Mosaic, Monreale Cathedral, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
God's covenant with Noah, with God pointing to a rainbow which ends in an altar with a sacrificial lamb, mosaic from the Genesis cycle in the nave of Monreale Cathedral or the Duomo di Monreale, built 1172-89 under King William II in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. The cathedral interior is covered in Byzantine style glass mosaics made 12th and 13th centuries depicting biblical stories. The church is a national monument and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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13442427
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45171589
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6496px x 4494px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
