Andrea Buvina (also known as ''Andrija Buvina'',
or ''Andrea Guvina'',
''Gavina'' or ''Gruvina''
) was a 13th-century
medieval
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Croatia
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n sculptor and painter. His work is commonly associated with the
Romanesque period.
Works
The wooden door for the
Cathedral of St. Duje in Split, made by Andrija Buvina c. 1214,
is the best known work of Romanesque sculpture in Croatia. The two wings of Buvina wooden door, which is 530 cm in height, contain 28 scenes from the life of
Jesus Christ
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, starting with the
Annunciation and ending with the
Ascension,
separated by grape vine, acanthus and interlace ornaments, with small human and animal figures among the vine leaves.
Buvina was also the author of a painting of
Saint Christopher, probably a fresco painting in the peristyle of
Diocletian's Palace
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in Split.
References
Croatian architects
Croatian sculptors
Romanesque artists
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
Croatian painters
13th-century Croatian people
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