Duomo, Siena: the choir stalls
Architect/Designer | Fra Giovanni da Verona (c. 1457-1525) |
Artist/Photographer | Benton, Tim |
Country | Italy |
City | Siena |
Subject Date | 1397 |
Image Date | 1993 |
View | Interior |
Style | Gothic |
Medium | Transparency |
Library Reference | Benton 93-04-30-11 |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Colour |
Credit | Tim Benton / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Decorative woodwork ; Frescoes ; Cathedrals |
NOTES: The Duomo was built 1215-1263 on the site of a much earlier structure, although the facade wasn't completed until after 1376. The choir stalls date between 1363-1397, but the gilded paintings on their backs were the work of Fra Giovanni da Verona from 1503-1506.
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