Fresco, Palazzo della Ragione, Padua, Italy

Coronation of the Virgin, with Virgin crowned by Christ and God standing above, fresco, c. 1406, attributed to Guariento, Altichieresca or a follower of Giusto de Menabuoi, above the doorway to the ceremonial staircase from the town hall, 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. It is decorated with a fresco cycle 1425-40 by Niccolo Miretto and Stefano de Ferrare, based on astrological studies by Pietro d'Abano. The palace forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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1406 Degli Eremitani Giusto Guariento Menabuoi Padova Padua Ragione Reason Salone Veneto

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