Pala d'Oro

Published/Created:

first altar completed 1105; renovated 1209; remade 1342-1345

Date Depicted:

500 AD - 1499 AD

Materials:

enamel, gold

Notes:

A uniquely rich altarpiece of 187 enamel plaques and 1927 gems mounted in a rectangular gilt frame. The first Pala d’Oro was commissioned in 976 from workshops in Constantinople by Doge Pietro I Orseolo. The present altarpiece has a 14th-century inscripti

Variant Titles:

Saint Mark's Basilica (Venice, Italy): Pala d'oro

Topics:

Enamel -- Italy -- 12th century -- (YVRC)
Metalwork -- Italy -- 12th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Byzantine

Culture:

Italian

Accession Number:

248374

Genre:

altarpieces (AAT)
enamels (visual works) (AAT)
retables (altar appendages) (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Furnishings & Decorative Arts
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 Note:

R:B: M. Muraro & Grabar, Treasures of Venice, 1963.

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Original Repository:

Venice, Italy: Basilica di S. Marco

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 16703

OID:

315146

PID:

digcoll:2333127