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Lanfranco (architect)
Lanfranco was the architect of Modena Cathedral, begun in 1099, one of the masterpieces of Italian Romanesque. He is known from an inscription on the building and from a chronicle of the translation of Saint Geminianus in 1106, which praises his skill. With the sculptor Wiligelmo he created a model for churches across the Po valley.
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