Frog and Bicycle. La Porta della Rana, Duomo di Como, Italy
The handsome Duomo of Como took almost four centuries to build (from 1396 to 1770). The result is magnificent. And the sculptures of the exterior - from an ornate sundial to the statues of the Plinys and many sacred scenes - are amazing. For this Frog one of whose heroes is Kermit it was especially gratifying to see his bicycle and also a forebear, headless, sculpted hunting a butterfly in this ornate doorway (see inset).
Frog and Bicycle. La Porta della Rana, Duomo di Como, Italy
The handsome Duomo of Como took almost four centuries to build (from 1396 to 1770). The result is magnificent. And the sculptures of the exterior - from an ornate sundial to the statues of the Plinys and many sacred scenes - are amazing. For this Frog one of whose heroes is Kermit it was especially gratifying to see his bicycle and also a forebear, headless, sculpted hunting a butterfly in this ornate doorway (see inset).