Title

Orvieto, Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta

Caption

Orvieto, Basilica Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta (or Duomo): the façade, whose building started at the end of the XIII century. Detail of the covering of the four pillars of the doors. These are marble slabs with bas-reliefs executed between 1320 and 1330 by Lorenzo Maitani with the help of Sienese and Pisan craftsmen
Subject: biblical scenes from creation to Jubal: six series of bas-reliefs of an ivy plant whose branches divide the main scenes. In the first pillar, therefore, the Stories of Genesis are contemplated: Creation of fish, birds, plants; Creation of mammals; Creation of man in the presence of two angels; God gives life to Adam and extracts the rib to create Eve; Adam and Eve brought into Eden, the original Sin, the condemnation; Expusion from Eden; Adam hoes and Eve lines up; Offers of Cain and Abel; Cain kills Abel; Noemi teaches a child to read; Juval invents sounds; one of Adam's sons with a compass.
Basilica Cattedrale di S. Maria, Orvieto (TR), Umbria, Italia - Italy

Date

Apr 11, 2020

Credit line

Ghigo Roli/Photo12

Reference

GHR20A05_092

License type

Rights managed

Available size

260,6Mb (25,2Mb) / 23,9in x 42,4in / 7170 x 12706 (300dpi)

Keywords

XIV secolo XIV Century Old Testament Original Sin Abele Abel Adamo Adam Arte Art Arte medioevale Medieval art Bassorilievo Bas Relief Bibbia Bible Caino Cain Cattedrale Cathedral Creazione Creation Duomo Eva Eve Facciata Façade Genesi Genesis Gotico Gothic Il Trecento The 14th Century Italia Italy Lorenzo Maitani Marmo Marble Opera d'arte Artwork Orvieto Peccato Originale Religione Religion Rilievo Relief Scultura Sculpture Statua Statue Terni Umbria Vecchio Testamento XIV secolo XIV Century

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