Cathedral High Altar, Siena, Italy

A woman sightseeing in Italy

Artifacts - Sculpture - Italy Relief from the Cathedral at Orvieto, c. 1300.

Artifacts - Relief - Italy Judgment Day - when the dead are raised from their graves, a relief from the Cathedral at Orvieto, c. 1300.

Architecture - Italy - line art Perspective Illustration Romanesque The Cathedral at Piacenza c. 1122-1253, one of the greatest examples of Lombard Romanesque. Romanesque - a style of architecture prevalent in Europe from the 10th to early 13th century

Architecture - Italy - line art (m3) Plan Romanesque Floor Plan of the Cathedral at Pisa. Romanesque - a style of architecture prevalent in Europe from the 10th to early 13th century characterized by massive vaulting and round arches. A cathedral is the

Architecture - Italy - line art Elevation Renaissance Fa_ade of the Cathedral at Pienza, built c. 1470 from plans by Bernardo Rossellino (1409-1464). This building was commissioned by Pope Pius II for his native town of Pienza. A cathedral is the princi

Architecture - Italy - line art Elevation Romanesque Facade of the Cathedral at Parma c. 1260 Romanesque - a style of architecture prevalent in Europe from the 10th to early 13th century characterized by massive vaulting and round arches. Middle Ages, m

Artifacts - Sculpture - Italy St. Peter, a Marble Statue by Donatello (1386-1466) in the San Micchele at Florence. The sculptor is generally agreed to be one of the greatest of all Renaissance artists. He was born in the year work began on the Cathedral

Artifacts - Relief - Italy Fragment of the Descent from the Cross by B. Antelami The sculptor was born in the (1150-1230) in the Cathedral at Parma, dated 1178. The Gothic style succeeded the Romanesque period. It reached its highest achievements in No

Artifacts - Relief - Italy From Lorenzo Ghiberti`s (1378-1455) second bronze Baptistery Gate at Florence. Finished 1447. The artist was born in the year of the Great Schism that saw two Popes (one in Rome, the other in Avignon France) contest the rule o

Artifacts - Relief - Italy St. Matthew. From Lorenzo Ghiberti`s (1378-1455) first bronze Baptistery Gate at Florence. The artist was born in the year of the Great Schism that saw two Popes (one in Rome, the other in Avignon France) contest the rule of t

Lucera Cathedral, Puglia, Italy