La iglesia románica de San Michele de Murato en Córcega: hipótesis de restitu- ción del campanario de fachada por la documentación histórica y gráfica anterior a la restauración

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  • Claudia Sanna
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/mimemur.35.142231
Keywords: Corsica, romanesque church, bichrome decoration, bell-tower, Prosper Mérimée, Restoration

Abstract

The Church of San Michele di Murato, in northeastern Corsica is a beautiful example of Romanesque construction in bichrome work, built by Pisan workers around the second half of the XII century. His main particularity, in addition to the incredible amount of graven parts, is to have a bell tower risen in front of the façade, forming a portico open on three sides. The bell tower, that had originally a height of around 11 meters, was awkwardly and gratuitously raised by 5 metres around the second half of the XIX century, denaturalizing the proportions of the whole building. Thanks to the comparison with sketches and prints prior to the transformation, we can however reconstruct the original aspect and so return to appreciate the primitive proportions.

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Sanna, C. (2011). La iglesia románica de San Michele de Murato en Córcega: hipótesis de restitu- ción del campanario de fachada por la documentación histórica y gráfica anterior a la restauración. Murcian Medieval Miscellany, (35), 225–238. https://doi.org/10.6018/mimemur.35.142231
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