Monreale Cathedral (Monreale, Sicily, Italy) : Close-up of wall pattern and patera patterns
- Creator:
- unknown (Norman)
- Published/Created:
- Monreale, Sicily, Italy
1174-1189 - Date Depicted:
- ca. 1990's
500 AD - 1499 AD - Materials:
- bronze
marble
mosaic
stone - Notes:
- The cathedral measures 102 x 40 m. At the west end two squat, square towers project beyond the aisle walls and flank a portico, built in 1770. The exterior of the east end [chevet] is covered in polychrome decoration of inlaid stone, creating an elaborate pattern of intersecting arcades and roundels . Inside, the nave appears unusually wide, with large pointed arcades supported by antique columns and capitals opening on to the aisles. The crossing with its massive, wall-like piers is almost square, and it is surmounted by a lantern pierced by large windows. The slightly projecting transepts lead to deep apsidal chapels. The dominating feature of the building is the main apse, framed by the receding sequence of arches in the chancel. The apses and presbyteries are spanned by pointed barrel vaults; other parts are covered by a timber roof. The large expanses of wall surface seem to have been designed with the mosaic decoration in mind.
- Variant Titles:
- Duomo di Monreale
Cattedrale di Monreale - Topics:
- Architecture -- Italy -- 12th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Byzantine
Norman - Culture:
- Norman
- Accession Number:
- 1A3-N-S-MD-1-D6
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
churches: cathedrals (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
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
- Digital:
- architectural exteriors; death or burial; decorative arts; Crusades construction ; mosaic buildings; religious buildings; churches; cathedrals; complexes; religious communities; monasteries patera
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Module Two
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
ca. 1990's - 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:
- 10170237
- PID:
- digcoll:1852091