Title

Monreale Cathedral, transept

Caption

Monreale Cathedral, transept: the Byzantine mosaic which depicts King William II offering the Cathedral to the Virgin Mary. Detail.
The mosaics of the Cathedral were made between the twelfth and mid-thirteenth century by partly local and partly Venetian workers, trained at the Byzantine school.
Duomo (Cattedrale di S. Maria Nu, Monreale (PA), Sicilia - Sicily, Italia - Italy

Date

Jul 10, 2019

Credit line

Ghigo Roli/Photo12

Reference

GHR20A08_302

License type

Rights managed

Available size

102,9Mb (16,9Mb) / 23,6in x 16,9in / 7087 x 5077 (300dpi)

Keywords

Offerta Offer Italia Italy Sicilia Sicily Palermo Monreale Cattedrale Cathedral Duomo Arte Art Opera d'arte Artwork Arte medioevale Medieval Art XII secolo XII Century XIII secolo XIII Century Il Duecento The 13th Century Arte bizantina Byzantine Art Mosaico Mosaic Fondo oro Golden Background Transetto Transept Re King Guglielmo II William II Religione Religion Cristianesimo Christianity Maria Mary La Vergine The Virgin Madonna Offerta Offer

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