Fresco, Palazzo della Ragione, Padua, Italy
St Veronica holding the veil, fresco, 1400-99, from the lower section of the north wall, 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
13973342
Media ID
45619128
Size
8268px x 6884px
(30.3MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
