This article investigates the documentary and epigraphic evidence related to the figure of Leo, archbishop of Siponto († 1050). The profile of the sculptor Acceptus is then examined, along with a metrical inscription engraved on the bishop’s throne of Monte Sant’Angelo and two couple of leonine verses on the fragmentary beams of a pulpit carved by Acceptus in 1041. Conjectural supplements are then proposed with an explication of the content. The personified pulpit is given the floor, invoking the gift of everlasting life for the client (presumably the bishop commissioning the work) and divine protection for the sculptor Acceptus, the beloved by the people.
A. Lagioia, Dal pulpito viene la dedica: Leone, Acceptus e l'iscrizione dell'ambone di Monte Sant'Angelo
Alessandro Lagioia
2023-01-01
Abstract
This article investigates the documentary and epigraphic evidence related to the figure of Leo, archbishop of Siponto († 1050). The profile of the sculptor Acceptus is then examined, along with a metrical inscription engraved on the bishop’s throne of Monte Sant’Angelo and two couple of leonine verses on the fragmentary beams of a pulpit carved by Acceptus in 1041. Conjectural supplements are then proposed with an explication of the content. The personified pulpit is given the floor, invoking the gift of everlasting life for the client (presumably the bishop commissioning the work) and divine protection for the sculptor Acceptus, the beloved by the people.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
