Monday, November 17, 2025

Marble lions

Marble lions by Gaspare Bigi, Basilica of San Prospero, Piazza di San Prospero, Reggio Emilia

Marble lions by Gaspare Bigi
Basilica of San Prospero
Piazza di San Prospero
Reggio Emilia, May 2024

“On the dais in front of the church are placed six lions (1501), sculpted in rose-colored marble by Gaspare Bigi, and meant to be bases for columns of a portico that had been planned for the church front. In the past, some guides had attributed the lions to Romanesque period sculptors.” (San Prospero, Wikipedia)

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