Rolso / Rolsø

Results: 4 records

B01: design element - motifs - vine - acanthus

all around the side of the basin
Scene Description: all around the side of the basin

R01: design element - motifs - rope

all around the upper rim of the basin
Scene Description: all around the upper rim of the basin

UB01: human figure - head?

at the angles
Scene Description: at the angles

UB02: design element - motifs - rope

around the contour of the base
Scene Description: around the contour of the base

INFORMATION

FontID: 06464ROL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Church/Chapel: Rolsø kirke
Country Name: Denmark
Location: Midtjylland, Jylland
Directions to Site: Located in the N shores of the Kalø Vig, NE of Århus
Historical Region: Djursland
Font Location in Church: Inside the church
Century and Period: 13th century, Romanesque
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Horder [aka Horderus] workshop
Font Notes:
Described and illustrated in Hein (1966: 27-28 and fig. 20) as a baptismal font of the Romanesque period attributed to Horder's workshop. The basin is cylindrical, ornamented with a rope moulding at the upper rim; a large acanthus vine runs all around the basin sides; the underbowl is rounded and plain. The block of the base is rounded at the top (rope or rolll moulding?) and square below with vertical sides rare in Horder's work; the upper surface of the base has a rope moulding delineating the contour and four (?) human heads, each at the corner.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone, granite (grey)
Number of Pieces: two
Font Shape: cylindrical (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round

REFERENCES

Hein, H. K., Horder: en Romansk Stenmester, Århus: Århus Kunstforening, 1966