Comacine masters
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The Comacine masters were early medieval Lombard stonemasons working in a region of excellent building stone who gave to Lombardy its preeminence in the stone architecture that preceded Romanesque sty
Lion portal at the monastery church (Kaiserdom) in Königslutter
Portion of the carvings of the choir apsis of the church at Königslutter
Capital of a pillar in the transept of the church of Königslutter
Stone relief carving of the Italian Master in Kaisersteinbruch. Scroll with the names Maderno, Ferrethi, Regondi, della Torre and Passerini, while to the upper right is a quotation from Neugebäude Castle.
Lake Como
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Lake Como, also known as Lario, is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of 146 km2, making it the third-largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore. At over 400 me
Comacine masters
…comacini Romantic historians of the nineteenth century traced to the location where they supposedly had their headquarters, the minute Isola Comacina in Lake Como, alleged to have been a safe haven during the Lombard invasion; a more inventive etymology derives from a supposed Latin expression cum machinis…
Panoramic view of Lake Como with the Alps and Bellagio
Lake Como from Monte San Primo
Aerial photograph showing Lake Como's characteristic three-branched shape, with the Alps to the north
Villa Olmo in Como, a neoclassical masterpiece