Fresco, Palazzo della Ragione, Padua, Italy
Man using weighing scales, 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
13973217
Media ID
45441674
Size
5906px x 3955px
(9.7MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
