Wiligelmo

Wiligelmo (also known as Wiligelmus, Gulielmo da Modena, Cousin of Elmo or Guglielmo da Modena) was an Italian sculptor active between c. 1099 and 1120. He was the first sculptor in Italy to produce large-format sculptures and sign his work.

Adam and Eve, Modena Cathedral

Wiligelmo was the carver of the reliefs known as Creation and Temptation of Adam and Eve found on the west facade frieze of Modena Cathedral (ca. 1110). The relief is marble and about one meter tall. His name is known from an epigraph carved as a postscript to the Latin inscription over the foundation date on that facade: Among sculptors, your work shines forth, Wiligelmo.[1]

References

Gardner, Helen; Kleiner, Fred S. (2009-01-08). Gardner's Art Through the Ages: The Western Perspective. 1. Cengage Learning. p. 330. ISBN 9780495573609.

Kleiner FS, Mamiya CJ, Tansey RG (2000). Gardner's Art Through The Ages (11th ed.). Wadsworth. ISBN 0-534-16703-9.

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[1] Gardner, Helen; Kleiner, Fred S. (2009-01-08). Gardner's Art Through the Ages: The Western Perspective. 1. Cengage Learning. p. 330. ISBN 9780495573609.