Bird (stork?)

Type Subject
Date 1469-1471

Artist

Lorenzo da Origgio, Giacomo da Torre, Giacomo del Maino

Media

Carved walnut wood, inlaid and painted

Location

Milan, Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio

Notes

The bird resembles a stork or, more generally, a wading bird (wader).

The bird is pecking at a snake. This detail is quite common in medieval iconography.

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