During a long period, the scholars suspended any judgment on the presbyterial area of Cosenza Cathedral. The church’s structures were covered by plaster and the records concerning its late XIX century restoration by Giuseppe Pisanti were lost. While waiting for new data, scholars made different – sometimes conflicting – hypotheses about the history of such important monument. The discovery of unpublished documents about the restoration, conserved in the “Archivio Privato Crachi”, by the author, casts therefore new light on the cathedral. Documents have been classified and – where possible – the original context was inferred by cross-referencing data from other sources (especially Pisanti 1896). The pictures taken during the restoration, the accurate analysis of historical sources and the precise survey made possible to form an image of the Medieval presbytery, including the lantern and the other elements largely unknown, still now. The drawings and the sketches found allow to be aware of the work phases regarding the works made by Pisanti so as its issues and starting point. The rediscovered configuration of the transept and sanctuary areas make possible to re-evaluate the opinions expressed by scholars about the restoration works and the monument itself. The certain presence of the lantern and its details deeply transform our knowledge on the ancient lighting conditions of the church. The original absence of the two lateral cross vaults of the transept influences the medieval uncommon shape of the roofs, and so the exterior shape of the transept. Moreover, the discovery that the large scheme of the decoration is mostly original reassures us about the restoration methods and the preservation of some mouldings and capitals, and make we sure about the quality and fittings of the finishes. These acquisitions open a new research perspective on the history of restoration and architecture of this cathedral.

La cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta a Cosenza. Una rilettura critica attraverso la documentazione dell’archivio Pisanti e Castrucci / D'Alessandro, Rinaldo. - (2019), pp. 9-24.

La cattedrale di S. Maria Assunta a Cosenza. Una rilettura critica attraverso la documentazione dell’archivio Pisanti e Castrucci

D'Alessandro, Rinaldo
2019

Abstract

During a long period, the scholars suspended any judgment on the presbyterial area of Cosenza Cathedral. The church’s structures were covered by plaster and the records concerning its late XIX century restoration by Giuseppe Pisanti were lost. While waiting for new data, scholars made different – sometimes conflicting – hypotheses about the history of such important monument. The discovery of unpublished documents about the restoration, conserved in the “Archivio Privato Crachi”, by the author, casts therefore new light on the cathedral. Documents have been classified and – where possible – the original context was inferred by cross-referencing data from other sources (especially Pisanti 1896). The pictures taken during the restoration, the accurate analysis of historical sources and the precise survey made possible to form an image of the Medieval presbytery, including the lantern and the other elements largely unknown, still now. The drawings and the sketches found allow to be aware of the work phases regarding the works made by Pisanti so as its issues and starting point. The rediscovered configuration of the transept and sanctuary areas make possible to re-evaluate the opinions expressed by scholars about the restoration works and the monument itself. The certain presence of the lantern and its details deeply transform our knowledge on the ancient lighting conditions of the church. The original absence of the two lateral cross vaults of the transept influences the medieval uncommon shape of the roofs, and so the exterior shape of the transept. Moreover, the discovery that the large scheme of the decoration is mostly original reassures us about the restoration methods and the preservation of some mouldings and capitals, and make we sure about the quality and fittings of the finishes. These acquisitions open a new research perspective on the history of restoration and architecture of this cathedral.
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