Antelami a Parma

Antelami, architect and sculptor, was the first representative of classical figuration's rebirth, but also a devotee of a formal and elegant style that according to many scholars, was inspired directly by the French experiences of Chartres and Saint-Denis. The volume was printed in conjunction with the exhibition Antelami a Parma. Il lavoro dell’uomo, il tempo della terra, under the auspices of Parma Italian Capital of Culture 2020 + 21. It is an anthology of texts that provide a fragmented and necessarily multifaceted account of Benedetto Antelami, in different and often complementary interpretations of a lost era by those specialists who have devoted most of their studies and research to it. The sculptures in the Cycle of Months translate the inspiration of Roman classicism into a clear, modern imagery, straightforward and at the same time laden with symbolism. These works recount a world in harmony with the rhythms of nature, perhaps archaic, to which we can feel close however, because in those simple gestures and frugal forms, we recognise a serenity that we still long for.