Title

Monreale Cathedral, Northern transept: mosaic floor in opus sectile with geometric motifs

Caption

Monreale Cathedral, Northern transept: mosaic floor in opus sectile with geometric motifs. For whatr concerns, the pavement of the cathedral, this sector is the best preserved, almost entirely original: a medieval work dating back to 1177-1183.Detail of panel with four hares. The iconographic motif of the hares is of Central Asian origin and of pre-Islamic and pre-Christian age.Duomo (Cattedrale di S. Maria Nu, Monreale (PA), Sicilia/Sicily, Italia/Italy

Date

Jul 01, 2019

Credit line

Ghigo Roli/Photo12

Reference

GHR20A08_036

License type

Rights managed

Available size

124,0Mb (8,1Mb) / 17,9in x 26,9in / 5376 x 8064 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lepre Hare Italia Italy Sicilia Sicily Palermo Monreale Cattedrale Cathedral Duomo Arte Art Opera d'arte Artwork Commesso di pietre dure Marble Opus Sectile Pavimento Floor Disegno Geometrico Geometric Pattern Cosmatesco Cosmatesque Mosaico Mosaic Arte medioevale Medieval Art XII secolo XII Century Lepre Hare

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