Half-Figure Socle of Altar

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The Half-figure Socle of Altar is the base platform design of the altar. It is a design of two half-figure human bodies with the bottom part is a scroll foliage design. This socle is found in the cathedral of Orvieto, Italy, designed during the Italian Renaissance.

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Italy, foliage, altar, base, Italian Renascence, .it, Italian Renaissance, natural design, natural form, human figure, Half-figure, socle, orvieto

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Source

Meyer, Franz Sales Handbook of Ornament (New York, NY: The Bruno Hessling Company, 1904)

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