Mosaic, Monreale Cathedral, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Noah welcomes the dove returning with the olive branch, while in the flood waters a raven pecks at a corpse, 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
Picture No
13442429
Media ID
45171695
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5906px x 4398px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
