Column Capitals in Franciscan Monastery
Capitals of Columns in Franciscan Monastery – top of colonnade
Top of the columns at the Monastery
Another capital of column
The cloister which was built in 1360 in late Romanesque style is a masterpiece of sculptor Mihoje Brajkov (from Montenegro) . On above photo you can see his self portrait.
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Each column is embellished by completely unique capital (some people call it ‘capitel‘)
The meaning of some of the reliefs on the capitals are pretty hard to explain
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Animals, leafs and faces
I like this one – it looks like an old man is presenting some kind of important book (perhaps Bible?) – lovely one 🙂
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