Torcello medioevale, scultura e architettura

The early Medieval stages of the Santa Maria Assunta Basilica in Torcello are documented by sources, archaeological findings, and by elements of its architectural structure.

Whereas the main door’s jambs are unanimously identified as being from the early Middle Ages, the same dating does not apply to the sculptural pieces grafted onto the architectural structure (angular shelves in the apses of the lateral chapels), which can be dated back to the 9^th century, and more specifically to the time of Bishop Adeodato II.

These elements are examined in the context of a new reading of the architectural stages of Torcello’s Basilica - a reading in which the apse area as well as the crypt are dated back to the 9th century.