Title

Spoleto, St. Peter's Church

Caption

Spoleto, St. Peter's Church: the façade. It is characterized by Romanesque reliefs (XII century). Detail of the middle part with the central oculus (which is framed by a Cosmatesque decoration and surrounded by symbols of the Evangelists) and the main portal. This portal is surmounted by a horseshoe lunette, surrounded by two eagles and Cosmatesque decorations. On the sides of the jambs there are four orders of decorative arches on columns with a background of flowers, stylized animals and geometric figures, interspersed two by two by symbolic sculptures in full relief (the worker with the oxen and the dog, the deer suckling her newly born and devours a snake, the peacock pecking grapes). Chiesa di S. Pietro,Spoleto (PG), Umbria, Italia - Italy

Date

Nov 17, 2018

Credit line

Ghigo Roli/Photo12

Reference

GHR20A01_284

License type

Rights managed

Available size

104,2Mb (9,8Mb) / 16,4in x 24,6in / 4928 x 7392 (300dpi)

Keywords

XII secolo XII Century Architectural Detail Animale Animal Aquila Eagle Architettura Architecture Arte Art Arte medioevale Medieval art Cervo Deer Chiesa Church Colonna Column Cosmatesco Cosmatesque Decorazione Decoration Dettaglio architettonico Edificio Building Facciata Façade Fiore Flower Italia Italy Marmo Marble Medioevo Medieval Age Opera d'arte Artwork Pavone Peacock Perugia Rilievo Relief Romanico Romanesque Scultura Sculpture Spoleto Statua Statue Umbria Uva Grapes XII secolo XII Century

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