XXVII. Window in the Façade of the Basilica at Altamura, Italy.
XXVII.
WINDOW IN THE FACADE OF THE BASILICA AT ALTAMURA, ITALY.
The employment of grotesque beasts supporting the columns at each side of this window is a very common device in the Italian Romanesque work. The use of a reversed capital in place of a base for the centre column is also a peculiar treatment frequently found in Romanesque work.
XXVIII. Windows in the Façade of S. Gregorio, Bari, Italy.