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Equestrian statue of Bernabò Visconti in the Castello Sforzesco, Milan. In 1356, after having offended the emperor, he pushed back a first attack upon Milan by the imperial vicar Markward von Randeck, imprisoning him. In 1360 he was declared heretic by Innocent VI at Avignon and condemned by Emperor Charles IV.
- 1354–1385
- Giovanni Visconti (archbishop of Milan)
- 1323, Milan, Italy
- Gian Galeazzo Visconti
The Ark of Bernabò Visconti has fortunately always been kept in confined or semi-confined environments, and this factor has preserved the precious decorative apparatus from degradation due to run-off and erosion.
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Details. Title: Arca di Tomb of Bernabò Visconti. Creator: Bonino da Campione and collaborators. Date Created: 1360 approx.- 1385/1386 approx. Location: Museo di Arte Antica, Castello...
Bernabò Visconti (1323-1385), seated upon a powerful steed holding a cudgel is accompanied by the allegorical figures of Justice and Strength. The group, carved from a single block of Candoglia marble, was commissioned by Bernabò himself before 1363.
Sculpture - Marble (600 x 260 x 144 cm) (1363-1385) This funeral monument of Bernabo Visconti was initially located in the San Giovanni in Conca church in Milan, from where it was then transported to be installed in the Sforza Castle Museum in 1900.
Bernabò Visconti was born into the ruling family of Milan and commissioned his own tomb monument from Bonino da Campione before 1363. The marble statue was originally painted gold and silver and located at the high altar of the palace church, San Giovanni in Conca in Milan.
Bonino da Campione sculpted the equestrian statue of Bernabò Visconti for the church of San Giovanni in Conca around 1363. Its positioning near the church's main altar was regarded as highly problematic by contemporaries.
