Icon, National Onufri Museum, Berat Castle, Berat, Albania
Icon of the birth of Christ by Nikolla Onufri (son of Onufri), 16th century, in the National Onufri Museum in the Cathedral of the Virgin Mary inside Berat Castle or Kalaja e Beratit, in Berat, South-Central Albania, capital of the District of Berat and the County of Berat. The cathedral was built in 1797 on the foundations of an older church and its museum is named after Onufri or Onouphrios of Neokastro, Albania's famous 16th century icon painter. The museum comprises the main nave, the altar area, and several rooms in the North and West of the church. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13428473
Media ID
45100842
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2776px x 4138px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
