Mosaic, Monreale Cathedral, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Jacob's Ladder, with Jacob asleep and angels ascending a ladder to God, and on the right, Jacob building a shrine, 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
13442437
Media ID
45172623
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7087px x 4919px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
