Fresco, Palazzo della Ragione, Padua, Italy
Crucifixion, with Christ on the cross, the Virgin and St John, from the lower section of the north wall, fresco, 14th century, 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
13973374
Media ID
45619909
Size
5947px x 8268px
(19.4MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
