MEDIEVAL SCULPTOR, Italian
(active mid-13th century in Venice)

Shipwrights

mid-13th century
Stone
Basilica di San Marco, Venice

The main (middle) arch on the façade of the Basilica of San Marco is decorated with outstanding Romanesque 13th-century reliefs such as the Crafts, Months and Virtues. The picture shows the relief depicting the shipwrights. In the relief the use of two-handed auger, adze, hammer and chisels are shown.