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)