San Marco (Venice, Italy) : Frontal view down the nave, from area over entry

Creator:

unknown (Italian)

Published/Created:

Venice, Veneto, Italy
begun ca. 1063

Physical Description:

28.5 m (height, central dome)

Date Depicted:

5/18/1996
500 AD - 1499 AD

Materials:

brick with marble facing

Notes:

Studies by the excavator, Forlati, indicate that S Marco was a centrally planned, Greek-cross building from the start. The present building was begun ca. 1063 under Doge Domenico Contarini (reg 1043-1071), who wished it to reflect the increased power and

Variant Titles:

Basilica di San Marco a Venezia
St. Mark's Basilica

Topics:

Architecture -- Italy -- 11th century -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- Italy -- 12th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Italo-Byzantine

Culture:

Italian

Accession Number:

1A2-I-VE-BSM-L1

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
churches: basilicas (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 construction buildings; basilicas; buildings; religious buildings; churches; cathedrals nave; interior

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Module Three

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
5/18/1996

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:

10158379

PID:

digcoll:2269546