MEDIEVAL SCULPTOR, English
(active 1100-1120 in Canterbury)

Capital in the crypt

1100-20
Stone
Cathedral, Canterbury

Romanesque sculpture in England developed under a whole range of widely differing influences, and native forms combined with Scandinavian and Continental styles to form a distinct Anglo-Norman artistic style. The Romanesque style is generally known in England as 'Norman'.

The capitals in the crypt of Canterbury Cathedral were produced between 1100 and 1120. Their point of departure was Anglo-Saxon models, metalwork and illuminated manuscripts such as those in the scriptorium in Canterbury.




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