Fresco, Palazzo della Ragione, Padua, Italy
Woman offering lemon branch to a group of people, representing lordship commune system, copy of a Giotto style prototype, 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
13973264
Media ID
46161440
Size
8268px x 4417px
(18.0MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
