Fidenza, duomo (Cathedral of San Donnino), facade, main portal: detail of the archivolt with “Christ seated”. The figure is seated on a chamfer and holds in his hands two scrolls with inscriptions recalling the Old and New Law: (sn) AV/DI – ISR[AE]L / MAN/DA/TA – VI/TA = Listen, Israel, to the commandments of life (Bar 3, 9); (ds) BEATI / PAVPE/RES / SPIRI/TV = Blessed are the poor in spirit (Mt 5, 3).Below, two of the figures depicting “The Commandments” and “The Beatitudes”.Work by Benedetto Antelami and workshop.
