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.