Fresco, Palazzo della Ragione, Padua, Italy
Man sharpening tool on a grindstone turned by an apprentice, detail from fresco cycle, 1425-40, by Niccolo Miretto and Stefano de Ferrare, based on astrological studies by Pietro d'Abano, in the Salone of the Palazzo della Ragione, built 1218-1306, in Padua, Veneto, Italy. The building was previously the city hall, market and law courts and contained frescoes attributed to Giotto which were destroyed in 1420. The palace forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13973154
Media ID
45438507
Size
6977px x 4326px
(12.9MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
