Fresco, Palazzo della Ragione, Padua, Italy
St Sebastian, plague protector, fresco, 1380-90, attributed to Giusto de Menabuoi, 1320-91, 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
Picture No
13973214
Media ID
45440858
Size
5538px x 8268px
(22.0MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
