Fidenza, Duomo (Cathedral of San Donnino), right tower (Trabucco Tower), southern side: frieze composed of six panels with “The Procession of Charlemagne returning to France after having freed Rome from the Saracens”. This interpretation is supported by the panel depicting a knight holding the bridle of a horse with a cheetah on its back that the emperor used for hunting. It has been interpreted in the past as the depiction of pilgrims on the road to Rome (to the point of becoming one of the symbolic icons of the Via Francigena). Cattedrale di San Donnino, Fidenza (PR), Emilia-Romagna, Italia - Italy
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Fidenza, Duomo (Cathedral of San Donnino), right tower (Trabucco Tower), southern side: frieze composed of six panels with “The Procession of Charlemagne returning to France after having freed Rome from the Saracens”. This interpretation is supported by the panel depicting a knight holding the bridle of a horse with a cheetah on its back that the emperor used for hunting.
It has been interpreted in the past as the depiction of pilgrims on the road to Rome (to the point of becoming one of the symbolic icons of the Via Francigena).
Cattedrale di San Donnino, Fidenza (PR), Emilia-Romagna, Italia - Italy

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Jul 18, 2024

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Italy Emilia Romagna Parma Fidenza Cathedral Duomo Gothic Il Duecento 13th Century Art Artwork Sculpture Frieze Benedetto Antelami Nobility Aristocracy King Charlemagne Via Francigena Knight Corteo Cortège Horse Religion Pilgrim Ghepardo Cheetah Art Style Romanesque

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