Interconnessioni adriatiche bassomedievali: Simeon raguseus incola tranensis

This study explores the artistic connections between Apulia and Dalmatia in the 13th century, focusing on the portal of the Church of Sant’Andrea in Barletta. This portal bears the signature of a Dalmatian artist, Simeon Raguseus, who was based in the nearby city of Trani. It is a highly heterogeneous structure, later reassembled in what is likely a 14th-century architectural setting. The research examines the figurative sources and stylistic characteristics of the sculptures to better understand the artistic environment in which Simeon operated. At the time, the coastal cities north of Bari served as dynamic creative hubs where generations of sculptors and stonecutters enriched and renewed architectural works by adding portals, canopies, decorated windows, and new liturgical furnishings. The portal under investigation offers valuable insight into the artistic exchanges that intensified in the second half of the 13th century, linking the construction sites of the Dalmatian coast with those of peninsular Apulia.