OPERE D¿ARTE BIZANTINA IN LOMBARDIA. LINEAMENTI PER UN CATALOGO (SECOLI IV-XV).

This research focuses on Byzantine works of art (IV-XV centuries) in public collections in Lombardy. Milan, was connected to Byzantium politically, religiously and commercially since Late Antiquity. New research has been conducted on the metal works of the Museo e Tesoro del Duomo di Monza, on the bronze snake of the Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio in Milan, on the frescoes of Santa Maria Foris Portas at Castelseprio (Varese) and also on illuminated manuscripts. This dissertation is structured with a series of catalogue entries, with particular attention to the sculptures, ivories, jewelry, textiles, and also an astrolabe.