Marianne Mödlinger is an archaeologist and materials scientist. Her main research interests include the manufacture and use of Bronze Age weapons and armour, medieval monumental bronzes, warfare and peace strategies. From a materials science perspective, she focuses on archaeometallurgy and the building of phase diagrams. She is also involved in the protection of cultural heritage.
End of February, we documented the doors from San Zeno (Verona) and the Cathedral of Pisa. The doors are dated to 1100-38/late 12th cent. (Verona) and 1180 (Pisa). While none of the artists involved at Verona is known, we know that Bonanno is responsible for the doors of Pisa – as for the main door … More Verona and Pisa
End of January 2022, we managed to document and study in detail our first doors – the two bronze doors from San Marco, Venice: the main door and the door to its right, the one called “San Clemente”. Thanks to the help from Ca’Foscari, we even managed to carry out thermoanalyses. The chemical composition of … More Venice: the first two doors were documented
Finally, our project started with January 1st, 2022. We are currently preparing for our first trip to Venice for the documentation of the two doors of St. Marc’s Basilica. We will study St. Clement’s door and the main door of the basilica, hoping that Omikron won’t create us troubles and we’ll be able to photograph … More Our project finally started!
After a long year of proposal writing, obtaining permissions for documentation and analyses, and a pandemic, we finally received the fantastic news from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) that our project was evaluated excellent and will receive funding (project no. P 34477-G). The official start of the project will be January 1, 2022. Until then, … More We received funding
Gates to Paradise: Creating metal doors for 11th-12th century churches 