Orvieto Cathedral (Orvieto, Italy): Exterior West Front Sculpture (Orvieto, Italy): Third pilaster: The Slaughter of the Innocents

Creator:

Maitani, Lorenzo, ca. 1275-1330 (attributed)

Published/Created:

Orvieto, Umbria, Italy
ca. 1310-1330

Date Depicted:

10/15/1998
500 AD - 1499 AD

Materials:

stone

Notes:

The extent of Maitani's involvement in the creation of the sculpture at the cathedral is disputed. The marble reliefs of Genesis and the Last Judgement on the first and fourth pilasters, the bronze and marble group in the main lunette of the façade, the b

Variant Titles:

Duomo di Orvieto

Topics:

Architecture -- Italy -- 14th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Gothic (Medieval)

Culture:

Italian

Accession Number:

1A2-I-O-D-5-D11

Genre:

churches: cathedrals (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Module Two

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
10/15/1998

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4152

OID:

10168107

PID:

digcoll:1797541