols personifying the Evangelists Matthew (man) and John (eagle). This iconography derives from the Book of Revelation.